Accessibility Tools

Resources for Accessible Web Design

Contents:

Checkpoints for Web Content Accessibility
The W3C's list of all accessibility checkpoints organized by concept.
Guide to the Section 508 Standards for Electronic and Information Technology
The Access Board defines, explains and gives examples regarding adherance to Section 508 for Web-based intranet and internet information and applications.
Side-by-Side Comparison
Jim Thatcher's comparison of Section 508 and priority one accessibility guidelines from W3C.

Web Accessibility In Mind (WebAIM)
A tutorial for creating websites that conform to the W3C's Accessibility Guidelines 1.0
ITTATC Web Accessibility
An online course written for web developers which teaches techniques for creating Section 508 compliant sites. Registration is free. Familiarity with HTML basics is recommended. Knowledge of JavaScript and Cascading Style Sheets may be helpful.
508 Universe
Ensure your agency meets the requirements of section 508. Web-based training courses, downloadable PowerPoint presentations and instructor and participant guides for classroom courses are available. Registration is free.
Accessibility Center at IBM
Guidelines and tools and special offers related to accessibility online.

Web Test for Accessibility
Guidance for performing a preliminary review to check for accessibility.
WAVE
An icon-based program which helps you check if your page is accessible to people with disabilities.
A-Prompt
Free, downloadable software to help you find and repair accessibility problems on your site. Can be configured to check for W3C guideline (you indicate the priority) or Section 508 compliance.

Is PDF accessible?
An article from the National Center on Accessible Information Technology in Education, "...many users and advocacy groups continue to recommend more universally accessible alternatives to PDF, such as text, HTML, or XML, for all Web-delivered documents."
access.adobe.com
How-to guides for creating accessible PDF documents

What is rich media?
Notes, advice and tools regarding making digital interactive media accessible from the National Center on Accessible Information Technology in Education.
MAGpie
A free authoring tool for making web and CD-ROM based multimedia accessible to persons with disabilities.

AccessIT
Anyone who attended the training in Idaho in June 2002 knows these folks are knowledgable and fun! This is a wonderful website full of resources, links and articles about accessibility.

Look to Idaho's Information Technology Resource Council for our state's guidelines and standards.
Web Publishing Standards
Web Publishing Policies
Web Publishing Guidelines

Section 508 Paragraph 1194.22 (a) through (p).
Requires that Federal agencies' electronic and information technology is accessible to people with disabilities.

Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)
Accessibility of the Web through five primary areas of work: technology, guidelines, tools, education outreach, and research and development.

Access Idaho Webmaster Page
HTML, design, code, and community resources for webmasters.

ITRMC
The Information Technology Resource Management Council creates guidelines and standards that affect you. They are also a source of help!