- A-Prompt: Web Accessibility Verifier
2002-04-15
University of Toronto's Adaptive Technology Resource Centre (ATRC) and the TRACE Center at the University of Wisconsin
A-Prompt (Accessibility Prompt) is a software tool designed to improve the usability of HTML documents by evaluating Web pages for accessibility barriers and then providing developers with a fast and easy way to make the necessary repairs.
Free downloadable tool.
Superseded by ATRC Checker.
- AccessEngine.com
Canada, Ontario, Toronto
Charles Crosbie
2002-04-20
AccessEngine.com
Charles@AccessEngine.com
Search, Rate, and Map local access information
by/for people with disabilities
- Accessibility Aids @ RehabTool.com
United States, Texas, Houston
D. Gerard
2001-04-18
RehabTool.com
info@rehabtool.com
High-tech assistive, adaptive and accessibility aids for children and adults
with disabilities and special needs. Free product search and referrals.
- Accessibility audits by specialists
United Kingdom
David Murdoch
2004-04-20
Clarifeye
david@clarifeye.com
Clarifeye is an accessibility consultancy providing accessibility and usability
audits, training and consultation. User testing by our on staff experts in assistive
technologies is standard. They use these technologies on a
daily basis and have for years and as such know all too well the impact of poorly
designed websites.
- Accessibility Consulting
United States, Texas, Austin
Jim Thatcher
2004-04-02
JimThatcher.com
jim@jimthatcher.com
JimThatcher.com offers consulting services relating to IT accessibility, including product
reviews, audits, and strategies for building in accessibility. The web site includes
accessibility resources including a 12 section tutorial on web accessibility for Section 508.
- Accessibility Consulting - RampWeb
United States, Texas, Austin
Kathleen Wahlbin
2005-02-24
RampWEB, Inc.
Kwahlbin@rampweb.com
RampWEB is about Web accessibility. We can help meet accessibility and usability goals
for your Web site. We are a leader in Web accessibility consulting, dedicated to meeting
the needs of all users. We understand that Web accessibility requires not only adherance
to technical/regulatory guidelines, but also user friendliness.
- Accessibility for Business
United Kingdom, Bristol
Jaya Chakrabarti
2004-06-03
Nameless UK
jaya@nameless-uk.com
We specialise in the web and digital media; from web design, email marketing, database
application development, creative presentations, accessibility and eGov compliance
consultancy through to completely managed hosting email services.
- Accessibility testing with Style
English, Spanish, German, French, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Danish, Catalan
2007-07-17
HERA is a tool to check the accessibility of Web pages accoridng to the specification Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 1.0).
- Accessible Games
English
United Kingdom, Scotland, Dundee
enquiries@web-game.co.uk
2007-04-04
web-game.co.uk
enquiries@web-game.co.uk
Web-game provides links to accessible games & information on accessible gaming.
- Accessible Hardware and Software Design Services
Canada, Ontario, Ottawa
Mark McKay
2005-02-08
Zambadu Inc.
sales@zambadu.com
We help organizations looking to create accessible hardware and software products.
- Accessible Web Site Design
Australia
Steven Faulkner
2003-01-30
Vision Australia Foundation
steven.faulkner@visionaustralia.org.au
Web Accessibility consulting, reviews and training conducted by Vision Australia
Foundation (not for profit)
- Accessible Web Site Design UK - Accessibility Specialists
United Kingdom, Lancashire, Blackpool
Mark Hardy
2004-10-15
Accessible Web Design UK
mark@accessiblesites.co.uk
Offers Standards Compliant, Accessible web site development and consultancy services to businesses
and individuals throughout the UK and Overseas.
- Accessible Web Studio
English
United States, Ohio, Perrysburg
Jadwiga A. Carlson
2006-11-17
Accessible Web Studio, Ltd.
jcarlson@accessiblewebstudio.com
Accessible Web Studio, Ltd. develops websites accessible to all by adhering to the standards
of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), section 508, CSS, XHTML.
- AccessNow
United States, Illinois, Northbrook
Sara Poticha
2001-08-17
HirePotential
spoticha@hirepotential.com
AccessNow is a strategic relationship between HirePotential and Computer Technology
Associates. AccessNow works with companies and federal agencies to implement accessible
technology solutions for Internet, Hardware, Software, Equipment, and Individual
Accessibility that improve an organization's ability to realize the maximum potential of
attracting and working with disability and aging communities.
- Acessibility.com - accessible web site design and retrofitting services and resources
United States, DC, Washington
Deborah Picardo
2001-11-04
Acessibility.com
info@acessibility.com
Acessibility.com is dedicated to offering free links, information, resources and studies and affordable fixed
price consulting and one-stop shop services for accessible Web site design, critique, 508 compliance, and
retrofitting services.
