Accessibility From The Ground Up: This is a very good primer or starter page if you're just beginning to look into making your sites or courses accessible for those with disabilities. "Following accessible design practices as a part of everyday design ensures that you will reach more users, both with and without disabilities." 01/27/05

ASL (American Sign Language): A very full site that includes free lessons, mini-movies to illustrate the finger alphabet, and much more! 07/02/07

Accessibility Information & Resources: from Saskatoon Catholic Cyberschool, a commented list of resource sites. 02/05/07

The Wide Range of Abilities and Its Impact On Computer Technology:a summary of a 2003 study done to measure the potential market of people in the United States who are most likely to benefit from the use of accessible technology for computers. This paper "presents its findings about individuals who are likely to benefit from the use of accessible technology. It also includes findings about working-age adults and computer users and presents data about the aging population in the US and its impact on computer use. This report concludes with statements about how these findings affect the information technology (IT) industry." 03/13/04

Should Online Course Design Meet Accessibility Standards? (pdf) A paper by Peter Paolucci, Educational Technology & Society. 02/09/04

Accessibility humanized ~ A user-centred approach to web accessibility: "Most web developers act in blindness when they design accessible websites, since they know next to nothing about disabled people and the technology they use. Accessibility guidelines and validation tools don't provide this insight. Accessibility for disabled users should be approached from a user centred perspective." 02/09/04

USA Judge rules Disabilities Act doesn't cover Web: "In the first case of its kind, U.S. District Judge Patricia Seitz said the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) applies only to physical spaces, such as restaurants and movie theaters, and not to the Internet." 10/24/02

Enabling Support Foundation: "The Enabling Support Foundation is developing Accommodative Education, which is education that adjusts to the needs of the individual. These alternative strategies were developed for K-12 students with special needs but, in the spirit of Inclusion, students in the Mainstream are invited to participate." The foundation also runs a listserve for people who want to share and discuss information. 10/05/02

The accessibility of college and university web pages: Axel Schmetzke, PhD presents the results of his 8 recent surveys on this topic. Web accessibility studies by other researchers are also listed. 09/26/02

Considering the Color Blind: This author says: "...about 8 percent of men and 0.5 percent of women have some form of color blindness...that could translate to 1 in 12 visitors. That's a larger proportion of visitors than some other groups..." 06/18/01

TRACE Center: Trace Research & Development Center, U. of Wisconsin-Madison, has been a pioneer in the field of technology and disability. Their Mission Statement: "To prevent the barriers and capitalize on the opportunities presented by current and emerging information and telecommunication technologies, in order to create a world that is as accessible and usable as possible for as many people as possible." 08/11/01

Adaptive Technology Resource Centre: "Advancing technology to meet challenges faced by people with disabilities." Education, services, research & development, technical glossary, and more. 07/02/01

AWARE: (Accessible Web Authoring Resources and Education) "The mission of this organization is to serve as a central resource for Web authors for learning about web accessibility." 04/13/02

WorldEnable: "an Internet accessibility initiative in support of the international goals of equalizing opportunities for, by, and with persons with disabilities." A consortium of experts in various fields providing advocacy and training in Internet accessibility. 04/13/02

EASI (Equal Access to Software and Information): "EASI is the Premiere Provider of Online Training on Accessible Information Technology for Persons with Disabilities" Their site has some excellent links and information, as well as learning opportunities. 02/24/02

Designing Accessible Navigation, Part 1: from Netmechanic. 01/11/02

Articles for Website Designers and Site Owners: A recent addition by Ivan Hoffman, Attorney at Law, specialist in Internet and Intellectual Property Law. 08/25/01

MET (Multimedia Technologies Enabling Group): This site has links to their projects and reports. "In this context, research and development in the Multimedia Enabling Technologies (MET) Group will focus on applications of information technology for teaching and learning that draw on innovations in multimedia and enabling technologies." 05/17/01

EASI - Equal Access to Software & Information: A site concerned with the use of the Interent for visually impaired students. 05/14/01

Some Thoughts on Accessibility & Universal Design: as applied to the Internet, in general, and WebCT in particular. Stephen Rehberg. 03/14/01

Disabled Accessibility: The Pragmatic Approach: Jakob Neilsen's excellent article includes priorities, guidelines, and several excellent links. 01/06/01

WebCT and Accessibility: An information site from WebCT 02/10/01

Web Accessibility Initiative: Many links collected by the W3C (WWW Consortium)

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