Resources

This page provides links to selected external resources.

Accessibility Guidelines

Software Accessibility

• Irish National Disability Authority (2002) - Accessibility Guidelines for Application Software
• IBM (2002) - Software Accessibility Checklist
• ISO (2003) - ISO TS 16071 - Ergonomics of human-system interaction - Guidance on accessibility for human-computer interfaces (for purchase)
• NCAM (2003) - Software and Web Accessibility Guidelines
• The British Dyslexia Association (2004) - Dyslexia Style Guide
• US GSA (2000) - Section 508 § 1194.21 Software applications and operating systems
• Trace Center (1994) - Application Software Design Guidelines

Java Accessibility

• Sun - Java Accessibility Quick Tips
• Sun (2000) - Developing Accessible JFC Applications
• Sun - How to Support Assistive Technologies
• IBM (2002) - Java Accessibility Checklist
• IBM (2000) - Guidelines for Writing Accessible Applications Using 100% Pure Java

Web Content Accessibility

• W3C (1999) - Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0
• W3C (2004) - Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 - Working Draft
• Irish National Disability Authority (2002) - Accessibility Guidelines for Web
• NCAM (2003) - Software and Web Accessibility Guidelines
• IBM (2002) - IBM Web Accessibility Checklist
• US GSA (2000) - Section 508 § 1194.22 Web-based intranet and internet information and applications
• WebAIM (2001) - Section 508 Checklist
• Jim Thatcher (2004) - 508 Web Accessibility
• UBAccess (2004) - Designing web content for people with learning disabilities
• National Institute on Aging and the National Library of Medicine (2001) - Making Your Web Site Senior Friendly. A Checklist
• Nielsen Norman Group Report (2003) - Usability Guidelines Web Design for Users With Disabilities (for purchase)
• CEN (2003) - CWA 14835, Guidelines for making information accessible through sign language on the web (PDF file)

PDF Accessibility

• Adobe (2004) - Create accessible content
• Einfach für Alle (2003) - PDF-Dokumente barrierefrei - lesbar für Alle
• WebAIM (2004) - Adobe Acrobat Accessibility Techniques
• Planet PDF (2004) - Accessible PDF - A Strategic Review

Media Accessibility

• US GSA (2000) - Section 508 § 1194.24 Video and multimedia products
• Lighthouse International (2002) - Effective Color Contrast. Designing for People with Partial Sight and Color Deficiencies
• Lighthouse International (2003) - Making Text Legible. Designing for People with Partial Sight.

E-Learning Accessibility

• NCAM (2002) - IMS Guidelines for Developing Accessible Learning Applications

Standards Development and Accessibility

• CEN (2003) - CEN CWA 14661, Guidelines to Standardisers of ICT products and services in the CEN ICT domain (PDF file)
• CEN (2003) - CEN-CENELEC Guide 6, Guidelines to address the needs of older persons and people with disabilities (PDF file)
• ISO (2001) - ISO-IEC Guide 71 - Guidelines for standards developers to address the needs of older persons and persons with disabilities (for purchase)

Windows Accessibility

• Microsoft - Accessibility

Apple Accessibility

• Apple (2002) - Carbon - Making Carbon Applications Accessible to Users With Disabilities
• Apple (2002) - Cocoa - Accessibility - Introduction to Accessibility

GNOME Accessibility

• GNOME (2002) - GNOME Accessibility for Developers (CVS draft)
• Sun - GNOME 2.0 Accessibility Architecture

Other Resource Sites

• W3C Web Accessibility Initiative. This site provides guidelines and other resources on Web Accessibility, such as the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines.
• Trace R&D Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA. Guidelines, papers and other resources on Universal Design.
• Irish National Disability Authority IT Accessibility Guidelines. Very nicely explained accessibility guidelines for the Web, public access terminals, telecoms and application software. The guidelines for Web design are from the W3C, but better explained here.
• Information Technology Technical Assistance and Training Center, Georgia Tech University.
• WGBH National Center on Accessible Media.
• Web ohne Barrieren (Web without bariers). The information portal of the German project Aktionsbündnis für barrierefreie Informationstechnik - AbI (Initiative for accessible information technology) contains a good collection of regulation, guidelines and other resources for Germany and Europe.

See also publications of Gottfried Zimmermann.

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Last updated: Gottfried Zimmermann; Nov 12, 2005