Web Site Accessibility Resource Center
"The power of the Web is in its universality. Access by everyone
regardless of disability is an essential aspect."
-- Tim Berners-Lee, W3C Director and inventor of the World Wide Web
All web sites created by Spider Web Woman Designs are designed to be
accessible to people with disabilities. Our webmaster is a member
of the HTML Writers Guild AWARE
Advisory Board and a member of the W3C
WAI Education and Outreach Working Group.
The following are links to sites with more information, resources and
tools for making
accessible web sites. If you have any questions or would like to
suggest a site, please send us an email.
The Web Accessibility Initiative
at the W3C - The World Wide Web Consortium.
The W3C was founded in October 1994 to lead the World Wide Web to its
full potential by developing common protocols that promote its evolution
and ensure its interoperability. The Web Accessibility Initiative
(WAI), in coordination with organizations around the world, is pursuing
accessibility of the Web through five primary areas of work: technology,
guidelines, tools, education & outreach, and research &
development.
State of Connecticut Web Site Accessibility Committee The State of Connecticut
was one of the first States to recognize the need for equal access for
all its customers through the Internet. Connecticut established its
first working group to develop guidelines to ensure HTML documents are
accessible to persons with disabilities on August 23, 1996. The first
Universal Website Accessibility Policy was adopted on December 27, 1996.
AWARE Center Home Page - The HTML
Writers Guild AWARE stands for Accessible Web Authoring
Resources and Education, and our mission is to serve as a central
resource for web authors for learning about web accessibility.
WebAIM (Accessibility In Mind)
ICDRI - The International Center for
Disability Resources on the Internet
Accessify.com:
a site dedicated to furthering the cause of web accessibility by
offering free tools and other useful resources.
Articles
Make the Internet Accessible for All: The Americans with
Disabilities Act, signed into law in 1990, requires that
government provide individuals with disabilities access to
public places.
Building
a Barrier-Free Web: Making your site accessible to the
disabled is good business (New Architect Magazine, December
2002)
TechSoup:
Ensure Your Web Site Is Accessible
This page was last reviewed on:
February 21, 2008
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