Legal and Policy Information
- ADA: http://www.ada.gov/
- Dear Colleague letter of 2010 from DOJ and DoE: http://www.ada.gov/kindle_ltr_eddoj.htm
- ADA regs of 2010: http://www.ada.gov/regs2010/2010ADAStandards/2010ADAstandards.htm
- ADA in Higher Ed: http://ada-one.com/focus/higher-education/, http://www.higheredcompliance.org/resources/disabilities-accommodations.html
- Section 504: http://www.dol.gov/oasam/regs/statutes/sec504.htm
- 508 section summary: https://www.section508.gov/content/learn/standards, http://www.access-board.gov/guidelines-and-standards/communications-and-it/about-the-section-508-standards
- Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG): http://www.w3.org/WAI/intro/wcag.php
- Understanding web accessibility requirements: http://www2.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/assisttesting.html
- Letter to Sen. Harking from Civil Rights Attorney: http://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/crt/legacy/2010/12/15/tal712.txt
Tips and Tools for Making Content Accessible
- Making documents accessible: http://atcoalition.org/article/making-documents-accessible
- Fixing inaccessible pdf's using Adobe Acrobat Pro: http://www.washington.edu/accessibility/documents/pdf-acrobat/
- Accessibility training: http://www.section508.gov/accessibility-training
- Web Accessibility Toolkit: Making Research Libraries Accessible: http://accessibility.arl.org/external-resources/
Resources for Ensuring Accessibility
- Help for ensuring an accessible web site: http://ncdae.org/goals/
- WebAIM’s WCAG 2.0 Checklist: http://webaim.org/standards/wcag/checklist
- Section 508 checklist: http://webaim.org/standards/508/checklist
- VPAT template info: http://www.itic.org/policy/accessibility/
- Testing for Web Accessibility Compliance: http://www2.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/assisttesting.html
- Accessibility Evaluation Resources: https://www.w3.org/WAI/eval/
- Testing a site: http://wave.webaim.org/
University Sites on Accessibility and Compliance
- List of University websites on accessibility: http://www.section508.gov/content/academic-community
- Penn State Settlement: http://accessibility.psu.edu/nfbpsusettlement/
- PSU Accessibility page: http://accessibility.psu.edu/
- Temple's Accessible Technology page: http://accessibility.temple.edu/
- Compliance committee page: http://accessibility.temple.edu/about/accessibility-technology-compliance-committee
- Cal State's accessibility page: http://www.calstate.edu/Accessibility/
- Standford Disability Access page: https://diversityandaccess.stanford.edu/disability-access
- Portland CC - Accessibility for Online Course Content: http://www.pcc.edu/resources/instructional-support/access/
- Rutger's - Working to ensure 508 compliance: https://onlinelearning.rutgers.edu/working-ensure-section-508-compliance-course-accessibility
- George Mason University: http://accessibility.gmu.edu/resources.cfm
- Cuyahoga Community College: https://facultycentral.wordpress.com/accessibility/
- Best university policy sites: http://www.washington.edu/accessibility/requirements/example-policies/