Resources

This is an archive of the resources posted during the Accessible Community workshop series in fall 2013.

Resources from Workshop #1 (October 8, 2013)

  1. Slides from workshop #1
  2. Introductions to Accessibility:
    1. WebAIM introduction to accessibility
    2. The Paciello Group: Accessibility Tips
  3. Technical Resources:
    1. Accessible Rich Internet Applications (WAI-ARIA) 1.0
    2. WAI-ARIA 1.0 Authoring Practices
    3. iCITA: HTML Best Practices
    4. Open Accessibility Alliance
    5. Open Accessibility Alliance ARIA Examples

Resources from Workshop #2 (October 15, 2013)

  1. Slides from workshop #2
  2. HTML Markup Homework Assignment (optional)
  3. HTML Standards:
    1. W3C HTML Validator
  4. Accessibility Standards:
    1. Section 508 – U.S. Federal Government
    2. Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 – W3C’s Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)
    3. Illinois Information Technology Accessibility Act (IITAA) – State Law
  5. Technical Resources:
    1. iCITA – Navigation and Orientation Best Practices
    2. WebAIM
    3. WAI’s Accessibility Principles

Resources from Workshop #3 (October 22, 2013)

  1. Slides from workshop #3
  2. ARIA:
    1. W3C: Intro to ARIA
    2. W3C: ARIA Landmark Roles
    3. Paciello Group Blog: Using WAI-ARIA Landmarks – 2013
    4. W3C: ARIA States and Properties (e.g. aria-label, aria-labelledby, aria-describedby)
    5. Accessible Discussion Board Example
  3. Automated testing tools:
    1. Web developer toolbar: Add-on for Firefox
    2. Web developer toolbar: Add-on for Chrome
    3. Firebug (similar features now built into Firefox/Chrome/IE)
    4. Functional Accessibility Evaluator (FAE)
    5. Functional Accessibility Evaluator 2.0 (FAE 2.0) — NEW as of spring 2014
    6. Accessibility Evaluation Toolbar (older, unsupported, but some nice features)
    7. AInspector for Firebug (integrates into Firebug; beta)
    8. AInspector Sidebar (does not require Firebug)
    9. WAVE Toolbar (good for interesting page elements, not just errors)
    10. WAVE web-based evaluator
    11. Cynthia Says
  4. JAWS Resources:
    1. JAWS Quick Start
  5. Getting involved:
    1. Come to our monthly “Explore with Hadi” meeting
    2. Join the Accessibility mailing list for occasional discussions of accessibility-related topics