Web Accessibility Resources

Web Sites and Books from Web Accessibility Training

Web Pages used in Training Guide
WebAIM – www.webaim.org (EXCELLENT site with tutorials and information on web accessibility. Many items specifically designed for higher education.)
Macromedia’s Accessibility site - http://www.macromedia.com/macromedia/accessibility/ (especially good information for those using Dreamweaver and other Macromedia web development products)
Trace Center at the University of Wisconsin – Madison - http://www.tracecenter.org/ (Check out their Designing a More Useable World link for useful information on Universal Design and other accessibility issues)
Section 508 Universe - http://www.section508.gov/508/ (Good online tutorial for Section 508 guidelines)
Craig Cecil site - http://www.craigcecil.com/checkyoursite.htm (Links to lots of good online tools to check that you have valid HTML code as well as basic online checks for web accessibility)
University of Wisconsin-Madison site on Section 508 guidelines - http://www.doit.wisc.edu/accessibility/online-course/index.htm

Books

Slatin, J.M. & Rush, S. (2002). Maximum Accessibility: Making Your Web Site More Usable for Everyone. Addison Wesley Professional.
Clark, J. (2002). Building Accessible Websites. New Riders Publishing.
Thatcher, J., et al. (2002). Constructing Accessible Web Sites. Glasshaus.
(All of these books are currently available at Amazon. You can review these books (as available) at the ITS Support Center. Jim Thatcher’s book is also available at Murphy Library. Also available at Murphy Library is Web Accessibility for People with Disabilities by Michael Paciello.

Web Accessibility Resources

Web Sites and Books from Web Accessibility Training

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	Web Accessibility Resources Web Sites and Books from Web Accessibility Training Web Pages used in Training Guide WebAIM – www.webaim.org (EXCELLENT site with tutorials and information on web accessibility. Many items specifically designed for higher education.) Macromedia’s Accessibility site - http://www.macromedia.com/macromedia/accessibility/ (especially good information for those using Dreamweaver and other Macromedia web development products) Trace Center at the University of Wisconsin – Madison - http://www.tracecenter.org/ (Check out their Designing a More Useable World link for useful information on Universal Design and other accessibility issues) Section 508 Universe - http://www.section508.gov/508/ (Good online tutorial for Section 508 guidelines) Craig Cecil site - http://www.craigcecil.com/checkyoursite.htm (Links to lots of good online tools to check that you have valid HTML code as well as basic online checks for web accessibility) University of Wisconsin-Madison site on Section 508 guidelines - http://www.doit.wisc.edu/accessibility/online-course/index.htm Books Slatin, J.M. & Rush, S. (2002). Maximum Accessibility: Making Your Web Site More Usable for Everyone. Addison Wesley Professional. Clark, J. (2002). Building Accessible Websites. New Riders Publishing. Thatcher, J., et al. (2002). Constructing Accessible Web Sites. Glasshaus. (All of these books are currently available at Amazon. You can review these books (as available) at the ITS Support Center. Jim Thatcher’s book is also available at Murphy Library. Also available at Murphy Library is Web Accessibility for People with Disabilities by Michael Paciello. User Tools Designing More Usable Documents - Navigation and reading tools Large Print Web Viewer Tablin: an HTML Table Linearizer See also Browsers with Built-in Voice or Other Access Features Blackboard Screen Reader Tutorial Examples of Accessible (and Inaccessible Web Design) Author Tools Accessibility-Prompt Toolkit Bobby - Web Page Accessibility Verifier from CAST HTML Tidy Macromedia Dreamweaver Check Page for Accessibility Extension 508 Accessibility Suite for Dreamweaver and UltraDev Office 2000 HTML Filter SSB Technologies Web Intermediaries (WBI) W3C CSS Validator W3C HTML Validation Service WAVE See Also Existing WAI Evaluation and Repair Tools list Tables WebAIM Tutorials Other Resources Online Educational Delivery Applications: Accessibility Resources RNIB Hints for Designing Accessible Web Sites Trace Center: Designing more usable web sites Trace Center: Documents in the Computer Access Program UW-Madison DoIT Web Accessibility Resources UW-Extension Web Accessibility Policy and Related Links Access To The Internet, Web and Windows Resource Centre for Academic Technology
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