- Adobe Access
2001-05-16
- Alpha Squared Solutions
United Kingdom, Berkshire, Datchet
Rhona Aylward
2004-01-16
Alpha Squared Solutions
info@a2solutions.co.uk
Provides a completely independent and comprehensive website audit service including accessibility
(W3C WAI-AAA), HMTL, XHTML, CSS, internal and external links, reverse links, company references on the
internet, spelling, grammar, timelines and more.
- Apple Computer Accessibility
2006-12-20
Since 1985 Apple has been committed to helping people with disabilities access their personal computer. Apple's commitment to accessibility is evident throughout the Mac OS X operating system which is by design, easy to use, but also includes a wide variety of features and technologies specifically designed to provide accessibility to users with disabilities. Apple refers to these features collectively as Universal Access and has integrated them right into the operating system so they can be used in conjunction with a variety of applications from Apple and other developers.
- Apple Computer Accessibility (for Developers)
2006-12-20
Mac OS X contains technologies, including the Accessibility API and Speech technology, used for creating accessible applications and assistive technology solutions. Applications that properly support the Accessibility API are accessible to a wide variety of assistive technologies such as screen reader software and alternate input devices. Mac OS X also provides support for full keyboard navigation, which developers can use to ensure that their application is navigable from the keyboard.
- Assessibility Wizard (v1.0)
2007-07-17
The Accessibility Wizard is a tool for web developers and project teams. It breaks down the WAI Checkpoints into individual tasks for each job role in a development team. Every member of a development team is directed to implement the WAI Checkpoints at a specified conformance level (A,AA or AAA). This is the only sure way of meeting accessibility conformance. A web client that supports the Flash 6 (or higher) plugin is the minimum requirement to use the wizard.
- ATRC Web Accessibility Checker
2008-02-14
University of Toronto's Adaptive Technology Resource Centre (ATRC)
This is an experimental service provided by the Adaptive Technology Resource Center (ATRC) at the University Of Toronto. It is a model system that demonstrates how web pages can be checked for accessibility problems.
Free downloadable tool.
- Awesu barrierefreies Webdesign
German
Germany
Michael Welter
2008-03-29
Awesu.de Webdesign & -entwicklung
m@awesu.de
Erstellung von barrierefreien und benutzerfreundlichen Webseiten.
- Barrierefreie Webside aus Schwarzenbek
German
Germany
A. Hock
2007-06-22
Schwarzenbek-Info
ahock@freenet.de
Internetseiten für Senioren aus Schwarzenbek. Barriere frei optimiert.
- Barrierefreie Typo3 Webseiten (BITV/WAI)
German/ English
Germany
Björn Bock
2007-06-05
consulting1x1
b.bock@consulting1x1.com
Individuelle barrierefreie Webseiten mit sehr guter Usability
- Barrierefreies Webdesign
German
Germany, Hessen, Darmstadt
Stephan
2005-12-11
4wd media
kontakt@4wdmedia.de
Webdesign with a high importance on accessibility
- Barrierefreies Webdesign & Usability Know How
German
Germany, Quickborn
Nils Zimmermann
2008-01-31
Saltylemon
info@saltylemon.de
Wir bieten Ihnen Erfahrung im Bereich E-Commerce und bei der Vermarktung von Online-Shops.
- Barrierefreies Webdesign by anatom5
German
Germany, Northrine-Westfalia, Dusseldorf
Ansgar Hein
2006-10-08
anatom5 perception marketing
info@anatom5.de
Offers marketing- as well as accessibility-consulting and
accessible web design. Founders of the German accessibility-portal barrierekompass.de
- Barrierefreies Webdesign von TechDivision
German
Germany, Rosenheim
Josef Willkommer
2007-11-14
TechDivision GmbH
j.willkommer@techdivision.com
TechDivision verfügt über umfangreiche Erfahrung bei der Erstellung von barrierefreien
Webseiten.
- BIGPiNG! - Usability and Universal Accessibility in Web Design
Germany, Hamburg
Ulrich S. Kapp
2003-09-22
BIGPiNG! oHG
kapp@bigping.de
BIGPiNG! realizes barrier-free, usable and W3C validated Webdesign in XHTML 1.0 Strict and
CSS2.
- Blue Fusion Web Site Design
English
United Kingdom, Worcestershire, Malvern
V. Richardson
2006-12-06
Blue Fusion Web
contact@bfweb.co.uk
Blue Fusion Web offers accessible web site design services.
- Bunnyfoot - UK usability & accessibility specialists
United Kingdom, Oxford
Jon Dodd
2002-04-30
Bunnyfoot
jon@bunnyfoot.com
Services to enhance the user experience. User testing in our dedicated lab - testing
users with special needs a speciality.
- Consulting and training on accessibility, usability, and people with disabilities
Canada, Ontario, Toronto
Alan Cantor
2004-11-22
Cantor Access Inc.
acantor@cantoraccess.com
We work with organizations to ensure that their products, spaces, web sites, and
services are accessible to and usable by people with disabilities; and to ensure that
employees and students with disabilities are well-accommodated.
