#20856
Accessible Design for Users With Disabilities
Making the Web more accessible for users with various disabilities is to a great extent a matter of using HTML the way it was intended: to encode meaning rather than appearance. As long as a page is coded for meaning, it is possible for alternative browsers to present that meaning in ways that are optimized for the abilities of individual users and thus facilitate the use of the Web by disabled users.
Nielsen, Jakob. Alertbox (1996). Design>Web Design>Accessibility
#26154
Accessible Graphs and Charts Online
Most government web writers are knowledgeable about alt-text by now... or at least semi-knowledgeable. But sometimes, alt-text is not enough.
McAlpine, Rachel. Quality Web Content (2004). Design>Accessibility>Web Design>Charts and Graphs
#28203
Due to the proliferation of Java applications and applets on the Internet, it is essential that accessibility barriers are not introduced during their development.
O'Gribin, Niall. Erigena (2006). Articles>Accessibility>Programming>Java
#22957
An Accessible Method of Hiding HTML Content
Though somewhat rare, there are occasions when the accessibility needs of screen reader users appear to be at odds with the needs of visual users. This kind of conflict occurs when Web developers put form elements inside of a data table matrix, when they want to use images as headings instead of text, and in other situations. Adding extra text helps screen reader users, but can complicate the visual layout, thus reducing understandability. One solution is to use CSS to hide the text from sighted users in a way that is still accessible to screen readers. The details of this technique are discussed, along with the technical reasoning behind it.
Bohman, Paul. WebAIM (2002). Design>Web Design>Accessibility
#23086
Accessibility is not an especially familiar concept in the computing world. Most of us encounter the idea of accessibility often enough by way of special vehicle parking spaces, ramps, braille signage, beeping crosswalks, and so on. Improving accessibility is more than a courtesy, it is an accepted and vital goal of any advanced society.
Johnson, Duff. PlanetPDF. Design>Document Design>Accessibility>Adobe Acrobat
#22776
How can I generate a Table Header Cell Element (TH) field automatically with Acrobat?
PDFzone (2004). Design>Information Design>Accessibility>Adobe Acrobat
#25503
Sometimes we have to use pop-ups — so we might as well do them right. This article will show you how to make them more accessible and reliable while simplifying their implementation.
Chassot, Caio. List Apart, A (2004). Design>Web Design>Accessibility>CSS
#28323
Accessible Presentation of Measurements from a Web Accessibility Observatory 
How shall we design accessible GUIs? Which are the main problems, which are the right paths and techniques for doing this? The article is a story about an experience, about the development of an accessible GUI and an analyses of the procedures.
Bertini, Patrizia and T. Gjosater. DFA International Conference (2006). Articles>Human Computer Interaction>Accessibility>User Experience
#31986
A website devoted to exploring accessibility at the intersection of technology and rhetoric. The cornerstone of the site is, at least for now, a study of accessible podcasting.
Zdenek, Sean. Accessible Rhetoric. Resources>Accessibility>Rhetoric>Blogs
#26648
There is no question that the vast majority of tables on the Web are layout tables, used to structure the visual appearance of the page. Often the structure of tables is remarkably complex, with tables nested in tables as much as seven deep.
Thatcher, Jim. JimThatcher.com (2005). Design>Web Design>Accessibility>HTML
#22965
Accessible Taxes? A Blind Consumer's Experience with the US Tax System
One of the most common, and least enjoyable, experiences of citizens of the United States is that of filing income tax forms. This year, Sachin Pavithran, who is blind, attempted to complete the forms and file them without assistance from sighted friends. Find out whether he was successful or not.
Bohman, Paul, Shane Anderson and Sachin Pavithran. WebAIM (2004). Articles>Web Design>Accessibility>Government
#28701
Accessible Web 2.0 Applications with WAI-ARIA
Our web applications can suffer from inaccessibility problems due to inherent markup limitations. Martin Kliehm helps us sort through the WAI specs for Accessible Rich Internet Applications (ARIA) to increase usability.
Kliehm, Martin. List Apart, A (2007). Design>Web Design>Accessibility>Ajax
#23004
We encourage developers of web pages to consider the full spectrum of visitors to their sites. Listed below are some resources that may be helpful in creating pages that are accessible to everyone, including those who have disabilities.
University of Washington-Seattle (2001). Design>Web Design>Accessibility
#22947
Accessible Web Pages: Advice for Educators 
While educators have embraced the responsibility of providing equal access to educational resources to all students, Internet technology presents new challenges in this area. Students who have vision or hearing problems, who have difficulties with motor control, or who face other challenges, such as learning disabilities or language barriers, may find the Web difficult or impossible to explore.
Thombs, Margaret M. Syllabus (2002). Articles>Education>Accessibility>Online
#22948
Accessible Web Text - Sizing Up the Issues
Explores the issues surrounding text size; explain what all the fuss is about; and suggest some useful approaches you can adopt to ensure the text on your web pages will be readable to your visitors.
