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Accessible Information
Technology Resources
for Students with Disabilities
Where can I locate basic information about
information technology accessibility?
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Accessible
Information Technology in Education (AccessIT) |
This organization provides information and support to students with
disabilities. AccessIT is located at the University of Washington and
their projects are funded by the National Institute on Disability and
Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) of the U.S. Department of Education.
This site includes accessibility checklists, best practices, frequently
asked questions, links to resources and case studies.
http://www.washington.edu/accessit/about.php |
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CITEd |
CITEd
supports leadership at state and local education agencies to integrate
instructional technology for all students to achieve high educational
standards. CITEd provides this support through identification of best
practices, innovative online technical assistance tools, professional
development, and communities of practice.
http://www.cited.org/ |
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Southeast DBTAC Accessible
IT in Education Portal |
This portal is one of ten Regional Disability and Business Technical
Assistance Centers (DBTACs)
funded by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation
Research (NIDRR), a
division of the U.S. Department of Education. They are located at the
Georgia Tech Center for Assistive Technology and Environmental Access (CATEA)
in Atlanta, Georgia. The Web site contains resources for adapting Web
pages as well as links to other organizations' accessibility
information.
http://www.sedbtac.org/ed/index.php |
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Information Technology and Technical
Assistance Training Center |
ITTATC provides accessibility training and technical assistance
related to Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act and Section 255 of the
Telecommunications Act. The center is located at Georgia Institute of
Technology in Atlanta, Georgia. The Web site contains a comprehensive
report of state information technology accessibility initiatives
http://www.ittatc.org. |
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Microsoft Windows
Accessibility |
Microsoft provides Step by Step Tutorials to some of the most
commonly used accessibility features of Windows, Office, and Internet
Explorer
http://www.microsoft.com/enable/training |
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Apple Accessibility |
This Web page explains the Mac OS X accessibility features as well
as links to hardware and software solutions
http://www.apple.com/accessibility/ |
What are the information technology accessibility
laws?
| Electronic
and Information Technology Accessibility Standards |
These standards are part of section 508 of the
Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1998. These standards require that
Federal agencies make all electronic and information technology
accessible to persons with disabilities, "unless an undue burden
would be imposed on the agency."
http://www.access-board.gov/sec508/508standards.htm
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| Federal
and State Legislation Regarding Accessible Instructional Materials |
This is a policy document by Erica S. Perl that gives the
legislative history of the laws regarding accessibility. It is located
at CAST, Center for Applied Special Technology. CAST is an
educational, not-for-profit organization" that uses technology to
expand opportunities for all people, especially those with
disabilities."
http://www.cast.org/ncac/index.cfm?i=3122
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| Usability.gov |
Usability.gov
-- links to information on Web accessibility, and resources for
building sites that are accessible to all users regardless of
disability. http://www.usability.gov/accessibility/
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| Section
508 Website |
This is the official government Web site to provide information
about the laws. Be sure to visit "508 universe" for
understanding who and what this regulation covers.
http://www.section508.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=Content&ID=3
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| State
IT Accessibility Initiatives |
ITTATC at Georgia Tech has summarized the
"accessibility-related laws, policies, standards or guidelines,
and other resources that states have published on-line in support of
websites, application development, IT procurement, and public hardware."
http://www.ittatc.org/laws/state_prototype.cfm?state=North%20Carolina#NorthCarolinaWebsite
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| State
Laws and Policies |
All states and territories have a Section 508 assurance as required
for receipt of Assistive Technology Act dollars. Some states have
additional information technology access laws, rules, regulations
and/or policies in place. The following is a preliminary summary of
such laws and policies and illustrates the wide variability that is
currently in place. http://www.ataporg.org/itlawsaccess.asp
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How can I evaluate my Web site for accessibility?
How can I test my Web site for 508 compliance?
Where do I find tools
to adapt my Web site for accessibility?
| Designing
More Usable Web Sites |
This Web site provides many links to guidelines and tools needed to
create accessible Web sites.The Web site is part of the Trace
Development Center at the University of Wisconsin.
http://trace.wisc.edu/world/web/index.html
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| Evaluation,
Repair, and Transformation Tools for Web Content Accessibility |
This is a collection of tools to make Web pages more accessible
from W3C Web Accessibility Initiative.
http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/existingtools.html
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| How
To (make your web site accessible) and Resources |
Utah State University ’s project, Web Accessibility In Mind, has tutorials
for most design products (Flash, Dreamweaver, Acrobat Reader,
FrontPage, Basic HTML, Java Script, etc.). http://www.webaim.org/howto/
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| National
Center for Accessible Media |
This organization provides tutorials for making video and audio
accessible. http://ncam.wgbh.org/richmedia/tutorials
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| Southeast
DBTAC EduIT Portal |
This portal is one of ten Regional Disability and Business
Technical Assistance Centers (DBTACs)
funded by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation
Research (NIDRR),
a division of the U.S. Department of Education. They are located at
the Georgia Tech Center for Assistive Technology and Environmental Access (CATEA)
in Atlanta, Georgia. The Web site contains resources for adapting Web
pages as well as links to other organizations’ accessibility
information. http://www.sedbtac.org/ed/resources/sourcesLev3.cfm?category=19&subcat=1093
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| SNOW
Evaluation & Repair Tools |
The Web site provides links to many evaluation and repair tools to
adapt Web pages.SNOW is a Canadian organization for special needs
learners.
http://snow.utoronto.ca/access/tools/index.html?showaccess=1
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| Symbols
for Accessible Media |
WGBH have provided the symbols for your Web site to indicate closed
captioning, descriptive video and Web accessibility. These are
provided copyright free.
http://main.wgbh.org/wgbh/hire/symbols.html
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| Web
Captioning Tutorials |
WebAIM provides instructions for creating captions for graphics of
Web pages.
http://www.webaim.org/howto/captions/
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Where can I locate assistive technology tools for
accessibility?
Resources for Parents
Resources for Students
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