- Cynthia - Online web content accessibility validation
2003-05-22
- Developing Accessible User Interfaces
United States, Wisconsin, Madison
Katherine Brennan
2001-09-11
Optavia Corporation
kbrennan@optavia.com
Optavia Corporation helps businesses create universal and accessible
online experiences to better connect with their customers. Optavia serves clients worldwide through training,
design evaluation, usability consulting, and site development services, leveraging proven user-centered design
methodology to create interactive environments that satisfy customer needs and achieve business objectives.
- Dialog WebDesign GmbH
German
Germany, Hessen, Frankfurt am Main, Hanauer Landstraße 521, 60386
Gleb Dolotov
2007-09-18
Dialog WebDesign GmbH
gdolotov@dialog-webdesign.de
Dialog WebDesign entwirft und realisiert professionelles barrierefreies Webdesign.
- Digital Media Access Group
United Kingdom, Scotland, University of Dundee
Lorna Gibson
2001-06-12
Digital Media Access Group
lgibson@computing.dundee.ac.uk
A consultancy group supporting organisations ensure and promote accessibility on their digital resources.
- E-Ramp, Inc., Architecting corporate IM/IT accessibility and accommodation for
persons with disabillities
Canada, Ontario, Ottawa
Bill Shackleton
2002-10-05
E-Ramp, Inc.
bill@eramp.com
A Strategic Approach to Accessibility:
E-Ramp helps clients to architect accessibility into their corporate environments.
This approach takes into consideration, among other things:
* Web Accessibility
* Sensitive Accommodation of Employees with Disabilities
* Current and Future IM/IT Infrastructure
* Accessible Delivery of Programs, Services and Products to Clients
Integrating "e-ramps" into your organization raises its quality for everyone -
including persons with disabilities.
- Early Learning Site
Sandra D'Souza
2002-08-04
ABA Materials.com
sandra@aba-materials.com
We produce CD-ROMs with picture flash cards that can be previewed/printed to
teach speech, language and communication.
- Expert InSite, Inc.
United States, Massachusetts, Somerville
Chris McFarlane
2002-03-26
Expert InSite, Inc.
chris.mcfarlane@expertinsite.com
Web usability and accessibility consulting firm focused on simplifying the transfer of information
between the Web and its users. Specializing in Section 508 compliance and WAI guideline conformance.
- First Accessibility - Accessibility Servicxes and Training
United Kingdom, London
Tom Glasson
2005-08-14
Test Partners
enquiries@accessibility.co.uk
First Accesibility from Test Partners offers a wide range of services to assist
companies with all aspects of accessibility compliance.
- Further Ahead Accessible Web Site Development
English
Canada, Ontario, Ottawa
Derek Featherstone
2005-12-18
Further Ahead Inc.
info@furtherahead.com
We are an Ottawa based company providing web development, accessibility and consulting
services. We design web-based systems, we assess web site accessibility, we help people create
policies, we help business make technology decisions, we provide training to IT departments,
managers and developers, we try to make the web a better place, and we have fun doing it.
- Henter Joyce, a division of Freedom Scientific
United States, Florida, St. Petersburg
Bryan Carver
2000-05-08
Henter-Joyce, a division of Freedom Scientific
info@hj.com
Developers of software for blind and low vision computer users:
JAWS for Windows Screen Reader and MAGIC Screen Magnifier;
available for Win 98/95, NT, and 2000 Pro, as individual, corporate, and institutional licenses.
- High Accessibility Pages (HAP) for readers with special visual needs
Canada, Ontario, Kitchener
Leo Petipas
2003-05-22
Concrete Canoes Technical Writing Service
info@concretecanoes.com
A technical writing service web site with alternate sets of pages for readers with
special preferences.
- HirePotential
United States, Illinois, Northbrook
Sara Poticha
2001-08-17
HirePotential
spoticha@hirepotential.com
HirePotential is a national consulting firm that focuses on providing universal
accessibility and compliance services to Fortune 1000 corporations.
- HTML tools by Hermish
2007-07-17
HTML evaluation tools used to rate Web sites for accessibility, Section 508, usability and overall quality
- Hunox Website Development
Canada, Ontario, Ottawa
2005-09-27
Hunox
info@hunox.ca
Hunox: a small, web design and development company born out of Ottawa,
Canada. Hunox specialises in accessible website design and development ensuring your site
is inclusive and accessible to 'all' of our possible clients regardless of internet
browser, access technology, disability or impairment.
- IBM Accessibility Center
2001-05-16
Brings together product and service information for people with disabilities, and for Human Resource Professionals who are proactively seeking knowledge about solutions or empowering persons with disabilities to ensure a productive working environment.
- IBM Accessibility Center Guidelines
2001-05-16
Guidelines for accessibility for general software, Web applications, Java applications, hardware, etc.
