Accessibility: Tools & Resources

Accessibility Resources

• Introduction to Web Accessibility
  • Video: Keeping Web Accessibility in Mind
  • Video: Experiences of Students with Disabilities
• Section 508 Checklist
• WCAG 2.0 Checklist
• Web Accessibility Email Forum
• WebAIM Blog
• WAVE Web Accessibility Evaluation Tool
• Quick References:
  • Infographic: Web Accessibility for Designers
  • Web Accessibility Principles
  • Testing for Web Accessibility

Keyboard Shortcuts

• JAWS Keyboard Shortcuts
• NVDA Keyboard Shortcuts

Simulations

• Screen reader Simulation
• Low-vision Simulation
• Dyslexia Simulation
• Distractability Simulation
   

Accessibility Tools

• Accessibility Evaluation Tools - An Overview
• Color Contrast Checker
• CommonLook Section 508 Plug-In for Adobe Acrobat
• WAVE
• Web Developer Extension for Mozilla-based Browsers
• Running Accessibility Checker on Microsoft Word (Windows)
• Running Accessibility Checker on Microsoft Word (Mac)
• Running Accessibility Checker on Microsoft PowerPoint (Windows)
• Running Accessibility Checker on Microsoft PowerPoint (Mac)

Introduction

• Constructing a POUR (Perceivable, Operable, Understandable, Robust) Website
• Disability Types:
  • Visual
  • Auditory
  • Motor
  • Cognitive
  • Seizure
• Design Considerations
• Considering the User Perspective: A Summary of Design Issues

HTML Accessibility

• Content and Structure:
  • Semantic Structure
  • Designing for Screen Reader Compatibility
  • Links & Hypertext
  • Site Searches, Indexes, and Site Maps
  • "Skip Navigation" Links
  • Writing Clearly and Simply
• Dreamweaver
• Forms
  • Usable and Accessible Form Validation and Error Recovery
• Frames and Iframes
• Images
  • Alternative Text
• JavaScript
  • AJAX Accessibility
  • Accessibility of Rich Internet Applications
• Keyboard Accessibility
• Presentation and Style:
  • Accessible CSS
    • CSS in Action: Invisible Content Just for Screen Reader Users
  • Fonts
  • Text/Typographical Layout
• Tables

Rich Media Accessibility

• PDF
• Captions, Transcripts, and Audio Descriptions
  • Real-time Captioning
• Flash
• OpenOffice.org Writer
• Microsoft Office:
  • PowerPoint
  • Word

Evaluation, Testing, and Tools

• Accessibility Evaluation Tools
• A Conceptual Framework for Accessibility Tools to Benefit Users with Cognitive Disabilities
• Screen Readers:
  • Using JAWS to Evaluate Web Accessibility
  • Using NVDA to Evaluate Web Accessibility
  • Using VoiceOver to Evaluate Web Accessibility
  • Testing with Screen Readers: Questions and Answers

Standards and Laws

• The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)
  • WCAG 2.0 Checklist
• United States Laws
  • Section 508 Checklist
• Laws Throughout the World

Policy, Coordination, and Training

• An 8-Step Web Accessibility Implementation Model
• The Importance of Leadership
• Training Others

Other Articles

• Cognitive Disabilities Part 1: We Still Know Too Little, and We Do Even Less
• Cognitive Disabilities Part 2: Conceptualizing Design Considerations
• Web Accessibility Gone Wild

Referenced from: WebAim.org