All You Need For Accessibility - Tutorials, Tools, Books, Validators, etc (Part I)

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All you need for learning, building, validating and publishing accessible web sites. PLEASE REPORT BROKEN LINKS!

Why is Accessibillity Important to You? http://www.webnauts.net/accessibility.html

Web Design References - Accessibility (everything you need...) http://www.d.umn.edu/itss/support/Tr...ssibility.html

Semantic Markup (must check!) http://cookiecrook.com/AIR/2003/train/semantics.php

How to Save Web Accessibility from Itself http://www.alistapart.com/articles/saveaccessibility/

Accessible Web Design - weekly tips http://www.mcu.org.uk/weeklytips/

WebAim Accessibility Techniques & Concepts http://www.webaim.org/techniques/


FREE ONLINE ACCESSIBILITY TUTORIALS:

1. How-To: Accessible Web Design http://www.umuc.edu/distance/odell/c...wto/index.html
2. Making Educational Software and Web Sites Accessible - http://ncam.wgbh.org/cdrom/guideline/
3. Accessibility for Web Developers - Introduction http://www.developerfusion.com/show/4005/1/
4. WebAim Introduction to Web Accessibility http://www.webaim.org/intro/intro
5. SitePoint - Introduction To Accessible Web Design, by Nigel Peck http://www.sitepoint.com/article/952
6. SitePoint - Do-It-Yourself Accessibility by Nicky Danino http://www.sitepoint.com/article/744
7. Information Technology Technical Assistance and Training Center http://www.ittatc.org/training/webcourse/ (Free registration required)
8. Bobby Report Explanation Files http://bobby.watchfire.com/bobby/htm...owsereport.jsp
9. HiSoftware® Understanding Accessibility http://www.hisoftware.com/uaen/WebHelp/uaen.htm
10. Web Accessibility Learning Modules http://www.csufresno.edu/webaccess/learningmodules/
11. Dive Into Accessibility http://diveintoaccessibility.org/
12. Juicy Studio Accessibility Tutorial: http://www.juicystudio.com/tutorial/...ity/index.html
13. Designing Universally Accessible WWW Resources for People with Disabilities http://cita.rehab.uiuc.edu/courses/2002-02-REHAB711NC/
14. Making Your Site Accessible http://uaweb.arizona.edu/styleguide/accessible.shtml
15. W3C Example for Checkpoint http://www.w3.org/WAI/wcag-curric/sam1-0.htm
16. Accessibility http://www.yourhtmlsource.com/accessibility/index.html
17. WebDevTips Accessibility Tutorial http://www.webdevtips.com/webdevtips...ty/index.shtml
18. The National Center on Low-Incidence Disabilities (NCLID) http://vision.unco.edu/AccessibleDesign/
19. JimThatcher.com - U.S Section 508 http://www.jimthatcher.com/webcourse1.htm
20. School Web Accessibility http://www.tsbvi.edu/technology/web/508/0a.htm
21. Accessible Web Typography - an introduction for web designers http://www.scotconnect.com/webtypography/index.php


FREE ONLINE ADAPTIVE TECHNOLOGY TUTORIALS

Adaptive Technology Tutorials http://snow.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/index.html


INDIVIDUAL ACCESSIBILITY TOPICS TUTORIALS

1. Readability and Accessibility

* W3C/WAI Guideline 14. Ensure that documents are clear and simple: http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG10/wai-page...-comprehension
* Readability and its Implications for Web Content Accessibility: http://wats.ca/resources/determiningreadability/1

2. Accessible Anchors (links)

* Accessible Anchors http://www.webdevtips.com/webdevtips...ty/links.shtml
* Skipping over navigation links http://infocentre.frontend.com/servl...article&id=150

3. Building Accessible Forms

* General rules for web forms http://www.webdevtips.com/webdevtips...rm_rules.shtml
* Forms and Accessibility http://www.seotoolbox.com/htmlchat/forms.html
* Better Accessible Forms http://www.accessify.com/tutorials/b...ible-forms.asp
* Forms Accessibility http://www.yourhtmlsource.com/forms/...ssibility.html
* Designing Accessible Forms http://www.netmechanic.com/news/vol5...ility_no19.htm
* Forms Refresher http://www.cookiecrook.com/AIR/2003/train/forms.php

