Accessibility

EASI Upcoming Trainings - September 2008 New!

Information about online training courses and webinars available from EASI on a variety of topics related to accessibility and information technology. Topics include "Understanding Electronic Document Formats," "Improving Accessibility of PDF Files" and "Accessible Distance Education."

Accessibility of State & Local Government Websites for People with Disabilities

Information from the Department of Justice on laws and regulations related to accessibility of state and local government Web sites.
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Center for Accessible Technology

The Center works to ensure that children and youth with disabilities are fully included in k-12 education, higher education, employment and the community.
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Creating Accessible Web Sites

Information from the PACER Center on how to create accessible Web sites. Document is in .pdf format.
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Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Specially Adapted Housing Program

Links to a VA program through which veterans with service-related disabilities may be entitled to grants for constructing or modifying adapted dwellings.
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Discover How to Create Accessible PDFs

Learn how to prepare electronic files to more easily convert to accessible PDF, as well as the tools within Adobe Acrobat that help with accessibility.

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Discover the 15 Steps to Web Accessibility

Learn the basics of web accessibility and understand the different ways that users experience your Web site.

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Discover the Seven Steps to Accessible Email & Attachments

Learn how Section 508 applies to email, including broadcast emails and smaller group discussions, and how to ensure that the email you send is accessible to all your intended recipients. For more information on the TARGET Discovery Series and TARGET Web Connect, visit the TARGET Center Web site.

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Essential Components of Web Accessibility

Information on how Web accessibility depends on several components working together and how improvements in specific components could substantially improve Web accessibility.
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Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Accessible Tax Products

The IRS' most popular tax forms and publications in accessible formats.
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Job Accommodation Network (JAN) Web Site Accessibility & Accessible Formats

Information on JAN's efforts to make its information accessible to all individuals, including individuals who use assistive technology to access its Web site.
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Library & Information Services for Individuals with Disabilities

List of selective sources of information on library services for adults and children with disabilities.
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Library of Congress & Persons with Disabilities

Information regarding efforts by the Library of Congress to make their resources accessible for people with disabilities.
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Library of Congress Guidelines for HTML 4.01

When HTML coding focuses on structure, a document is more adaptable to different browsing environments, more easily accommodating large fonts, special colors, speech synthesizers, and Braille tactile feedback devices.
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Library of Congress: User Interface for Digital Talking Books

List of resources that contain guidelines for an accessible user interface for digital talking books.
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National Center for Accessible Media

Provides access to educational and media technologies for special needs students.
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National Library Service Reference Directories: Library Resources for People who are Blind or Have Physical Disabilities

A free national library service providing recorded and braille materials to people who are blind or have physical disabilities.
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National Library Service Reference Directories: Magazines in Special Media

Listing of periodicals available to people who are blind or have physical disabilities in the following formats: braille, cassette, computer disk, electronic braille, electronic text, large print and Moon type.
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National Library Service: About Style Sheets

Information on steps to disable style sheets attached to any Web document and replace them with your choice of font face, size and color.
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National Science Foundation (NSF) Web Site Accessibility

Information on NSF's efforts to make their Web site accessible to the widest possible audience.
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Social Security Administration (SSA) Accessibility Policy

Information on SSA's efforts to make all of their online documents accessible to people with disabilities.
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Telecommunications & Electronic & Information Technology Advisory Committee (TEITAC)

TEITAC is a federal advisory committee providing recommendations for updates of accessibility standards issued under section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act and guidelines under section 255 of the Telecommunications Act.
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U.S. Postal Service & Access for Persons with Disabilities

Information on access for people with disabilities to Postal Service programs, activities, facilities and electronic and information technology.
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U.S. Secret Service & Accessibility

Information on the Secret Service's commitment to providing access to their Web pages for individuals with disabilities, in accordance with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act.
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Web Accessibility Best Practices from NASA Webmaster Community

Information on NASA's efforts to make web pages accessible for people with disabilities.
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  • The White House: President George W. Bush
  • USA.gov: The U.S. government's official web portal.