ALL YOU NEED FOR ACCESSIBILITY

[Webnauts]

All you need for learning, building, validating and publishing accessible web sites. Please be so kind and give this post a vote! Maybe also a rate? PLEASE REPORT BROKEN LINKS!


Accessible Web Design - weekly tips http://www.mcu.org.uk/weeklytips/

WebAim Accessibility Techniques & Concepts http://www.webaim.org/techniques/


FREE ONLINE ACCESSIBILITY TUTORIALS:

1. How-To: Accessible Web Design http://www.umuc.edu/distance/odell/c...wto/index.html

2. Making Educational Software and Web Sites Accessible - http://ncam.wgbh.org/cdrom/guideline/

3. WebAim Introduction to Web Accessibility http://www.webaim.org/intro/intro

4. SitePoint - Introduction To Accessible Web Design, by Nigel Peck http://www.sitepoint.com/article/952

5. SitePoint - Do-It-Yourself Accessibility by Nicky Danino http://www.sitepoint.com/article/744

6. Information Technology Technical Assistance and Training Center http://www.ittatc.org/training/webcourse/
(Free registration required)

7. Bobby Report Explanation Files http://bobby.watchfire.com/bobby/htm...owsereport.jsp

8. HiSoftware® Understanding Accessibility http://www.hisoftware.com/uaen/WebHelp/uaen.htm

9. Web Accessibility Learning Modules http://www.csufresno.edu/webaccess/learningmodules/

10. Dive Into Accessibility http://diveintoaccessibility.org/

11. Juicy Studio Accessibility Tutorial http://www.juicystudio.com/tutorial/...ity/index.html

12. Designing Universally Accessible WWW Resources for People with Disabilities http://cita.rehab.uiuc.edu/courses/2002-02-REHAB711NC/

13. Making Your Site Accessible http://uaweb.arizona.edu/styleguide/accessible.shtml

14. W3C Example for Checkpoint http://www.w3.org/WAI/wcag-curric/sam1-0.htm

15. Accessibility http://www.yourhtmlsource.com/accessibility/index.html

16. WebDevTips Accessibility Tutorial http://www.webdevtips.com/webdevtips...ty/index.shtml

17. The National Center on Low-Incidence Disabilities (NCLID) http://vision.unco.edu/AccessibleDesign/

18. JimThatcher.com - U.S Section 508 http://www.jimthatcher.com/webcourse1.htm

19. School Web Accessibility http://www.tsbvi.edu/technology/web/508/0a.htm


FREE ONLINE ADAPTIVE TECHNOLOGY TUTORIALS

Adaptive Technology Tutorials http://snow.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/index.html


INDIVIDUAL ACCESSIBILITY TOPICS TUTORIALS

1. Readability and Accessibility

W3C/WAI Guideline 14. Ensure that documents are clear and simple http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG10/wai-page...-comprehension

Readability and its Implications for Web Content Accessibility http://wats.ca/resources/determiningreadability/1


2. Accessible Anchors (links) Accessible Anchors http://www.webdevtips.com/webdevtips...ty/links.shtml

Skipping over navigation links http://infocentre.frontend.com/servl...article&id=150


3. Building Accessible Forms General rules for web forms http://www.webdevtips.com/webdevtips...rm_rules.shtml

Forms and Accessibility http://www.seotoolbox.com/htmlchat/forms.html

Better Accessible Forms http://www.accessify.com/tutorials/b...ible-forms.asp

Forms Accessibility http://www.yourhtmlsource.com/forms/...ssibility.html

Designing Accessible Forms http://www.netmechanic.com/s/vol5/ac...ility_no19.htm

Forms Refresher http://www.cookiecrook.com/AIR/2003/train/forms.php


4. Designing Accessible Tables

How to Create Accessible Tables http://www.webaim.org/howto/tables/

Designing Accessible Tables http://www.graphic-design.com/Web/Tips/nm_0109.html

Table Manners http://www.mcu.org.uk/articles/tables.html

Building accessible tables http://www.evolt.org/article/Buildin...es/4090/42090/

Accessible Tables http://www.jimthatcher.com/webcourse9.htm

Favorite Tips http://www.graphic-design.com/Web/Tips/nm_0109.html


5. Using Alt Tags

Providing text equivalents for images http://diveintoaccessibility.org/day...statement.html

Improving accessibility with accesskey in HTML forms and links http://www.cs.tut.fi/~jkorpela/forms/accesskey.html

Limited Number of possible accesskey values http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/...rJun/0117.html

Effective Alt Text http://infocentre.frontend.com/servl...&rows=5&id=181

On the length of alt texts http://www.cs.tut.fi/~jkorpela/html/alt.html#length

Making web graphics accessible http://www.evolt.org/article/Alt_and...510/index.html

Revealing Accesskey Information http://devedge.netscape.com/viewsour...eal-accesskey/