- Inclusive Technologies
United States, New Jersey, Matawan
Jim Tobias
2002-11-06
Inclusive Technologies
tobias@inclusive.com
Inclusive Technologies delivers technical and business process consulting on
accessibility of information and communication technologies, both hardware and software.
Product accessibility audits, new product development support, marketing assistance, and
staff training.
- Labor Law Posters USA
United States, Florida, Ft. Lauderdale
2004-11-12
Labor Law Posters USA
postersusa@yahoo.com
U.S. Federal & State Labor law posters by email.
- Macromedia Accessibility
2001-05-16
- Microsoft Accessibility and Disabilities Site
- Microsoft Accessible Web Design Guidelines
2001-12-13
"By following accessibility design practices and using Microsoft Active Accessibility, you can make technology products for your customers with accessibility needs."
- Nomensa - User Experience Experts
United Kingdom, Avon, Bristol
Alastair Campbell
2002-11-19
Nomensa
ac@nomensa.com
Nomensa are committed to making the web more usable and more inclusive - making
accessible websites for private and public sector companies.
- OCAWA accessibility validation
2007-07-17
- Online Training to Certified Web Accessibility Consultant
English
Germany, NRW, Bielefeld
John S. Britsios
2005-10-22
Webnauts Net
info@academy.webnauts.net
"Certified Web Accessibility Consultant (CWAC)" online training program.
- Opera Software Accessibility
2001-05-16
- Pollenation Internet Accessibility Services
United Kingdom, Leeds
Tim Parkin
2003-07-08
Pollenation Internet Ltd
tim@pollenation.net
Pollenation Internet offer advanced facilities for the consultation on and implementation
of accessibility programmes for UK companies.
- RAMP- Robust Accessibility Management & Production
United States, Virginia, Fairfax
Preety Kumar
2001-11-08
Deque Systems, Inc.
preety.kumar@deque.com
RAMP is an open platform productivity tool that automates Section 508 and WAI Triple-A compliance detection,
remediation, auditing, and reporting.
- RetroAccess
United States, Michigan, Ann Arbor
Derren Hermann
2001-09-13
RetroAccess
comments@retroaccess.com
RETROACCESS is a website evaluation and correction tool that checks your website code
against established accessibility standards and conveniently guides you through the repair
of those problems.
- sbihl - Webdesign barrierefrei
German
Germany, Schleswig-Holstein, Ellerau
Stefan Bihl
2006-12-09
hcibib_org@sbihl.de
Erstellung von barrierefreien Websites und Beratung zum Thema Usability.
- Sigmer Technologies Ltd. - Website Accessibility
English
United Kingdom, East Sussex, Brighton
Nigel Gill
2006-04-10
Sigmer Technologies Ltd.
nigel@sigmer.com
Website accessibility is at the forefront of all web development.
At Sigmer we are firm believers in accessible web design;
we support the World Wide Web Consortium's (W3C) Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) and have
expertise in accessible web site design.
We aspire to a future where the Internet fulfils it's original purpose; to provide equal
opportunity of access to information, services and the means to purchase products to all who use
it, regardless of disability.
- Site Valet - Web Tools for Quality, Accessibility, Standards Compliance
2007-
Site Valet offers a uniquely comprehensive
website monitoring service together with powerful online tools.
- Spotless Design
English
United Kingdom, London
Ben Logan
2005-11-30
Spotless Design
ben.logan@spotlessdesign.com
Web accessibility and accessible design.
- SSB Technologies
United States, California, San Francisco
Chris Jones
2000-10-10
SSB Technologies
contact@ssbtechnologies.com
SSB Technologies is a company founded by technologists with disabilities which has developed automated software tools which help make web sites and intranets accessible to people with disabilities
- Sun Microsystems' Accessibility Program
2000-07-18
"Driven by the belief that designing to meet the needs of users with disabilities can improve the productivity of ALL users."
Includes articles and papers, mainly with a focus on Java support for accessibility.
- Surfability - Accessible, usable, navigable web redesigns
United Kingdom, England, London
Mark I. Williams
2004-03-22
Surfability Ltd
m.i.williams@surfability.com
Surfability make underperforming websites and intranets measurably more accessible, usable and
navigable.
- TAW. WCAG Web Accessibility Test
2007-07-17
Tool for the accessibility analysis of Web sites
- The Accessibility Experts
United States, California, San Diego
Joe Williams
2001-12-01
The Accessibility Experts
info@accessibilityexperts.com
Access to the World Wide Web to the blind is achievable and an inalienable right to the handicap. The
founders of Accessibility Experts are committed to using their web development knowledge to
empower the blind.
- The Usability Company
United Kingdom, England, London
Adam Crawford
2003-07-22
The Usability Company
adam@theusabilitycompany.com
Accessibility and usability testing services from The Usability Company. UK specialist
consultants in strategic usability for website, wireless and digital TV usability testing
and research. Site includes resources and a glossary.
