IT Accessibility

Higher Education Accessibility Sites

• Access IT: National Center on Accessible Information Technology in Education
• Accessibility Checklist & Companion Guide
• ATHEN: Access Technology Higher Education Network

Institutional Accessibility Sites

• University of Minnesota: Advancing Access for Everyone
• University of Washington: DO-IT (Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking, and Technology)

Organizations and Consortiums:

• DAISY Consortium
  The DAISY Consortium develops, maintains and promotes international DAISY (Digital Accessible Information System) Standards.
• ACCESS Computing: The Alliance for Access to Computing Careers
• EASI: Equal Access to Software and Information
• WebAIM: Web Accessibility in Mind
• Section 508 Checklist
• Infographic: Web Accessibility for Designers
• Screenreader Survey
• Web Accessibility from a User Perspective

Conferences:

• Accessing Higher Ground: Accessible Media, Web, and Technology Conference (Nov. 14-18, 2011)

Hardware Companies

• Apple: Apple’s Commitment to Accessibility
• Google: Accessibility
• Microsoft: Technology for Everyone

Software and App Companies

• AssistiveWare: Proloquo2Go / Pictello
• Dolphin:
• EasyTutor: A program that allows users to read and write text while listening to the audio.
• SuperNova: Screen reader and magnifier
• Publisher: Create documents and books with audio
• GH: ReadHear

Assistive Technologies

• Screen Readers: JAWS for Windows / Voiceover for Mac

Mobile Devices

• Apple: Accessibility Solutions for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch
• iPad: Vision, Hearing, Physical and Motor Skills
• iPhone: Vision, Hearing, Physical and Motor Skills
• iPod: Vision, Hearing, Physical and Motor Skills

Web Accessibility

• Web Accessibility Initiative
• Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)

Articles:

• “Apples AssistiveTouch Helps the Disabled Use a SmartPhone” (David Pogue, NYT)