Resources & Quick Links
Getting Started
What is This All About?
Accessibility [University of South Carolina] (YouTube 43:49) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2YMI5YLW08
How Difficult Can This Be? The F.A.T. City Workshop (YouTube 1:06:46https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZf8mfQFz-A
Accessibility as a Civil Right http://er.educause.edu/articles/2016/1/accessibility-as-a-civil-right
Now is the Time to Think About Accessibility https://chroniclevitae.com/news/1875-now-is-the-time-to-think-about-accessibility?
My Top Ten Organizations, Agencies and Companies
The number may not be exact...
WebAIM [Web Accessibility in Mind] http://webaim.org/
US Access Board You Tube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5tRWTtV5eSw68N3tSpmyWw
Access Board Launches YouTube Channel https://www.access-board.gov/news/1923-access-board-launches-youtube-channel
CAST (Center for Applied Special Technology) www.cast.org
UDL Center (National Center on Universal Design for Learning) www.udlcenter.org
Level Acccess (formerly SSB BART Group) http://www.ssbbartgroup.com/
Level Access: Education https://www.levelaccess.com/industries/education/
SSB BART Group - YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMaj9TLWOF6fx-bFdapY1AA
SSB BART Group - Who We Are and What We Do (YouTube, Jul 2014, 1:53) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPIA4jZ-68w
University of Washington is my most recent favorite university resource:
Applications of Universal Design in Postsecondary Education [DO-IT Center for Universal Design in Education] www.washington.edu/doit/programs/center-universal-design-education/applications-universal-design-postsecondary-education
IT Accessibility Checklist [University of Washington] http://www.washington.edu/accessibility/checklist/
The topics they include make a wonderful list of what to do:
Avoiding Flashing or Flickering Content
Avoiding Reliance on Visual Characteristics
Creating Accessible Forms
Designing for Keyboard Accessibility
Ensuring Accessibility of Scrolling or Updating Content
Ensuring Proper Tab and Read Order
Facilitating Efficient Navigation
Identifying Language of a Document and its Parts
Producing Accessible Multimedia
Providing Accessible Time Limits
Providing Consistent Site-wide Navigation
Providing Multiple Ways of Finding Content
Providing Predictable Behavior
Providing Structure in Web Pages and Documents
Providing Sufficient Color Contrast
Providing Visible Focus for Keyboard Users
Supporting Enlarged Text
Using Accessible Methods of Form Validation
Validating Your Code Making Images Accessible
Local/Regional Resources
USC Student Disability Services http://www.sa.sc.edu/sds/
Access South Carolina IT (formerly ATAC) http://accessibility.sc.gov/Pages/default.aspx
Able SC http://www.able-sc.org/
South Carolina Assistive Technology Program (SCATP) http://www.sc.edu/scatp/
Georgia Tools for Life, Georgia's Assistive Technology Act Program Georgia Tools for Life http://www.gatfl.org/
Arts Access South Carolina http://www.vsasc.org/
They “promote quality and accessible art experiences for people with all types of disabilities throughout the state of South Carolina.”
SC AHEAD (Association on Higher Education And Disability www.scahead.org
Other General Sources of Information about Accessibility
Accessibility Organizations & Resources http://aem.cast.org/creating/accessibility-organizations-resources.html#.Vul3huIrLs0
Accessibility Center: Accessible Technology - Accessible Opportunity (California Commnity Colleges) http://www.cccaccessibility.org/
3Play Media http://www.3playmedia.com/ They are a commercial video captioning service, but they offer many excellent webinars and provide recordings. They also have Video Highlights that take specific parts of the webinars that address specific questions. You must give your contact information when you watch a video and a salesman may contact you.
3Play Media YouTubeChannel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPUk6r8UfOSVy62H9K64abg
Accessibility Home [EDUCAUSE] https://sites.google.com/a/educause.edu/educause-wiki-site/
EDUCAUSE Accessibility Guidelines https://sites.google.com/a/educause.edu/educause-wiki-site/educause-accessibility-guidelines
7 Things You Should Know About IT Accessibility [EDUCAUSE] http://www.educause.edu/library/resources/7-things-you-should-know-about-it-accessibility
Link to PDF: https://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/EST1403.pdf
[U.S. Access Board] Section 508 Best Practices Library https://section508.gov/best-practices
A11ycasts with Rob Dodson (YouTube Channel by Google Chrome Developers) https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNYkxOF6rcICWx0C9LVWWVqvHlYJyqw7g
Introducing A11ycasts (1:43) https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNYkxOF6rcICWx0C9LVWWVqvHlYJyqw7g
Karlen Communications [Karen McCall] http://www.karlencommunications.com/
General Articles and Information about Accessibility
What is Accessibility? http://www.beaccessible.org.nz/the-movement/what-is-accessibility
Accessibility / What is accessibility? http://www.adobe.com/accessibility/gettingstarted.html
Accessibility / How do I create an accessible site? http://www.adobe.com/accessibility/create.html
Accessibility / Accessibility standards http://www.adobe.com/accessibility/508standards.html
Access MOOC YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMbfv9NlLcpF3Hpe5rs2cXw