- Toorak Usability
United Kingdom, London
Lisa Halabi
2002-02-26
Toorak Usability
lisa.halabi@toorakusability.co.uk
Specialists in usability and accessibility testing and consultancy.
- Truwex Online 2.0 beta: Section 508 and WCAG Accessibility, Privacy, Quality Assurance Tool
English
Russia, Moscow
Vladimir Popov
2007-06-18
Erigami, Ltd.
truwex@erigami.ru
Erigami Truwex tool checks web page accessibility, privacy, quality and mesaures performance in
real browsers. The detected issues are visible on a web page screenshot. It makes a full web
page breakdown lising all elements loaded by IE6 browser.
- uiConsulting: Providing complete interface design and development services for websites,
intranets, and software applications.
Canada, Ontario, Ottawa
Hilary Little
2002-07-17
uiConsulting
hilarylittle@uiconsulting.com
Providing complete interface design and development services for websites, intranets,
and software applications.
Our specialty is creating usable and accessible web interfaces.
- Unbounded Access
Jael Kurtz
2002-11-28
jael@ubaccess.com
A provider of web accessibility technology, services and research.
- Usability Testing and Section 508 Reviews in Atlanta
United States, Georgia, Atlanta
John M. Morgan
2002-10-23
User Insight
contact@userinsight.com
User Insight provides Usability Testing, Focus Groups and Section 508 Reviews in
Atlanta, Georgia.
- UsableNet - Website Testing Systems
United States, New York, New York
Melissa Hall
2001-08-28
melissa@usablenet.com
source for Web usability technology, offering Web-based services and computer software to Web development professionals, and providing a gateway for the Web research community to improve the Web browsing experience.
Check the accessibility and usability of your site (first 5 pages).
- Using Technology to improve the quality of life
United States, Missouri, Sedalia
Greg Corpier
2002-08-20
Corpier Consulting Services
greg@corpierconsulting.com
voice commandable home automation system customized for physically handicapped.
- Watchfire WebXACT website testing (CAST Bobby)
2008-02-01
As of February 1, 2008 the Watchfire WebXact and Bobby Online products will no longer be publicly available. As an IBM Company, Watchfire will continue to invest in accessibility through the IBM Rational Policy Tester Accessibility Edition solution (previously WebXM Accessibility Module). This enterprise platform leverages the Bobby technology alongside a next-generation scan engine, providing the accessibility community with technology that allows users to scan, test, remediate and understand compliance with current accessibility legislation. Watchfire is working closely with the IBM Human Ability and Accessibility Center to continue to evolve this product line to meet this growing market demand. For more information please see http://www.ibm.com/software/awdtools/tester/policy/accessibility/ and www.ibm.com/able.
- WAVE 3.0 Accessibility Tool (BETA)
2003-05-22
Helps check your page for accessibility for people with disabilities.
- Web Accessibility and Usability Consultants, Designers, Developers and Trainers
English German
Germany, NRW, Bielefeld
John Britsios
2003-05-22
Webnauts Net
webmaster@webnauts.net
Web Accessibility and Usability Consultants, Developers and Trainers. The ones
who care about the users of the web. Making usability and accessibility possible.
- Web Accessible Sites
English
United States, Ohio, Toledo
Brigitte Odenthal
2006-09-04
Web Accessible Sites LLC
bodenthal@wasites.com
Ohio-based Web consulting company specialized in providing accessible and
standards-compliant solutions.
- Web design UK and search engine optimisation
United Kingdom, Scotland
Carmen Mardiros
2003-08-30
Mardiros Internet Marketing
corrsinblue@hotmail.com
Offers web design services focused on accessibility issues. Also offers search
engine optimisation as well as articles on accessibility that are meant as
guidelines.
- Web per tutti:: Test your web site
2007-07-17
Torquemada offers to website developers a complete methodology for accessibility analysis which uses a tool for page checking that makes it possible to quickly identify which parts of a page are in error and the HTML code corresponding to these parts.
- Web-Development & Accessibility consultancy
English
Ireland, Co. Down, Newry
Niall O'Gribin
2006-10-21
enquiries@erigena.com
Erigena specialises in Accessible web-design and provides an expert web-accessibility
auditing service.
Erigena specialises in designing/redesigning websites which comply with
current accessibility legislation and guidelines. Erigena also perform accessibility
audits and can help ensure that a web-site is accessible
and easier to use for all users, as well as highly for search-engines.
- Webcredible
United Kingdom, London
Trenton Moss
2004-04-16
Webcredible
trenton@webcredible.co.uk
Webcredible is web usability and accessibility consultancy. The site offers a large
resources area and a free website evaluation.
- Webdesign - Hamburg - BIGPiNG!
