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Accessibility
in Distance Education
The Accessibility in Distance Education website at the University
of Maryland aims to educate online faculty about how people with
disabilities navigate the web and the things they (faculty) need
to do to ensure that electronic learning materials are accessible.
Bobby
This free service will allow you to test web pages and help expose
and repair barriers to accessibility and encourage compliance with
existing accessibility guidelines, such as Section 508 and the W3C's
WCAG.
Center for Applied
Special Technology (CAST)
CAST is an educational, not-for-profit organization that uses technology
to expand opportunities for all people, especially those with disabilities.
IBM
Accessibility Center's Developer Guidelines
IBM checklists and guidelines regarding Software accessibility,
Web accessibility, Java accessibility,IBM Lotus Notes® accessibility,
Hardware accessibility, and Peripherals accessibility.
Microsoft
Accessibility
Tutorials and guidelines on how to use the accessibility features
of Microsoft products such as Windows and Office.
National Center
for Accessible Media
The CPB/WGBH National Center for Accessible Media (NCAM) is a research
and development facility dedicated to the issues of media and information
technology for people with disabilities in their homes, schools,
workplaces, and communities. They are the developers of MAGpie,
used to create captions and audio descriptions for rich media. They
also have guidelines on making CD-ROM-based educational software
accessible.
Section
508: The Road to Accessibility
A federal government website devoted to Section 508 of the Rehabilitation
Act.
Trace Center
The Trace Center is currently working on ways to make standard information
technologies and telecommunications systems more accessible and
usable by people with disabilities.
Understanding
Accessibility
This book introduces the accessibility initiative and its challenges
and provides a complete reference on accessibility remediation.
It also provides guidelines for accessible Web design, and information
that will assist organizations in integrating accessibility into
their existing quality assurance and content management practices.
W3C
Web Accessibility Initiative Resources
The initiative pursues accessibility of the Web through five primary
areas of work: technology, guidelines, tools, education and outreach,
and research and development. Their Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
(WCAG) is the most popular standard used for web accessibility.
WebAim
Web Accessibility In Mind (WebAIM) 's 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. The website includes tutorials, training,
guidelines and more.
Web
Publishing Accessibility Wizard for Microsoft Office
The Accessibility Wizard simplifies the task of converting PowerPoint
presentations, Word documents, and (in the future) Excel spreadsheets
to accessible HTML through an easy-to-use user interface and automation
of many of the details of conversion.
Abledata
ABLEDATA is a federally funded project whose primary mission is
to provide information on assistive technology and rehabilitation
equipment available from domestic and international sources to consumers,
organizations, professionals, and caregivers within the United States.
The Alliance
for Technology Access
The Alliance for Technology Access (ATA) is a network of community-based
Resource Centers, Developers, Vendors and Associates dedicated to
providing information and support services to children and adults
with disabilities, and increasing their use of standard, assistive,
and information technologies.
assistivetech.net
Helps people find assistive technology (AT) solutions that match
their needs by maintaining searchable databases of thousands of
products and resources.
National
Center to Improve Practice in Special Education through Technology
(NCIP)
Promotes technology to enhance educational outcomes for students
with sensory, cognitive, physical and social/emotional disabilities.
Large section on technology for early childhood.
RESNA
Purpose is to improve the potential of people with disabilities
to achieve their goals through the use of technology
Technology
Integration in Education
Information for teachers, section on special needs and assistive
technology
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