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April 22, 2005

Getting Started with Web Accessibility

By Emily Chang

Consolidated links to websites, essays, resources, and tools related to accessibility.

Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) Home Page
Home page of W3C's Web Accessibility Initiative--resources for increasing accessibility of the Web for people with disabilities.
www.w3.org/WAI

What Is Web Accessibility?: A List Apart
Understanding web accessibility and the needs of disabled users.
www.alistapart.com/articles/wiwa/

Section 508: The Road to Accessibility
Section 508 requires that Federal agencies' electronic and information technology is accessible to people with disabilities.
www.section508.gov

Designing More Usable Web Sites
Guidelines, projects, browsers with accessibility features and other information related to the accessible design of web sites.
trace.wisc.edu/world/web/

The Guild of Accessible Web Designers
An association of organisations and accessible web designers and developers promoting accessible web design standards.
www.gawds.org

TOOLS

Validate your site at Cynthia Says
Cynthia is a web content accessibility validation solution.
www.contentquality.com

Lynx Viewer
View your site on a text browser simulator
www.delorie.com/web/lynxview.html

By Emily Chang (Email) at 10:28 PM.


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