German
Germany, Hamburg
Ulrich S. Kapp
2003-09-22
BIGPiNG! OHG
kapp@bigping.de
Die BIGPiNG! OHG realisiert barrierefreies und benutzerfreundliches Webdesign in XHTML und
CSS2 nach W3C validiert.
- Webdesign für Hamburg Lüneburg und Uelzen
German
Germany, Lower Saxony, 29549 Bad Bevensen
Matthias Richter
2007-10-29
Matthias Richter - Webdesign und Fotografie
info@webdesign-up2date.de
webdesign-up2date entwickelt auf Wunsch barrierefreie Websites.
- Webdesign Wien Stangl
German
Austria, Vienna
Stangl Oliver Günther
2008-03-29
Webdesign Stangl
info@webdesign-stangl.at
In a few words - you will find a fully accessible commercial oriented website which is based
on numerous web standards and can easily be accessed. Tableless design is combined with some
fluid layout elements by x1.1 rendering. No client-side scripting, no flash and acceptable
loading-rates show that attractive design can easily be combined with triple-a accessibility,
no matter if screen, handheld, or print css is loaded.
- WebSavvy Access
Canada, Ontario, Toronto
Greg Gay
2002-11-01
University of Toronto
web.savvy@utoronto.ca
Accessibility evaluations, consultation, and design service (W3C WAI, Section 508)
- Website Accessibility Services
United Kingdom, Norfolk, Norwich
William Hanna
2005-02-06
Ontime Websites
info@ontimewebsites.com
We make websites accessible and legal at a relatively low cost. We get sites up to the
W3C Web Accessibility Initiative "AA" standard allowing the logo to be displayed.
- WestWindMoves Internet Consultants
United Kingdom, Liverpool
2003-03-12
support@westwindmoves.com
WestWindMoves provide consultancy and design accessible standards-compliant web
sites for clients wishing to reach a larger target audience.
- Access Board
2001-12-13
An independent U.S. agency devoted to accessibility for people with disabilities.
- Access E-Learning
United States, Georgia, Atlanta
Curtis Edmonds
2004-03-24
Georgia Institute of Technology
curtis.edmonds@catea.org
A ten-module tutorial that is a resource for those seeking to make their distance education
accessible for individuals with disabilities.
- Accessible Web Site Design
Australia
Steven Faulkner
2003-01-30
Vision Australia Foundation
steven.faulkner@visionaustralia.org.au
Web Accessibility consulting, reviews and training conducted by Vision Australia
Foundation (not for profit)
- ACM SIGACCESS: Special Interest Group on Accessible Computing
United States, New York, New York, 1515 Broadway, 10036
Sponsors an annual conference on assistive technologies (ASSETS).
- Adaptive Technology Research and Development
Canada
Harry Lew
2004-10-30
Neil Squire Society
info@neilsquire.ca
Canadian Non Profit Org developing and deploying adaptive technology.
- Alliance for Public Technology
2001-12-13
Non-profit organization concerned with fostering access to affordable and useful information services and technologies to the public.
- Alliance for Technology Access
- AWARE Center: Accessible Web Authoring Resources and Education Center
HTML Writer's Guild
"our mission is to serve as a central resource for web authors for learning about web accessibility."
- BCAB: British Computer Association of the Blind
2001-05-16
- CAST: Center for Applied Special Technology
2001-12-13
Non-profit organization that conducts applied research in Universal Design Learning (UDL), develops and releases products that expand opportunities for learning through UDL, and disseminates UDL concepts through public and professional channels.
- Center for Universal Design
2001-12-13
North Caroline State University
A national research, information, and technical assistance center that evaluates, develops, and promotes universal design in housing, public and commercial facilities, and related products.
- CITA: Center for Information Technology Accommodation
U.S. General Services Administration,
Office of Governmentwide Policy
Established in 1984, the General Services Administration's
Center for IT Accommodation (CITA)
is nationally recognized as a model demonstration facility
for instituting accessible information environments, services and management practices.
- Disability Resources Monthly (DRM) Guide to Disability Resources on the Internet
2000-06-29
"a nonprofit organization that monitors, reviews, and reports on disability resources"
- EDeAN - European Design for All e-Accessibility Network
Greece, Crete
Iosif Klironomos
2005-12-08
FORTH-ICS
iosif@ics.forth.gr
Established by the European Commission in 2002, EDeAN is charged with fostering awareness on
Design for All and eAccessibility and promoting changes of culture in the public and private
sectors. It aims to establish links with appropriate education channels to embed Design for All
best practices in new curricula.
- German Alliance for barrier free Information Technology
German
Germany, Wetter
Christian Buhler
2006-11-08
FTB
info@abi-projekt.de
Homepage of the German Alliance for barrier free Information Technology.
- German WAI Mailinglist
German
Germany, NRW, Sankt Augustin
Carlos Velasco
2004-08-17
Fraunhofer Institute FIT
carlos.velasco@fit.fraunhofer.de
This is a discussion mailinglist about accessibility issues and WAI Guidelines.
