Helpful Web Accessibility Links

Web accessibility checklists, guidelines, and texts:

• Web accessibility general guidelines - Eleven basic guidelines provided by The National Federation of the Blind.
• Web accessibility checklist - Checklist of three prioritized categories for ensuring maximum Web accessibility, provided by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C).
• Web accessibility guidelines (entire text) - 27 pages of the World Wide Web Consortium's (W3C) accessibility guidelines, as of 5-May-1999.

Quick and Easy website accessibility evaluation tools:

• Bobby - A web-based tool that analyzes Web pages for their accessibility to people with disabilities. It also analyzes Web pages for compatibility with various browsers.
• The Wave - Displays the ALT text of images and AREAS on the page for comparison with the images, provides numbered arrows to show the linearized reading order, and shows the HTML equivalent (if any) provided for applets.
• Dr.Watson - Although no specific accessibility checks, Dr. Watson can check many other aspects of your site, including link validity, download speed, search engine compatibility, link popularity, word count, and spelling.

Other evaluation and repair tools for Web accessibility can be found at:

    www.w3.org/WAI/ER/existingtools.html - Web Accessibility Initiative's page of existing Web content analyzation tools.

Other relevant links:

• World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) - Created in October 1994 to lead the World Wide Web to its full potential by developing common protocols that promote its evolution and ensure its interoperability.
• Web Access Initiative of W3C - Pursuing accessibility of the Web through five primary areas of work: technology, guidelines, tools, education & outreach, and research & development.
• Center for Applied Special Technology - Non-profit organization whose mission is to expand opportunities for individuals with disabilities through the development of and innovative uses of technology.
• Web Design Group - Founded to promote the creation of non-browser specific, non-resolution specific, creative and informative sites that are accessible to all users worldwide.

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