Byrne, Jim. MCU (2003). Design>Web Design>Accessibility
#20001
Accessible directory of links and resources to help policymakers and web designers make informed decisions about Web accessibility.
Ogston, Matthew. AccessibleNet (2003). Design>Accessibility>Web Design
#23172
AccessiBlog was a weblog of articles and sites dealing with the topic of Web accessibility (though it is no longer updated).
Clark, Joe. AccessiBlog (2003). Resources>Web Design>Accessibility>Blogs
#19223
Accessing Maths and Stats by Other Means
Historically, it has been the work of talented individuals to produce solutions for those with a variety of disabilities who are working and studying in the field of Mathematics and Statistics. Reading graphs from a screen or paper when blind is a challenge, and coping with complex statistics causes many dyslexic students to blanch. However, there are ways of managing independently and it is often through the use of assistive technology that problems are solved and equal access is maintained.
Draffan, E.A. TechDis (2001). Articles>Accessibility>Statistics
#11798
An estimated nine to twelve percent of the male population suffers from some form of color vision deficiency, commonly called 'color blindness.' It is important for computer interface designers to take into account and eliminate, if possible, any potential confusions that can arise because of color vision deficiencies. There are two major types of color blindness. The most prevalent causes are confusion between red and green. This type affects approximately eight to ten percent of the male population. In another type, an additional one to two Percent of men suffer from a deficiency in perceiving blue/yellow differences. Less than one percent of women suffer from any form of color blindness. To understand color blindness better, it is helpful to be familiar with the ways in which colors differ from each other. One standard way to discuss color is to divide it into hue, saturation and brightness (HSB).
Hoffman, Paul. STC Usability SIG (1999). Design>Accessibility>Human Computer Interaction>Color
#18441
Accommodating Mobility Impaired Users on the Web
Worldwide, there are more than 750 million people with disabilities and this number is increasing. It is critical that the Web be usable by anyone, regardless of individual capabilities and disabilities since the World Wide Web is supposed to be a place where everyone has the ability to find information or shop. Website designers should be sure that the web pages can be accessible by everyone no matter who or where. Accessibility, a category of usability, is a software product's ability to be used by people with disabilities, such as motion impairment.
Deng, Yu. Universal Usability (2001). Articles>Usability>Accessibility
#22997
Accommodating Various Abilities and Disabilities
Training sessions invariably have participants that come from a wide array of backgrounds and have various talents and levels of expertise. Some will be outspoken and others more withdrawn. Some will already have a background in accessible design, while others may have never heard of Web accessibility. Your participants will also have a wide range of technical expertise. You may have die-hard developers that program in text editors or an administrator who doesn't know what HTML stands for. It's important that you gain an understanding of what your training participants' talents and knowledge levels are, and then take advantage of their skills and abilities.
WebAIM (2005). Articles>Education>Accessibility
#22949
Accountability of Accessibility and Usability
Focus on your users, all of them. Learn from mistakes currently made on the Web. If a user can't fill out a form, they can't buy anything from your site. People turned away by unusable sites will probably try a competitor's site. Don't be the site that turned people away. Make your Web site as usable and accessible as possible. It's the business savvy thing to do. It's the right thing to do. If you don't, someone just might force you legally to do it or threaten to sue.
Pavka, Anitra. Digital Web Magazine (2002). Design>Web Design>Accessibility>Usability
#19143
ACM’s Computing Professionals Face New Challenges 
The ACM community is in a position to take a leadership role in responding to the challenges brought by last fall’s terror attacks. Some of us have already been contacted to contribute to designs for improving security at airports, verifying identity at check-in, or redesigning cockpits to give more options to pilots and ground controllers. Others will be asked to redesign systems that trace financial transactions across international borders or examine email patterns among loosely affiliated groups. These efforts win the broadest support when our decisions about how to pursue safety and security are coupled with a strong defense of civil liberties and privacy.
Shneiderman, Ben. University of Maryland (2001). Articles>TC>Professionalism
#31095
Acquired Disability and Returning to Work: Towards a Stakeholder Approach 
This article examines the potential application of stakeholder theory to the case of a disabled worker returning to work. A gated notion combining both the instrumental and ethical views of stakeholder theory is explored as a way to understand how to determine who may be classified as a stakeholder. This nuanced application of stakeholding to the process of returning to work lends itself to the consideration of mediation techniques as mechanisms of conflict avoidance rather than exclusively as dispute resolution techniques. Implications in terms of the study of the return to work process, disability, and the further potential for practical application are discussed.
Yue, Anthony R. Journal of Workplace Rights (2007). Articles>Business Communication>Accessibility>Workplace
#28618
Acronyms Master is a free utility for MS Word that automatically creates acronyms table in the document.
Becker, Alex. Acronyms Master (2007). Resources>Software>Word Processing>Microsoft Word
