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• Accessibility Guide A guide designed to help webmasters comply with web accessibility guidelines, with special emphasis on HTML techniques.
• Accessible HTML/XHTML Forms Beginner, intermediate, and advance tutorials on how to make web-based forms more accessible to those with disabilities.
• Accessible Web Authoring Resources and Education Center The AWARE center is a resource developed by the HTML Writer's Guild to assist all web writers to create more accessible web sites.
• Accessible Web Page Design List of resources for building accessible websites.
• Adobe Accessibility Resource Center Learn how to make your site more accessible when using Adobe software.
• Building Accessible Websites Introductory book by Joe Clark. Full text available online.
• Evaluating Web Sites for Accessibility Outlines approaches for preliminary review web site accessibility and for evaluation of conformance to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0.
• Introduction to Accessible Web Design Article introducing accessible Web design and initiatives to improve accessibility.
• Web Accessibility is Similar to Search Engine Optimization Matthew Drouin explains how web accessibility is similar to SEO and demonstrates several methods of improving accessibility.
• ATPM.com - Web Accessibility Article by Raena Armitage. Addresses why Web accessibility matters, and gives some practical tips to apply to your Web sites right now.
• ICDRI: Accessibility on the Web Article defining accessibility and arguing its importance from ethical and economic perspectives. Covers basic techniques for design and testing.
• ATPM.com: Putting Curb Cuts and Wider Doors on the Internet: Toward Web Site Accessibility Article by Sylvester Roque and Kimberly Nyles-Roque. Covers disabilities that can affect the internet experience, and gives advice on how to improve sites and avoid causing problems for users.
• Importance of HTML Headings for Accessibility An 8-minutes YouTube video with a demonstration and discussion of why correct use of HTML headings are important for screen-reader users.
• Introduction to WAI ARIA Opera Developer Community article by Gez Lemon, serving as an introduction for those who are new to Accessible Rich Internet Applications guidelines.
• ALT texts in IMG Detailed techniques for using the ALT tag.
• Why Web Accessibility Makes Sense A short introduction to web accessibility presented in a slideshow format.
• webSemantics Resources for web designers focusing on accessibility in JavaScript and CSS.
• Accessibility for Web Developers Information on the Web Content Accessibilities Guideline (WCAG), with implementations and best practices for each section of the guideline.
• Knowbility An implementation guide to all aspects of accessible web design.
• Accessibility Tips A collection of tips, guidance and suggestions for developing accessible web sites.
• An Introduction To Accessible Web Design A primer on accessible web design exploring the current standards and guidelines and how they should be implemented.
• Nielsen Norman Group: How to Conduct Usability Studies for Accessibility Report containing design guidelines to increase the usability of websites and intranets for users with disabilities.