Access.Edu: Links
         
        [ Assistive Technology | Companies | Organizations | Web Design Guidelines ]
         

        Assistive Technology:
         

        • 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:
         

        • Apple Computer's Disability Connection -- Macintosh software and hardware solutions for people with various disabilities.
        • Microsoft's Accessibility Homepage -- Products, tools, and information on universal accessibility are available from this site, as well as an outline of what Microsoft is doing in the area of universal design.
        • Sun Microsystems' Enabling Technologies Program -- This site outlines what Sun is doing in the area of universal accessibility, including articles on accessible human computer interface design and Java accessibility.

        Organizations:
         

        • 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."
        • 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.
        • 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."
        • 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.
        • 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.
        • 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.
        • 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.
        • 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:
         

        • Accessible Web Page Design -- This site by Starling Access Services provides a thought provoking discussion on the accessibility of specific Web design components.
        • Web Accessibility Initiative's Accessibility Guidelines -- This site provides the most current accessibility technical guidelines by the World Wide Web Consortium.

        For more information about Access.Edu, email Michelle Hinn at hinn@uiuc.edu
        Last Updated: 20 February 1999