Accessible IT Resources

1. A-Prompt, developed by the University of Toronto and The Trace Research and Development Center, is a tool for Web authors that works with existing HTML editors.
2. Access at Adobe
3. AWARE Accessible Web Authoring Resources and Education Center
4. AccessIT - National Center on Accessible Information Technology in Education at the University of Washington serves to increase the access of individuals with disabilities to information technology in educational institutions at all academic levels nationwide. It is funded by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) of the U.S. Department of Education and is located at the University of Washington in Seattle.
5. Bobby WorldWide, new version, Bobby from CAST and WatchFire is a Web-based tool that analyzes Web pages for their accessibility to people with disabilities using both the Section 508 guidelines and the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) from the Web Access Initiative. HTML validation program designed to test accessibility and highlight nonstandard and incorrect HTML.  Type the URL of your page, and a program checks it and gives you feedback on accessibility problems. Bobby WorldWide comes in two versions - the online server version and the downloadable version. Bobby WorldWide lets you try its new features and WatchFire will continue to offer a free version. The downloadable version of Bobby WorldWide is now available for a fee.  
6. Building your Business Case for Web Accessibility
7. The Center on Information Technology Accommodation - how to make technology, including Web resources, accessible.
8. Consortium for School Networking - Accessible Technologies for All Students
9. Cynthia Says Portal through HiSoftware Co. has a downloadable version of the software
10. Disability Law Resource Project IT Toolbox on Universal Design http://www.dlrp.org/html/IT/toolbox.html
11. Distance Learning and Accessibility Free Online Tutorial - The Georgia Research in Accessible Distance Education (GRADE) project online tutorial that provides information about making distance learning accessible to all students.
12. DO-IT (Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking and Technology) hosts a rich collection of resources, including links to Internet resources for accessible Web design.
13. DO-IT Faculty Room is a space for faculty and administrators at postsecondary institutions to learn about how to create classroom environments and activities that maximize the learning of all students, including those with disabilities. It includes six primary areas that address issues faced by postsecondary educators: Accommodation Strategies, Rights and Responsibilities, Faculty Resources, Interactive Faculty Presentations, DO-IT Prof, Resources for Staff and Administrators.
14. Effective Color Contrast and Partial Sight
15. Federal Information Technology Accessibility Initiative, "508 Universe"
16. HiSoftware and Microsoft- FREE Webcast on Achieving and Maintaining an Accessible Web. Dates: August 28, September 4, September 11, September 18, September 25 Time: 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. EST 10:00 to 11:00 am PST and Location: On the Web. Register online E-mail confirmations will be sent to you or by mail: HiSoftware, 6 Chenell Drive, Concord, NH 03301 By fax: 603-223-9741 Information about Registration is available at: http://www.hisoftware.com/access/msaccessdays.html
17. HTML Writer's Guild - offers online course, Accessible Web Design
18. The Information Technology Technical and Training Center (ITTATC), Technical Assistance and Web Accessibility Course
19. Jakob Nielsen's useit.com web site with some articles on usability and design.
20. Java accessibility resources are discussed at Sun Microsystems' Enabling Technologies Program.
21. JAVA Accessibility Program Trace R&D Center
22. Java Accessibility Helper by Sun -reports on any of a fairly large list of known and potential problems, but does not guarentee that the application is fully accessible, let alone fully compliant with Section 508. Nontheless, this tool helps identify a great many accessibility problems as well as a host of problems that likely impact 508 compliance, and Sun recommends that all Java application and applet developers use this tool to help them write accessible graphical user interfaces using the Java platform. You can download an Early Access edition of this tool (it is not yet final) from the Sun Java developer web site.
23. Microsoft Introduction to Accessible Web Pages
24. MIT Accessibility Checklists - how to purchase accessible software, web based products, developer checklists
25. The National Center for Accessible Media (NCAM) promotes the use of a Web Access symbol and provides examples of accessible pages. NCAM also contains valuable resources on providing captions to streamed video resources.
26. PDF Reading Made Easy with Premier Assistive Technology www.readingmadeez.com/
27. Section 508 Federal Agency Coordinators
28. The Trace Research and Development Center provides resources for the design of accessible Web pages including applet and plug-in features. Designing More Usable Web Sites
29. University of Washington, Making UW Websites Accessible for Everyone
30. The WAVE free web-based tool to help users check accessibility
31. WebABLE a general source of information on disability issues with many links.
32. WebAIM -Web Accessibility In Mind goal is to improve accessibility to online learning opportunities for all people; in particular to improve accessibility for individuals with disabilities who currently may have a difficult time getting access to postsecondary online learning opportunities.
33. WebAIM Section 508 Web Accessibility Checklist for HTML and Scripts, Plug-ins, Java with Helpful guidelines to comply with Section 508
34. World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Web Accessibility Initiative outlines the strategies and tools for creating web sites that are highly usable.
35. W3C, WAI - Getting Started: Making a Web Site Accessible
36. W3C, WAI - Evaluation, Repair, and Transformation Tools for Web Content Accessibility
37. W3C, WCAG Checklist of Checkpoints
    
    Web Video Captioning

• Creating Video Products that are Accessible to People with Sensory Impairments
• CPB/WGBH National Center for Accessible Media (NCAM)
• WGBH Descriptive Video Service
• Trace Center R&D's Multimedia and Virtual Reality Access