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Making accessible websites

In depth information about making accessible websites can be found at the following sources:

Web Access Initiative

The W3C Web Access Initiative works with a number of organisations and through public contribution to develop guidelines and resources aiming to make the Web accessible to most disabled people. The current reference guidelines remain 1999's WCAG 1.0, however work is drawing towards completion on a revised set of guidelines (WCAG 2.0) which are currently available in working draft form. In addition to content guidelines for Web developers, WAI also produces guidance for the developers of user agents, authoring tools and in relation to the development and implementation of rich media and dynamic Internet applications.

WebAIM

WebAIM provide Web accessibility guidance, training, and tools. Their site contains a considerable collection of excellent free tools and guidance. The site is also an excellent source of up to the minute information and external accessibility links.

Adobe Accessibility Resource Centre

This section of the Adobe site details techniques which enable the creation of accessible PDF documents and sets out a framework to approach accessible design using Adobe Flash.

RNIB Web Access Centre

The RNIB's Web Access Centre website provides considerable Web accessibility guidance with particular, though far from exclusive, focus on the needs of the visually impaired audience.

Juicy Studio

Juicy Studio is the UK website of accessibility consultant, Gez Lemon. The blog style site provides a great deal of independent Web accessibility guidance, debate and reference materials.

Mencap - Accessibility Guidelines

Mencap are the largest UK charity concerned with the needs of people with significant learning difficulties. Mencap produce guidelines in PDF format entitled "Making your website accessible for people with a learning disability".

Jim Thatcher

Jim Thatcher is an accessibility consultant, developer and author with a long history in accessibility, having developed one of the first screen reader applications for IBM way back in the mid 1980s. His site provides excellent reference materials, example techniques and summaries of accessibility guidance.

UIAccess

UIAccess is the homepage of Shawn Lawton Henry (Outreach Coordinator of the WAI) the focus of the main site is user interface design and usability. Thanks to industry sponsorship, the site also hosts an online copy of Shawn's latest book Just Ask: Integrating Accessibility Throughout Design.

Accessify

Accessify is a UK site dedicated to Web accessibility which offers free tools, accessibility guidance and a regularly updated news blog.

456 Berea St

456 Berea St is the busy and vibrant blog of Swedish Web developer, Roger Johansson. The blog is an excellent and well maintained source covering web standards, accessibility and more..

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