Internet for the Blind, Disabled, Web Access & Handicapped Accessibility

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Internet users with special needs require sites that make sense with alternate means of access. Text browser, PDA and handheld users need to be able to surf without graphics. For others it may focus on browser compatibility or language accessibility. All of these topics have one thing in common - opening the Internet to everyone... accessibility.

WorldEnable - Seminars conferences and other off-line activities can be found here. The resources are top notch. "...an Internet accessibility initiative in support of the international goals of equalizing opportunities for, by, and with persons with disabilities."

Accessible Web Page Design - A cache of great links for designers including: for the blind and visually imparied, backward compatibility, javascript accessibility, 508 compliance and more, with recommended books on the topic from Amazon.

Viewable With Any Browser - Home of the campaign to increase designer's awareness of browser compatibility issues. Plenty of information and good tools for checking your sites.

Web Aim - Increasing access for the "disabled" is the focus of this site. Links, articles and more add up to a site that will take you a while to fully explore.

Designing More Usable Web Sites - With links to guidelines, government sites, browsers with built-in voice features, multimedia and virtual reality access, resources on disability and Web use, and related organizations, projects and technologies.

Vischeck - See the world the way the color blind see it, with tools for designers to sample the way a Web page appears to the color blind, together with a FAQ, related info and links.

Optimizing Web pages for handheld devices - General advice on content, graphics, html and other topics to take under consideration when designing for the small screen.

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