4. Designing Accessible Tables

* How to Create Accessible Tables http://www.webaim.org/howto/tables/
* Designing Accessible Tables http://www.graphic-design.com/Web/Tips/nm_0109.html
* Table Manners http://www.mcu.org.uk/articles/tables.html
* Building accessible tables http://www.evolt.org/article/Buildin...es/4090/42090/
* Accessible Tables http://www.jimthatcher.com/webcourse9.htm
* Favorite Tips http://www.graphic-design.com/Web/Tips/nm_0109.html

5. Using Alt Tags

* Providing text equivalents for images http://diveintoaccessibility.org/day...statement.html
* Improving accessibility with accesskey in HTML forms and links http://www.cs.tut.fi/~jkorpela/forms/accesskey.html
* Limited Number of possible accesskey values http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/...rJun/0117.html
* Effective Alt Text http://infocentre.frontend.com/servl...&rows=5&id=181
* On the length of alt texts http://www.cs.tut.fi/~jkorpela/html/alt.html#length
* Making web graphics accessible http://www.evolt.org/article/Alt_and...510/index.html
* Revealing Accesskey Information http://devedge.netscape.com/viewsour...eal-accesskey/

6. Using Accesskeys

* Improving accessibility with accesskey in HTML forms and links http://www.cs.tut.fi/~jkorpela/forms/accesskey.html
* Device Independence http://snow.utoronto.ca/access/resources/keys.html
* Use numbers for accesskeys http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/...rJun/0117.html
* Revealing Accesskey Information http://devedge.netscape.com/viewsour...eal-accesskey/
* Alt and beyond: Making web graphics accessible http://www.evolt.org/article/Alt_and...510/index.html
* Unlocking Hidden Navigation http://www.alistapart.com/stories/accesskeys/

7. Using Tabindex

* W3C/WAI about Tabindex http://www.w3.org/WAI/UA/TS/html401/...-TABINDEX.html

8. Using Longdesc

* Demonstration of the LONGDESC attribute and the "d" link http://wats.ca/resources/longdesc/31
* Attribute for <IMG ...> LONGDESC = "URL" http://www.htmlcodetutorial.com/imag..._LONGDESC.html
* Making images more useful http://www.webdevtips.com/webdevtips...y/images.shtml

9. Using Colors

* Colors Tutorial http://www.ergogero.com/FAQ/cfaqhome.html
* Type and color http://www.joeclark.org/book/sashay/...Chapter09.html
* Hex/RGB Converting Tutorial and vice versa http://www.htmlcenter.com/tutorials/...m/111/General/

10. Use Relative or Absolute Font Sizes?

* Care With Font Size http://www.w3.org/2003/07/30-font-size
* Font sizes http://hotwired.lycos.com/webmonkey/...html?tw=design
* Using relative font sizes http://diveintoaccessibility.org/day...ont_sizes.html
* Accessible web text - sizing up the issues http://www.mcu.org.uk/articles/textsize.html
* Font size: the 'font-size' and 'font-size-adjust' properties http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-CSS2/fonts....ont-size-props
* What's wrong with the FONT element? http://www.mcsr.olemiss.edu/~mudws/font.html
* Size matters http://www.alistapart.com/stories/sizematters/
* Making Text Legible http://www.lighthouse.org/print_leg.htm

11. Animated Graphics and Seizures

* How to Create Accessible Graphics http://www.webaim.org/howto/graphics...siblegraphics5

12. Skip Navigation or to Content link

- Skip repetitive navigation links http://oc.nci.nih.gov/web508/tip2.html
- Skipping over navigation links http://diveintoaccessibility.org/day...ion_links.html
- Skip to Main Content Link http://www.washington.edu/accessit/AU/tutorial/ins.html
- Skip Navigation Links http://www.cio-dpi.gc.ca/clf-upe/6/skip_e.asp


13. Creating Accessible PDF Files

* How to Create Accessible Adobe PDF Files Booklet http://www.adobe.com/products/acroba...s_booklet.html

14. Creating Accessible PowerPoint Files

* PowerPoint - The Recommended Method http://www.webaim.org/howto/powerpoint/