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Web Links / Resourceshttp://www.section508.gov - This is your first stop to learn about Section 508. It includes a summary as well as all the standards. There are some great online courses which are free. The site is also a good example of accessibility. http://webaim.org - Includes great tutorials on how to use programs such as FrontPage and DreamWeaver to make web pages accessible. http://www.w3.org - The W3C Web Accessibility Initiative. Provides guidelines on making web pages accessible, based on priority issues. http://www.htmlhelp.com/design/accessibility/tips.html - Great accessibility tips from the Web Design Group. Includes concise tips on writing html. A good resource for webmasters looking at accessibility issues. http://www.w3.org/WAI - You can go here to order free Quick Tip cards to distribute. http://www.ucf.edu/access - Comprehensive links and resources on Section 508 info and making your web site accessible. http://www.macromedia.com/software/dreamweaver - Macromedia has an extension plug-in for DreamWeaver that will check your pages for Section 508 compliance. This is free to owners of DreamWeaver. It will also work with the demo version, so you can download the 30 day trial and install the extension to try it out. http://access.adobe.com - Information on how to make electronic documents in Acrobat .pdf accessible, both standalone and on the Web. Includes some Quicktime tutorial videos and accessibility booklets you can download. http://www.microsoft.com/enable - Lots of great information on accessibility, including information by product, tips and tricks, tutorials, and news. http://www.cast.org/bobby - Bobby is a super tool to help validate web pages. You can type in the address of a web page on the Internet and Bobby will give you a report on the general accessibility of that page. Be sure to check out the downloadable version of Bobby. You can use this to validate pages you are working on without being on the Internet. http://www.cast.org/products - The CAST eReader is a text reader and talking work processor that can also read web pages. A demo version is available for Windows from the web site. http://www.freedomscientific.com - This company sells several products for people who have visual impairments, including a talking web browser called Connect Outloud for Windows. You can download a demo version from their web site. http://www.gwmicro.com - This company also sells products for people who have visual impairments, including a screen reader called Window Eyes for Windows. A demo version is available. |
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