[ Assistive Technology | Companies
| Organizations | Web Design
Guidelines ]
Assistive Technology:
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pwWebSpeak -- This Web browser
from The Productivity Works is designed to work with speech-output devices
for those who want to access the Internet in an auditory manner, with or
without graphic images.
Companies:
Organizations:
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Archimedes Project
-- The purpose behind the Archimedes Project at Stanford University is
"to educate those who will develop the next generation of software and
hardware about the obstacles and opportunities that technology presents
for individuals with disabilities and the advantages for the whole community
of designing for general access."
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CAST: Center for Applied Special Technology
-- CAST is a not-for-profit organization with the mission of expanding
the opportunities for persons with disabilities through the use of innovative
computer technology.
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EASI: Equal Access to Software
and Information -- EASI, in conjunction with the Rochester Institute
of Technology, is an organization dedicated to serving the educational
community by "providing information and guidance in the area of access-to-information
technologies by individuals with disabilities."
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National
Center for Accessible Media -- NCAM is a research and development center
dedicated to the creation of accessible media and is sponsored by a Boston-area
public broadcasting station, WGBH. In addition to Web site access issues,
they also do work on motion picture and multimedia projects.
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Trace Research and Development Center
-- Formed at the University of Wisconsin - Madison in 1971, the Trace Center
has established themselves as a leader in the research and development
of technology resources and solutions for people with disabilities.
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University of Illinois
Information Technology Accessibility Homepage -- This Web site, sponsored
by the Educational Technology Board, the Division of Rehabilitation Education
Services, and the College of Applied Life Studies at the University of
Illinois, provides a nice set of both university-specific accessibility
resources and universal accessibility design resources.
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W3C Web Accessibility Initiative --
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) launched it's Web Accessibility Initiative
in April 1997 as a way to express their commitment to ensuring that the
Web is universally accessible.
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WebABLE! -- WebABLE, a project
sponsored by the Yuri Rubinsky Insight Foundation, is a Web directory/database
for disability-related resources on the Internet.
Web Design Guidelines:
For more information about Access.Edu, email Michelle
Hinn at hinn@uiuc.edu
Last Updated: 20 February 1999