6. Using Accesskeys

Improving accessibility with accesskey in HTML forms and links http://www.cs.tut.fi/~jkorpela/forms/accesskey.html

Device Independence http://snow.utoronto.ca/access/resources/keys.html

Use numbers for accesskeys http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/...rJun/0117.html

Revealing Accesskey Information http://devedge.netscape.com/viewsour...eal-accesskey/

Alt and beyond: Making web graphics accessible http://www.evolt.org/article/Alt_and...510/index.html

Unlocking Hidden Navigation http://www.alistapart.com/stories/accesskeys/


7. Using Tabindex

W3C/WAI about Tabindex http://www.w3.org/WAI/UA/TS/html401/...-TABINDEX.html

8. Using Longdesc
Demonstration of the LONGDESC attribute and the "d" link http://wats.ca/resources/longdesc/31

Attribute for <IMG ...> LONGDESC = "URL" http://www.htmlcodetutorial.com/imag..._LONGDESC.html

Making images more useful http://www.webdevtips.com/webdevtips...y/images.shtml


9. Using Colors

Colors Tutorial http://www.ergogero.com/FAQ/cfaqhome.html

Type and color http://www.joeclark.org/book/sashay/...Chapter09.html

Hex/RGB Converting Tutorial and vice versa http://www.htmlcenter.com/tutorials/...m/111/General/


10. Use Relative or Absolute Font Sizes?

Care With Font Size http://www.w3.org/2003/07/30-font-size

Font sizes http://hotwired.lycos.com/webmonkey/...html?tw=design

Using relative font sizes http://diveintoaccessibility.org/day...ont_sizes.html

Accessible web text - sizing up the issues http://www.mcu.org.uk/articles/textsize.html

Font size: the 'font-size' and 'font-size-adjust' properties http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-CSS2/fonts....ont-size-props

What's wrong with the FONT element? http://www.mcsr.olemiss.edu/~mudws/font.html

Size matters http://www.alistapart.com/stories/sizematters/

Making Text Legible http://www.lighthouse.org/print_leg.htm


11. Animated Graphics and Seizures

How to Create Accessible Graphics http://www.webaim.org/howto/graphics...siblegraphics5


12. Skip Navigation or to Content link

- Skip repetitive navigation links http://oc.nci.nih.gov/web508/tip2.html

- Skipping over navigation links http://diveintoaccessibility.org/day...ion_links.html

- Skip to Main Content Link http://www.washington.edu/accessit/AU/tutorial/ins.html

- Skip Navigation Links http://www.cio-dpi.gc.ca/clf-upe/6/skip_e.asp


13. Creating Accessible PDF Files
How to Create Accessible Adobe PDF Files Booklet http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/access_booklet.html


14. Creating Accessible PowerPoint Files

PowerPoint - The Recommended Method http://www.webaim.org/howto/powerpoint/


FREE ONLINE BOOKS

"Building accessible websites" by Joe Clark http://www.joeclark.org/book/sashay/serialization/


ONLINE CLASSES:

1. HWG-IWA WebSite Design Class - Accessibility http://www.hwg.org/services/classes/...itydesign.html

2. Equal Access to Software and Information (EASI) http://easi.cc/workshop.htm

3. REHAB711NC: Designing Universally Accessible Web Resources http://cita.rehab.uiuc.edu/courses/2...1NC/index.html


ONLINE WEB ACCESSIBILITY EVALUATORS / VALIDATORS

1. Webnauts Net (All-In-One) http://www.webnauts.net/check.html - Page conforms W3C/WAI-AAA Guidelines!

2. Bobby http://bobby.watchfire.com/bobby/html/en/index.jsp

3. Web Aim Waive http://wave.webaim.org/index.jsp

4. CythiaSays http://www.cynthiasays.com/

5. UsableNet http://www.usablenet.com/

6. Watchfire http://webxact.watchfire.com/


WEB ACCESSIBILITY TOOLS AND UTILITIES

1. A-Prompt Web Accessibility Verifier http://aprompt.snow.utoronto.ca/

2. A-Prompt Web Accessibility Verifier (German) http://www.wob11.de/publikationen/aprompt/programm.html

3. HiSoftware® Accessible Form Creator http://www.hisoftware.com/access/valueadd9.html

4. Accessify Acrobot - Abbreviation and Acronym Generator http://www.accessify.com/tools-and-w...ot/default.asp

5. Accessify accessible form builder (version 2) http://www.accessify.com/tools-and-w...-version-2.asp

6. Accessify Pop-up Window Generator http://www.accessify.com/tools-and-w...-generator.asp

7. NCAM Media Access Generator (MAGpie) http://ncam.wgbh.org/webaccess/magpie/


SOFTWARE FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
Windows Shareware and Freeware for People with Disabilities http://www.at-center.com/windows.html


