General Accessibility Resources:
The following sixteen resource listings are arranged alphabetically.
- Adobe Accessibility Plan for
PDF and Acrobat Viewers (http://access.adobe.com)
Adobe Systems Incorporated
is committed to providing solutions that improve the accessibility of both
Adobe® Acrobat® software and the information contained in Adobe
PDF files. Adobe Acrobat 5.0 software increases accessibility, providing
a number of capabilities that improve access for disabled users. For older
versions, Adobe provides a set of free tools that convert
PDF documents into either
HTML or ASCII
text which can then be read by many screen reading programs.
- Apple Disability Site
(http://www.apple.com/accessibility/)
Apple's commitment to accessibility is evident throughout the Mac OS X operating system which is by design, easy to use, but also includes a wide variety of features and technologies specifically designed to provide accessibility to users with disabilities. Apple refers to these features collectively as Universal Access and has integrated them right into the operating system so they can be used in conjunction with a variety of applications from Apple and other developers.
- Centre for Applied Special Technology
(http://www.cast.org/)
Founded in 1984, CAST is
an educational, not-for-profit organization that uses technology to expand
opportunities for all people, including those with disabilities. Lots of information
on Universal Design.
- Adaptive Technology Resource Centre
of Canada (http://www.utoronto.ca/atrc/)
The University of Toronto's ATRC provides education, services, and research
& development in accessibility.
- Designing More Usable Web Sites
(http://trace.wisc.edu/world/web/)
Information about Universal
Design standards, guidelines, topic areas, tools and resources. The TRACE
Center provides resources and examples of accessible Web sites.
- IBM
Accessibility Center (http://www-306.ibm.com/able/)
IBM's online accessibility center. Includes techniques as well as information
for professionals.
- Macromedia Accessibility (http://www.macromedia.com/macromedia/accessibility/)
Macromedia supports the creation of great Web experiences that are
accessible to everyone, including those with disabilities. At the
Accessibility Resource Center, there is information on Accessibility by Product as well as overview information on Accessibility. Also features, FlashPaperBest Practices for Accessible Flash Design (Flash or PDF, 643K).
- Microsoft's Accessibility Technology
for All (http://www.microsoft.com/enable/)
The Microsoft Accessibility site
provides Product information, Tutorilas & Training, Case studies and more. Accessible technology enables opportunity for people of all abilities—including those with difficulties, impairments, and disabilities—to scale new heights and achieve goals they never thought possible.
- Project DO-IT (http://www.washington.edu/doit/)
University of Washington's Disabilities,
Opportunities, Internetworking, and Technology: DO-IT. Offers resources, academic
and career information for people with disabilities. Also has good
resources for professional development for K-12 educators and post-secondary
faculty and administrators (http://www.washington.edu/doit/Prof/faculty.html).
- Science Access Project
(http://dots.physics.orst.edu/)
Oregon State University's group for the development of methods for making
science, math, and engineering information accessible to people with print
disabilities.
- Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) (http://www.washington.edu/doit/Resources/sem.hml)
University of Washington's DO-IT center has put together this resource
page.
- Sun Microsystems Accessibility Project
(http://www.sun.com/access)
Provides testing for Java
applications, and general information on Java and accessibility. Java Accessibility Helper 0.8 helps developers identify accessibility issues in Java applications; this release introduces many improvements.
- Trace Research and Development Center
(http://www.trace.wisc.edu/)
Trace is a non-profit research center at the University of Wisconsin that
focuses on making computer, telecommunications and information technologies
more accessible to everyone through accessible (universal) design. One of
the best sites on Universal Design.
- W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) Getting Started (http://www.w3.org/WAI/gettingstarted/)
Strategies, guidelines, and resources to help make the Web accessible to people with disabilities.
- WebAble (http://www.webable.com/)
An extensive listing of accessibility related web resources. Great library.
- WebAIM (http://www.webaim.org/)
Web Accessibility In Mind offers many popular resources including step-by-step web accessibility techniques with instructions for Front Page and Dreamweaver. Includes
excellant resources including:
