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- Developers Toolbox
- Accessible ISO-8859-1 Table
- The table of ISO-8859-1 character codes and named entities. While this large table is available in numerous locations across the web, each instance we uncovered was not very accessible. Often the table was simply visually laid out and enclosed in the < pre> element - hardly accessible to screen readers and other alternative devices.
- AccVerify /AccRepair software
- AccVerify and AccRepair provide a complete, scalable enterprise test management system that enables validation and repair of content for compliance to defined standards.
- Color Evaluation Tool
- To evaluate the color contrast characteristics of your desired colors, try out this JavaScript based tool.
- Firefox/Mozilla Extensions
- These Firefox/Mozilla extensions are all useful during the development or repair phase of your content creation.
- Hi-Caption Studio software
- Hi-Caption Studio allows users to interactively quickly create captioning files for their media files. Just as you would rather use a web content editor to create web files, this program allows you to easily create the formatted captioning file, without having to learn the code behind it but with the power of making the code accessible.
- Home
- Introduction
- The Online Accessibility ATS program has been established to provide guidance and insight to the Stanford Community as they use various online means to share information to their respective constituents.
- Program Services
- Development Consulting Service
- Online Accessibility is not a bolt-on, after-the-fact solution; rather it is a key foundation pillar upon which your project should be built. Stanford's Online Accessibility Program is available for consultation throughout your project's development cycle.
- Online Accessibility Audit
- Using a variety of testing tools and drawing upon experience and understanding of the issues, the online accessibility program can conduct a high-level review of your existing web materials to uncover and document potential accessibility barriers. More than just a report of issues however, the audit will also provide suggestions and specific recommendations on how to improve the overall accessibility of your material.
- Online Accessibility Presentation
- Stanford's Online Accessibility Program has a number of presentations tailored to various stakeholder groups on the topic of Online Accessibility. These information presentations can be customized to address the skill level and perspective of all contributors, and can run from 30 minutes to a full day seminar, either at your offices or in a room or lab in the Meyer Library.
- Online Accessibility Testing Lab
- Stanford's Online Accessibility Program operates a mini testing lab featuring a number of alternative browsing perspectives. By appointment only, please contact the office to schedule a session.
- Resources and Information
- "And the survey says…"
- Often, decisions and compromises must be made in projects large and small. Experienced decision makers surround themselves with factual data so that they can weigh the benefits and risks of any crucial decision.
- 10 "Must Read" articles on AJAX and Accessibility
- Collected below is a series of articles and opinions that hopefully will leave you with the same conclusion - if you’re going to use AJAX, you had better be prepared to works twice as hard, and possibly even maintain 2 versions of your web properties: there really is no other way.
- Alert Boxes, Error Messages, and Pop-up Windows
- Don't hide warnings, disclaimers or error messages with JavaScript or other client-side scripting. If a message is important, it is always important.
- Beyond ALT Text: Making the Web Easy to Use for Users with Disabilities
- Beyond ALT Text - Jakob Neilson
- Building a Case for Accessible Web Design
- There are numerous reasons why creating an Accessible Web site is in your best interest.
- Colors and Accessibility Issues
- It is not the use of color that is an issue in terms of accessibility - rather, it is the use of colour as the only means to convey information or insufficient color contrast that poses potential problems.
- Creating Accessible Forms
- Forms are an important part of any web site. Forms allow for interaction between a site and people visiting or using the web site in the shape of information collection - either for dynamic re-processing (aka AJAX), or simply used as a submission tool (feedback or reporting form). In order to ensure the widest possible usage of forms on your web site, the forms must be created with accessibility and usability in mind.
- Defining Universal Web Accessibility
- When we speak about web accessibility we must acknowledge and understand the various types of impairments and barriers that may impact on how users will interact with your web content.
- Factsheet on Persons with Disabilities
- Factsheet on Persons with Disabilities
- Foreign Languages on the Web
- A web page (or specifically series of web pages) written in English also features extensive tracts of Classical Latin text - text originating from the 12th and 13th century. The W3C WCAG1 guidance states: Clearly identify changes in the natural language of a document's text and any text equivalents (e.g., captions). (Priority 1, Checkpoint 4.1)
- Functional Requirements for an Accessible Streaming Media Technology
- Multi-media, as its name implies, is content that deploys multiple streams of information delivery simultaneously, with the total of those streams delivering the complete information package to the end user. However, when one or more sensory receptors are not present or functioning, ensuring that the complete package is none-the-less delivered becomes a challenge to both the content author, as well as the end user.
- Hyperlinks
- Clearly indicating the destination of your hyperlink allows all users to decide if they wish to pursue the link now, in the future, or not at all.
- IBM Web accessibility checklist - version 3.5
- IBM has long committed themselves to creating accessible web content. They have published their own internal Accessibility Development Standards which they apply to all of the web content they produce.
- Section 508 Checklist
- The Section 508 checklist
- Skip Navigation Link / Skip To Content Link
- By now, most web developers understand that for users of screen reading software, the software reads aloud the page content in the order with which it appears in your source code. While you may be able to style chunks of content on your page to appear in a certain order or place on the page, the screen readers continue to process the information in a linear format, regardless of that visual styling.
- Understanding Adaptive Technologies
- Adaptive technologies can be considered both hardware and software tools used by people with disabilities to access information from a computer.
- Video Demonstrations of Adaptive Technology
- Videos demonstrating various Adaptive Technologies used by people with disabilities.
- W3C Checklist of Checkpoints for Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0
- Checklist of W3C Checkpoints for Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0
- Web Accessibility Standards and Guidelines - An Overview
- When developing web content, there are a number of different Standards and Guidelines that can be referenced.
- White Paper: Foreign Languages on the Web
- A web page (or specifically series of web pages) written in English also features extensive tracts of Classical Latin text - text originating from the 12th and 13th century. The W3C WCAG1 guidance states: Clearly identify changes in the natural language of a document's text and any text equivalents (e.g., captions). (Priority 1, Checkpoint 4.1)
- Words With Dignity
- Often, web developers and others responsible for producing accessible web content are at a loss to describe the various forms of disability their users may be dealing with.
- Writing for the web
- Preparing content for the web is much more than just copying text from your favorite word processor and pasting it into the framework of a web page.
- Test Files
- Accessible Forms
- Accessible Forms
- An example of a complex Table, using the Headers, ID and Scope attributes
- An example of a complex Table, using the Headers, ID and Scope attributes
- Closed Captioning using the JW FLV Player.
- Closed Captioning using the JW FLV Player.
- Closed Captioning using the JW FLV Player.
- Closed Captioning using the JW FLV Player.
- The Importance of Link Text
- The Importance of Link Text
- Tips, Tricks and Tutorials
- Acronym and Abbreviations
- Use the or elements to expand short forms in your documents.
- Captioning Media for iTunes
- Captioning Media for iTunes requires some specialized tools and a bit of time to get right. Sadly, this process can only be done on a macintosh system so far, but as means and methods emerge for PC based solutions, they will be added.
- Images and Icons Used as Links: Size Considerations
- Images - or hot spots in image maps - that are too small can be very difficult to activate using voice controlled systems, touch screens, or even by traditional pointing devices used by someone with reduced fine motor control. For this reason, it is strongly recommended making linked images - or image map hot spots - as large as your design allows.
- Scripting Languages: Client-Side and Server-Side
- Developers must remember that in the spirit of Universal Accessibility, not all user agents will support client-side scripting.
- Styling the <hr> element
- Styling the horizontal rule element using CSS
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