COLORS TESTING TOOLS AND UTILITIES

1. Considering the Color Blind Design Evaluation http://manservices.com/colorblind/default.asp

2. Colour Contrast Analyser http://www.juicystudio.com/services/colourcontrast.asp

3. Colour Picker and Tester http://www.tesspub.com/colours.html

4. Color Metric Converter http://colorpro.com/info/tools/convert.htm

5. Colour transformations - Decimal http://more.btexact.com/people/rigde.../colours1.html

6. Colours confused with neutrals (Hex) http://more.btexact.com/people/rigde...trals_hex.html


BOOKS FOR WEB ACCESSIBILITY

1. Maximum Accessibility - Making Your Web Site More Usable for Everyone, by J. Slatin & S. Rush http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0201774224/

2. Building accessible websites, by Joe Clark http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/073571150X/

3. WEB Accessibility for People with Disabilities, by M. G. Paciello http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1929629087/

4. Accessible Web Sites, by Jim Thatcher and others http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/

5. Computer and Web Resources for People with Disabilities, by Stephen Hawking http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0897933001/


SOME USEFUL RESOURCES FOR ACCESSIBILITY

1. How People with disabilities use the Web - W3C - How People with Disabilities Use the Web http://www.w3.org/WAI/EO/Drafts/PWD-Use-Web/20010104

How do disabled people use computers? http://www.joeclark.org/book/sashay/...Chapter03.html

Disability and the Web http://www.techdis.ac.uk/seven/disab...d_the_web.html

Browse tips by physical disability http://diveintoaccessibility.org/by_disability.html

How People with Disabilities Use The Web http://www.blackwidows.org.uk/resour...l#colour-blind

2. A Guide to Making Documents Accessible to People Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired by Jennifer Sutton.
The inclusion of products or services in the body of this guide and the accompanying appendices should not be viewed as an endorsement by the American Council of the Blind. Resources have been compiled for informational purposes only, and the American Council of the Blind makes no guarantees regarding the accessibility or quality of the cited references. More: http://www.acb.org/accessible-formats.html


3. Accessibility Statement

Creating an accessibility statement http://diveintoaccessibility.org/day...statement.html

Writing and posting the policy http://www.joeclark.org/book/sashay/...4.html#h2-1085


4. Words With Dignity - describing people with a disability

- Terms suggested to describe persons with a disability http://wats.ca/resources/wordswithdignity/35

- Treating Users with Disabilities as People http://www.useit.com/alertbox/20011111.html

- Guidelines for Reporting and Writing about People with Disabilities http://www.lsi.ku.edu/lsi/internal/guidelines.html


5. Convicing Clients to Pay for Accessibility

Why Accessible Web Design is important for Business http://www.scotconnect.com/show.php?contentid=81

Accessible Web sites are attractive http://www.accessify.com/articles/at...ible-sites.asp

Auxiliary Benefits of Accessible Web Design http://www.w3.org/WAI/bcase/benefits.html

Accessibility Arguments Revisited http://infocentre.frontend.com/servl...&rows=5&id=301

Buy standards compliant Web sites http://www.w3.org/QA/2002/07/WebAgency-Requirements

Websites: think the way your customers think http://www.gerrymcgovern.com/nt/2003..._09_08_ibm.htm

Promoting and Advertising Your Accessibility http://nadc.ucla.edu/Promoting.htm


6. Accessibility in Distance Education

A Resource for Faculty in Online Teaching http://www.umuc.edu/distance/odell/cade/ade/index.html


7. Guidelines

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG10/

Trace Center Collation of Access Board's 508 FINAL RULE and GUIDES http://trace.wisc.edu/docs/2002-508-...?style=default


My quote below is an inspiration from this resource: http://www.ala.org/Content/Navigatio...r_the_Internet

[John Scott]

Great post. Lots of reading there.

[Webnauts]

Originally Posted by JohnScott

Great post. Lots of reading there.

Don't you think it is worth to make it "Sticky"?

[John Scott]

Definately.

[Webnauts]

Great John! If you need an Advisor, Mentor, or something else, I can help in issues of Accessibility and Usability.

[LazyJim]

Great!

and OMG that's gonna take my centuries to read!

[I, Brian]

Hell, that's a great list of links - definitely will be checking some of those out. Good show, Webnauts!

[GoldDust]

Wahhooo I have been around this forum for over 5 months and I have just relised these links are here - thanx Webnauts

[raymond]

cool list of links, if you did all that by hand, thank you, I know it took a bit of time and work.

[UKZJ007]

Well done, alot of reading there!

[SVB]

Originally Posted by webnauts

Attribute for <IMG ...> LONGDESC = "URL" http://www.htmlcodetutorial.com/imag..._LONGDESC.html

I don't think that works anymore

[Johan007]

This is the best accessible site I found: http://www.norwichunion.com/cgi-bin/...wichunion.com/ (weird why it does not show up in SE)

... to update my own site: http://www.futuremovies.co.uk/friendly.asp