Site created to promote awareness about the need for accessible web design and to steer those who wish to learn more about the topic into the right direction.
A weblog about web accessibility and issues involving access technology at large, including but not limited to screen readers, operating systems and productivity software.
Disability simulator software that helps Web designers ensure that their pages are accessible and usable by the visually impaired. (IBM ID required to download.)
The US Dept. of Justice's resource page for the ADA. Voluminous, and not limited to computer and Internet issues, but at least it should be fairly authoritative, if you're willing to wade through the material.
A non-profit association of web designers and advocates of web accessibility based in the Philippines. Membership information, resources, and frequently asked questions.
Provides information on the technical and practical aspects of accessibility (including usability issues) and its evaluation, and information on how disabled users access the Internet.
Web accessibility and usability resources including articles, news, discussion, and research. Focuses on both theory and practice of user-centered design.
Article by Bruce Lawson and James Craig, raising accessibility issues with the use of some microformats, and specifically the abbr design pattern. (April 27, 2007)
Article by Matt Bailey. Designers of web sites that are not accessible to disabled users are overlooking a market segment of millions of searchers and potential buyers. (May 19, 2005)
Special issue: Accessibility of web-based information resources for people with disabilities. Read abstracts online; pay for access to full articles. (2002)
Office buildings have wheelchair ramps and TV has closed captioning, but many Web sites are inaccessible to people with disabilities. Things don't have to be that way. (August 7, 2000)
