Accessibility
Links and Resources
Campus Resources
- Baseline Access Training (BATS)
- HiSoftware Online Training Modules
- SDSU Web Style Guide
- Student Disability Services
External Resources
From the ATI Steering Committee
From IBM AlphaWorks
From the Information Technology Industry Council
From The International Center for Disability Resources on the Internet
List Servers
Oracle Forms Accessibility Features
Developer Tools
From “CATS Web Accessibility Workshop Resources”
Web Browsers
- Camino 1.0 (or higher) for Mac OS X
- Firefox 3 (or higher) for Windows, Linux, or Mac OS X
- Internet Explorer 6.0 or 7.0 for Windows
- Opera 9.5 (or higher) for Windows, Linux, or Mac OS X
- Safari 3.1 (or higher) for Mac OS X
- Web Developer 1.1.6
Accessibility Standards
- Section 508 Government Site
- Section 508 Homepage-electronic and Information Technology
- WebAIM Section 508 Checklist
- World Wide Web Consortium Web Accessibility Initiative
- Usability
Information on Disabilities
Accessibility Checkers
Test your Pages for Color Blindness
- Color Contrast Analyser: (PC only)
- Juicy Studio CSS Colour Contrast Analyzer extension for Firefox (Mac and PC)
- Color Blender
- Vischeck (Mac and PC)
Accessibility Guides, Tutorials & Resources
- Chapter 6, Creating Accessible Content By Jim Thatcher
- Web Accessibility Learning Modules
- Trace Center University of Wisconsin, Designing More Usable Web Sites
- Jim Thatcher Section 508 Tutorial
- WebMonkey The Web Isn’t for Everyone Yet
- Center for Universal Design
- Humboldt State University Web Accessibility Group
- Cal Poly Technology & Learning Services ADA Support
Making Flash Accessible, Resources
- Flash Accessibility Presentation WebAIM
- Best Practices for Accessible Flash Design by Bob Regan
- Accessibility Best Practices for FlashPaper 2
PDF Accessibility, Resources
- PDF Accessibility WebAIM
- Accessibility Features in Acrobat Reader 7 WebAIM
- Facts and Opinions About PDF Accessibility by Joe Clark
Books
- Web Accessibility: Web Standards and Regulatory Compliance, by Jim Thatcher
- Access by Design, by Sarah Horton
- Designing Web Usability, by Jakob Nielsen
- The Non-designer’s Web Book, by Robin Williams
See also,