It has about 500 Members.
It maintains archives with resources about accessibility.
- International Center for Disability Resources on the Internet
"The Center's mission is to collect and present as many disability-related Internet resources as there are available, including resources directly related to disabilities and other resources that may be helpful to the disability community."
- ISAAC (International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication)
- Knowbility Inc
United States, Texas, Austin 78759
Sharron Rush, Executive Director
2005-06-22
srush@knowbility.org
Knowbility's web site is a place where you can learn how and why to make
technology accessible to everyone - including people with disabilities. Our mission is to
support the independence of children and adults with disabilities through accessible
information technology - barrier free IT!
- National Center for Accessible Media
2001-05-16
CPB/WGBH
- National Federation for the Blind
Has links to related websites.
- National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities
- National Organization on Disability
- PCC (People's Communication Charter)
- Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America
- Royal National Institute for the Blind
Has links to related websites including a searchable list of international agencies.
- Sensory Disabilities Research Unit (SDRU)
United Kingdom, England, Hatfield
Helen Petrie
1998-10-16
University of Hertfordshire
sdru@herts.ac.uk
The SDRU studies how new technologies can assist in overcoming the problems
faced by disabled and elderly people in their day to day lives.
- STC: Society for Technical Communication AccessAbility SIG
2006-02-16
- The AccessAbility SIG of the Society for Technical Communication
English
United States, Arlington, Virginia
Cynthia A. Lockley
2005-10-27
Society for Technical Communication
cynthia.lockley@verizon.net
The site provides resources, information, and support to technical communicators
with accessibility needs and help to technical communicators to make the products they
create accessible to end users with accessibility needs. Users may choose one of five
stylesheets: standard contrast, high contrast, text only for printing, large print, and
audio.
- The Lighthouse, Inc.
The Lighthouse, Inc.
Lighthouse International: a leading worldwide resource helps people overcome vision impairment through rehabilitation, education, research and advocacy. Non-profit organization offering consumer and professional information and services. The Lighthouse enables people with low vision and blindness to enjoy safe, independent and productive lives.
- Trace Center
2001-12-13
University of Wisconsin-Madison
The Trace Center's mission is to prevent the barriers and capitalize on the opportunities presented by current and emerging information and telecommunication technologies, in order to create a world that is as accessible and usable as possible for as many people as possible. It is currently working on ways to make standard information technologies and telecommunications systems more accessible and usable by people with disabilities.
- Universal Usability
2001-01-04
brad_m@unity.ncsu.edu
Universal usability involves understanding how users attempt to accomplish tasks using a variety of
technologies in different organizational and social contexts.
- UsableNet - Website Testing Systems
United States, New York, New York
Melissa Hall
2001-08-28
melissa@usablenet.com
source for Web usability technology, offering Web-based services and computer software to Web development professionals, and providing a gateway for the Web research community to improve the Web browsing experience.
Check the accessibility and usability of your site (first 5 pages).
- WAI: Web Accessibility Initiative
W3C: World-Wide Web Consortium
wai@w3.org
World-Wide Web Consortium Web Accessibility Initiative
- Web Accessibility and Usability Consultants, Designers, Developers and Trainers
English German
Germany, NRW, Bielefeld
John Britsios
2003-05-22
Webnauts Net
webmaster@webnauts.net
Web Accessibility and Usability Consultants, Developers and Trainers. The ones
who care about the users of the web. Making usability and accessibility possible.
- Web Accessibility in Mind
2001-06-21
Our goal is to improve accessibility to online learning opportunities for all people; in
particular to improve accessibility for individuals with disabilities who currently may have a
difficult time getting access to postsecondary online learning opportunities.
- World Institute on Disability
United States, California, Oakland
"an international public policy center dedicated to carrying out cutting-edge research on disability issues and overcoming obstacles to independent living."
- A Guide to Making Documents Accessible to People Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired
United States, DC, Washington
Jennifer Sutton
2002-04-17
American Council of the Blind
This document contains a comprehensive discussion about how to make print and electronic
information available to people with visual impairments in a variety of accessible formats.
- Accessibility for Web Developers
United Kingdom, London
Gez Lemon
2003-09-21
Developer Fusion
james@vbweb.co.uk
Developers put a lot of effort into ensuring their sites can be viewed in outdated
browsers, but all too often ignore newer browsers, or worse still, a whole range of visitors.
Accessibility means access to information for all. Information to all, regardless of the
device used to view the document, or abilities of the visitor. This article covers the W3C
guidelines for making your site accessible - a legal requirement for companies in the UK and
United States.
- Accessibility Is Not Enough
Jakob Nielsen
2005-11-21
useit.com
A strict focus on accessibility as a scorecard item doesn't help users with
disabilities. To help these users accomplish critical tasks, you must adopt a
usability perspective.
