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UGA
& USG ACCESSIBILITY RESOURCES
- Disability
Services Adaptive Technology Lab
http://www.dissvcs.uga.edu/framemainadtech.html
The Adaptive Technology Lab (ATL) houses computers that have a
number of programs designed for people with visual, hearing, and
mobility impairments, as well as programs for students with learning
disabilities.
- Library
Services for Patrons with Special Needs
http://www.libs.uga.edu/disabil/disabilities.html
This page lists services for patrons with special needs as part
of the University of Georgia Libraries' goal to provide all
patrons with equal access to library resources.
GETTING
STARTED
- Quicktips
to Making Accessible Web Sites
http://www.w3.org/wai/references/quicktips/
The Web Accessibility Initiative's (WAI) Quick Tips Reference
Card. This site is ideal for a quick overview or review of basic
accessibility guidelines.
- Designing More Usable Web Sites
http://www.trace.wisc.edu/world/web/
This document contains a wealth of links to information about
creating usable web sites. The Trace Research & Development
Center is a part of the College of Engineering, University of
Wisconsin-Madison. Founded in 1971, Trace has been a pioneer
in
the field of technology and disability.
RESEARCH
CENTERS
- NCAM:
National Center for Accessible Media
http://www.wgbh.org/wgbh/pages/ncam/
The CPB/WGBH National Center for Accessible Media (NCAM) is a
research and development facility dedicated to the issues of media
and information technology for people with disabilities in their
homes, schools, workplaces, and communities.
ACCESSIBILITY
GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS
- W3C
- Web Accessibility Initiative
http://www.w3.org/WAI/
World Wide Web Consortium resources for web accessibility
ACCESSIBILITY
TOOLS
- Illinois Accessible Web Publishing Wizard
http://www.accessiblewizards.uiuc.edu/index.php
The Illinois Accessible Web Publishing Wizard for Microsoft® Office provides a simple way to create highly accessible and standards compliant web versions of Office documents that are more accessible and usable by everyone, including people with disabilities.
- CAST's
Bobby Website
http://www.cast.org/bobby/
A tool for web page authors that analyzes pages and identifies
changes that should be made to web pages so users with disabilities
can view them more easily.
- Online
PDF conversion tools
http://access.adobe.com/onlinetools.html
These online tools convert PDF documents into either HTML
or ASCII text, which can then be read by a number of common screen
reader programs.
WEBCT
AND ACCESSIBILITY
DESIGNING
FOR ACCESSIBILITY
Visual
Impairment
- Effective
Color Contrast: Designing for People with Partial Sight and Color
Deficiencies
http://www.lighthouse.org/color_contrast.htm
Lighthouse Inc. of New York City is a non-for-profit
group that works with the visually impaired. This document explains
how color is perceived by those with impaired vision, and how
to design with these issues in mind.
- MakingText
Legible: Designing for People with Partial Sight
http://www.lighthouse.org/print_leg.htm
This document contains basic guidelines for making effective legibility
choices that work for nearly everyone.
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