Untagged PDF Being Read by a Screen Reader [NCSU] (YouTube 0:29) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaNwnsT4B5s
ERIC Search = Accessibility (for Disabled) http://eric.ed.gov/?q=%22%22&ff1=subAccessibility+(for+Disabled)
Accessibility / Resources http://www.adobe.com/accessibility/resources.html
Access to learning: Same path for all abilities http://blog.blackboard.com/access-to-learning-same-path-for-all-abilities/
As High-Tech Teaching Catches On, Students With Disabilities Can Be Left Behind http://www.chronicle.com/article/As-High-Tech-Teaching-Catches/190341/
Understood https://www.understood.org/en "Our goal is to help the millions of parents whose children, ages 3–20, are struggling with learning"
10 Tips to make your classroom more accessible https://educationblog.microsoft.com/2017/05/10-tips-for-creating-an-inclusive-classroom-today/#7tJk1c3cflA1o7Ze.99
Dotjay's Lab http://lab.dotjay.com/
Fact Sheets
AbilityNet Factsheets http://www.abilitynet.org.uk/factsheets
Fact Sheets: Topic Resources [Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation] http://www.christopherreeve.org/site/c.mtKZKgMWKwG/b.5041181/k.C489/Fact_Sheets_A_to_Z.htm
SCATP Fact Sheets [SC Assistive Technology Program] http://www.sc.edu/scatp/factsheets.htm
EDUCAUSE Library: Accessibility http://www.educause.edu/library/accessibility
Webinars (and Archives of Webinars)
CAST Professional Learning (upcoming and previous webinar recordings) http://castprofessionallearning.org/free-udl-webinars/
AbilityNet Webinars http://www.abilitynet.org.uk/advice-info/webinars
3Play Media Webinars: Upcoming and Recorded Webinars plus Video Highlights http://www.3playmedia.com/resources/webinars/
AEM Center: National Center on Accessible Educational Materials for Learning [CAST] Webinars & Presentations http://aem.cast.org/about/webinars-presentations.html#.VaO2qvlViko
AbleNet University (emphasis on AT and AAC ) [free registration required]
Live Webinars https://www.ablenetinc.com/resources/live_webinars/
Recorded Webinars https://www.ablenetinc.com/resources/recorded_webinars/
Georgia Tools for Life: Webinar Archives http://www.gatfl.gatech.edu/tflwiki/index.php?title=Webinar_Archives
Center on Technology and Disability (CDT) Cafe [Recorded Webinar] http://www.ctdinstitute.org/cafe
Accessible Technology Coalition (ATC) Trainings http://atcoalition.org/trainings
Webinar Archives from ATIA (Assistive Technology Industry Association) http://www.atia.org/i4a/member_directory/feResultsListing.cfm?directory_id=10&viewAll=1
Association of Assistive Technology Act Programs (ATAP) Webinars & Training Videos http://ataporg.org/ICTWebinars/Default.aspx
Webinars [George Masons' Assistive Technology Initiative] http://ati.gmu.edu/training/webinars/
ADA Conferences, Great Lakes ADA Center, 877-232-1990 (V/TTY), webinars@ada-audio.org
ADA Online Audio Conference Archives http://www.ada-audio.org/Archives/AudioConference/
Accessibility Online https://secure71.inmotionhosting.com/~access20/ArchiveAttendance/
Accessibility Courses - Free
Web Accessibility by Google: Developing with Empathy https://www.udacity.com/course/web-accessibility--ud891
Introduction to Course Accessibility [Berkeley] http://bit.ly/coursea11y
Professional Web Accessibility Auditing Made Easy [Ryerson] https://de.ryerson.ca/wa/
Start Building Accessible Web Applications Today https://egghead.io/courses/start-building-accessible-web-applications-today
Digital Accessibility: Enabling Participation in the Information Society [Future Learn] https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/digital-accessibility
Introduction to Web Accessibility [Google)] https://webaccessibility.withgoogle.com/course
Other Organizations, Agencies and Companies
Accessible Technology Coalition (ATC) http://atcoalition.org/
Center on Technology and Disability (CDT) Learning Center http://www.ctdinstitute.org/library
ITACCESS IT Accessibility Constituent Group [EDUCAUSE] http://www.educause.edu/discuss/constituent-groups-about-information-systems-and-services/it-accessibility-constituent-group
ASCIT Google Drive https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B86HMzuOaYRGaHNYVnl0MnQzZ2s
"Outreach and Education Committee" (formerly Training and Education)
AHEAD (Association on Higher Education And Disability) https://www.ahead.org/
Web Resources (Accessibility: Advocacy groups, General resources, IBM resources) http://www-03.ibm.com/able/resources/index.html
Glossaries & Dictionaries
Also see the Glossaries & Dictionaries areas on other pages on this site:
Legal & Ethical Issues: Glossaries & Dictionaries
Web Accessibility: Glossaries & Dictionaries
Accommodations Terminology
Links to More General Glossaries & Dictionaries
The Americans with Disabilities Act Glossary of Terms https://askjan.org/links/adaglossary.htm
Accessibility Terms Glossary [San Jose State University] http://www.sjsu.edu/accessibility/ati/glossary/
Accessibility Glossary Terms http://www.usability.gov/what-and-why/glossary/tag/accessibility/index.html
Glossary of Terms and Preferred Language [Alliance for Inclusion in the Arts] http://inclusioninthearts.org/projects/about-deal/glossary-of-preferred-terms/
Glossary of Disability-Related Terms [DO-IT] http://www.washington.edu/doit/glossary-disability-related-terms
Resources to Explore Further
New links that I find but have not yet looked at closely enough to add to my lists.