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Accessibility: Resource Links

Accessibility Experts

• AccessAdobe
• AOL's Accessibility Policy
• Apple Computer, Accessibility
• IBM Accessibility Center
• Macromedia Accessibility
• Microsoft Accessibility

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Assistive Technology Software

Screen Readers

• JAWS for Windows
• Window Eyes (trial version available)

Speech based Browsers

• IBM Home Page Reader (trial version available)
• Cast eReader
• Cicero Text Reader
• Emacspeak
• Lunar Screen Magnifier
• pw WebSpeak (trial version available)
• Universal Reader
• WebTrek

Additional references from the W3C Web site

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Conferences

November 2004

• 7th Annual Accessing Higher Ground Conference: Assistive Technology and Accessible Media in Higher Education
  November 9-12, 2004 (Boulder, CO)
• Second Annual WOW Education Web Professional Summit
  November 7 - 10, 2004 (Tampa, FL)
• WOW Web Content Management and Web Services Conference
  November 12 - 14, 2004 (Las Vegas, NV)

December 2004

• Search Engine Strategies 2004: Conference & Expo
  December 13 - 16, 2004 (Chicago, IL)

2005

• Government Webmasters Conference
  TBA 2005 (Colorado)

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Education

• The Access Board
• Dept. of Justice – Section 508
• UsableNet
• WebAIM
• WebAble
• Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)
• Web Content Accessibility Guidelines for the State of Kansas

Books

• Accessibility for Everybody: Understanding the Section 508 Accessibility Requirements - John Mueller
• Building Accessible Web sites - Joe Clark (free version)
• Constructing Accessible Web sites - Jim Thatcher
• Designing CSS Web Pages - Christopher Schmitt
• Eric Meyer on CSS: Mastering the Language of Web Design - Eric Meyer
• HTML Utopia: Designing Without Tables Using CSS - Dan Shafer
• Maximum Accessibility: Making Your Web Site More Usable for Everyone - John Slatin & Sharron Rush
• Weaving the Web: The Original Design and Ultimate Destiny of the World
• Wide Web - Tim Berners-Lee
• Web Accessibility for People with Disabilities - Michael G. Paciello

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Training & online Courses

• The 508 Universe
• EASI Workshop
• ITTATC | Web-Based Training
• NOAA - The National Weather Service Tutorial
• W3C Accessibility Curriculum
• WebAIM tutorial
• Web Site Accessibility

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