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Accessibility: Internet Resources, June 2001 Interface Volume 23, Fall, 2001. Interface is the newsletter published by the ASCLA division of ALA. This article contains a listing of web sites and discussion groups about equal accessibility to the latest technology.

Volume 23, Number 3, 2001

Accessibility: Internet Resources, June 2001

Accessible Technology

Compiled by: Audrey Gorman

Site Name Address Comments

ABLEDATA http://www.abledata.com Assistive tech from domestic and international sources

Alliance for Technology Access http://www.ataccess.org Rich site, inc. listings by state

Center for Accessible Technology http://www.cforat.org/ Information and services supporting technology use that respects individual differences; product reviews; links

Center for Applied Special Technology http://www.cast.org Information on universal design, Universal Design for Learning; more; home of "Bobby"; K- 12

Equal Access to Software and Information (EASI) http://www.easi.cc Access-to-information tech info, online courses, more, inc. libraries

IBM Accessibility Center http://www-3.ibm.com/able/ Accessibility checklists, guidelines, tools; laws and trends; partners and products

RESNA (Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America) http://www.resna.org Listing of 56 state and territory Technical Assistance Projects; issues; publications; credentialing; Section 508 information

Trace Research and Development Center http://trace.wisc.edu Accessible technology solutions; universal design; links; rich site

Web Site Accessibility

Site Name	Address	Comments
Accessible Web Design	http://www.makoa.org/web-desi.htm	Design information; articles; more
Trace Research and Development Center (TRACE)	http://trace.wisc.edu	Technology solutions for people with disabilities, links, more
Web Accessibility Initiative of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)	http://www.w3c.org/WAI	The source of definitive global guidelines and breaking news; evaluation and repair tools list; tutorials
WebAIM (Web Accessibility in Mind)	http://www.webaim.org/	Courses, tutorials, news, other resources including Section 508
Center for Accessible Special Technology (CAST)/Bobby	http://www.cast.org/bobby	Well-known web site evaluation tool (See WAI for list of tools)

Disabilities and Accessibility

Site Name	Address	Comments
Center on Disabilities, California State University at Northridge	http://www.csun.edu/cod/	Service ideas; international conference on technology and people with disabilities
Closing The Gap	http://www.closingthegap.com	Product info for people with disabilities; info on conference; ++
Council for Exceptional Children	http://www.cec.sped.org	Geared toward educators, good links; see parent site too
Disability Resources, Inc.	http://www.disabilityresources.org	Excellent guide to other Web sources + "Librarians' Connection"
LD Online	http://www.ldonline.org	Covers all aspects of LD; rich, outstanding site; clearinghouse
National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities (NICHCY)	http://www.nichcy.org	Information on all disabilities and related issues; lots of freebies/low cost
National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped	http://www.loc.gov/nls/	Services, national network of cooperating libraries, digital talking book standards, Web Braille, more
Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic	http://www.rfbd.org	Resources on audio tape and in digital formats; recorded textbooks

Discussion Lists

Site Name	Address [leave subject line blank; put next lines in body of message]	Comments
AXLIB-L	e-mail to listserv@maelstrom.stjohns.edu subscribe axslib-l yourfirstname yourlastname	For librarians concerned with accessibility issues
KIOSK-L	e-mail listproc@trace.wisc.edu subscribe KIOSK-L yourfirstname yourlastname	Discusses strategies for making kiosks and touch screen products accessible
SEC508	e-mail listproc@trace.wisc.edu subscribe SEC508 yourlastname yourfirstname	A forum for discussing issues surrounding Section 508
TECHWATCH	e-mail listproc@trace.wisc.edu subscribe TECHWATCH yourfirstname yourlastname	Administered by the National Council on Disability; discuss technology trends
TELECOM-L	e-mail listproc@trace.wisc.edu subscribe TELECOM-L yourfirstname yourlastname	Discuss telecommunications access guidelines put out by the US Access Board
UACCESS-L	e-mail listproc@trace.wisc.edu subscribe UACCESS-L yourfirstname yourlastname	Discuss universal access with regards to information systems
UNIVERSALDESIGN-ED (all one word)	e-mail listproc@trace.wisc.edu subscribe UNIVERSALDESIGN-ED yourfirstname your lastname	Discuss teaching or advocating for universal design and trying to educate in the broadest sense

Contact: Chris Cieslak
with questions concerning the ASCLA Web site. Last Revised: Oct 07, 2008

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