- Accessible by Design
Anitra Pavka
2002-04-17
Good Web design is accessible Web design.
- Accessible Design for Users With Disabilities
Jakob Nielsen
1996-10
useit.com
How to design Web sites that are accessible for users with various
disabilities. Includes advice for designing for users with visual, auditory,
motor, and cognitive disabilities. Using good ALT-tests is only one of the
rules
- accessible future
National Council on Disability (U.S.)
2002-09-24
- Apple Computer Accessibility (for Developers)
2006-12-20
Mac OS X contains technologies, including the Accessibility API and Speech technology, used for creating accessible applications and assistive technology solutions. Applications that properly support the Accessibility API are accessible to a wide variety of assistive technologies such as screen reader software and alternate input devices. Mac OS X also provides support for full keyboard navigation, which developers can use to ensure that their application is navigable from the keyboard.
- ASSETS'94: First International ACM SIGCAPH Conference on Assistive Technologies
United States, California, Marina del Rey
1994-10-31 1994-11-01
ACM SIGCAPH
- ASSETS'96: Second International ACM SIGCAPH Conference on Assistive Technologies
Canada, British Columbia, Vancouver
1996-04-11 1996-04-12
ACM SIGCAPH
- ASSETS'98: Third International ACM SIGCAPH Conference on Assistive Technologies
United States, California, Marina del Rey
1998-04-15 1998-04-17
ACM SIGCAPH
- Disabled Accessibility: The Pragmatic Approach
Jakob Nielsen
1999-06-13
useit.com
New official standards make it easy to get the top priorities right and
make websites accessible for users with disabilities (e.g., blind users who
can't see images). But the single-design approach may be nearing the end of
its life.
- Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility Standards
2000-05-16
"setting forth a definition of electronic and information technology
and the technical and functional performance criteria
necessary for such technology to comply with section 508"
- Introductory Design Tips on Web Access
United States, Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Todd Schwanke
2003-01-25
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
schwanke@uwm.edu
This article is appropriate for any instructor who is considering or currently
teaching a Web-based (online) course. It is of particular interest for instructors
who design their own courses in utilities such as Blackboard CourseInfo, WebCT, Web
Course in a Box (WCB), and LearningSpace. The article can also be useful for Web
page designers of any ability level and anyone with an interest in disability and
accessibility.
- IT Accessibility 2001
United States, Maryland, Gaithersburg
2001-05-22 2001-05-23
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Ensuring Information Technology Access for People with Disabilities
- Papers from "A List Apart"
2006-05-01
Tips on making your site available to every device: from Palm Pilots and web-enabled cell
phones to screen readers, text browsers, and alternative browsers and devices. WAI in on WCAG.
Accessibility via web standards and also via Flash and PDF. Yes, you heard right. Advanced
techniques and basics. Experiments and controversies. (35 articles)
- The Growing Digital Divide in Access for People with
Disabilities: Overcoming Barriers to Participation
Cynthia D. Waddell
1999-05-25
Cynthia.Waddell@ci.sj.ca.us
- The Web Isn't for Everyone ... Yet
Matt Margolin
Webmonkey Column.
- UI4ALL: User Interfaces for All
Greece
Constantine Stephanidis
ERCIM
Annual workshop on making user interfaces universally accessible
(user preference, disability, language, etc.).
- Universal Access in the Information Society
2001-
Springer Verlag
Universal Access in the Information Society (UAIS) is an international,
interdisciplinary refereed journal that solicits original research
contributions addressing the accessibility, usability, and, ultimately,
acceptability of Information Society Technologies by anyone, anywhere,
at anytime, and through any media and device.
- Usability Guidelines: Web Design for Users With Disabilities
Kara Pernice Coyne
75 design guidelines to increase the usability of websites and intranets
for users with disabilities, based on extensive usability testing with blind
users, low-vision users, and users with motor skills challenges.
- Web Access by Persons with Visual Disabilities
United States, New Jersey, Princeton
Irvin R. Katz
2000-10-22
Educational Testing Service
ikatz@ets.org
From Usability Testing World Wide Web Sites (CHI 97 Workshop)
http://sigchi.org/chi97/proceedings/workshop/mdl.htm
- Web Accessibility
Australia, Western Australia, Perth
Harry Woodrow
2002-10-19
harry_woodrow@acslink.net.au
Lesson Notes covering Web Accessibility as a resource for Lectures presented by Harry Woodrow as a
Guest Lecturer at Murdoch University in 2001, 2002.
- Web Accessibility and Search Engine Optimisation
United Kingdom, Scotland
Carmen Mardiros
2004-04-07
Bigmouthmedia
carmen.mardiros@bigmouthmedia.com
A paper discussing how the W3C accessibility guidelines are used to improve performance in
search engines. It points out how to use each checkpoint and is an attempt to persuade optimisers
to make the W3C guidelines standard practice in SEO.