Section 508 and Web Accessibility |Web and Software Accessibility | Flash |Video and other Multimedia | PDF|CSS | HTML |Tables | Images |Usability, Ergonomics and Universal Design | JavaScript | AJAX |Microsoft Accessibility | ARIA | Forms

Resources

The following are various websites or documents giving information helpful information. These are a wide variety of various authors information. Selecting some of these links, you will be leaving Web Accessibility, Mason website.

Section 508 and Web Accessibility

• Tips for Web Accessibility
  Examples of Pass/Fail based upon Web Standards.
• Accessibility Checklist
  An easy one page document that can be used as a quick reference.
• Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT)
  An accessible form version to be used and completed by anyone developing or puchasing electronic information technology used or maintained by the University.
• Developing Accessible Software Tutorial
• Breakdown and Examples of Webbased
  Intranet and Internet Information and Applications (1194.22)
• Virginia Information Teachnology Agency (VITA) Accessibility Standard
• VITA Alternative Text Guidelines
• VITA Basics for Captioning
• VITA Developing Accessible E-Learning Courses
• VITA Developing Accessible Software
• VITA Developing Accessible Telecommunications
• VITA Developing Alternative Formats
• VITA List of Section 508 Compliant Software
• VITA Accessibility Toolkit Overview
• Desinging Accessible Applications
• Application Software Design Guidelines

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Web and Software Accessibility

• Developing Accessible Software Tutorial
• Breakdown and Examples of Webbased
  Intranet and Internet Information and Applications (1194.22)

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Flash

• Creating Accessible Flash Content
• Adobe Flash Accessibility
• Accessible Flash
• Create Accessible Flash Content Tutorial
• Accessible Flash Parts 1 and 2
• Flash and Accessibility Usability
• Can you Create Accessible Websites Using Flash?

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Video and other Multimedia

• Creating Video and Multimedia Products That Are Accessible to People with Sensory Impairments
• Accessible Video and Multimedia
• Accessible Multimedia
• Accessible Implementation of Accessible Multimedia on Websites
• Captioning Video using DocSoft - Mason has DocSoft and it is available free to all Faculty/Staff and Students. Contact our office for an account or more information.
• Magpie - This is a free software that allows you to add captioning to videos. Examples
• World Caption - This is a free software download that allows you to add captioning to video.
• More captioning resources are on the Captioning website.
• Guidelines for the Description of Educational Media
• Audio Description
• Instructions are located after the link Audio Description Training/Presentation: The Visual Made Verbal – ON-LINE!  And FREE! (Before you go further, you’ll need to click on “Become A Member” at the top of the screen.  Enter an email address and choose “community”—that’s the free option.  You should then be eligible to take the course.  Once you’re all signed up/signed in, you can simply click on Fractured U. and choose Courses at the top.  The course is listed about half-way down:  Audio Description: The Visual Made Verbal.)

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PDF

• Adobe Accessibility Resource Website and Documents
• How to Make Adobe PDFs Accessible
• Guidance: Making PDFs Accessible
• Making PDF Files Accessible
• Accessible PDF
• Creating Accessible PDF Documents
• Creating Accessible Adobe 7+ Documents
• Adobe PDF Files with MAGic
• Opening PDF files in Acrobat
• Editing PDF Image Tags
• Editing PDF Table Tags
• PDF Accessibility

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CSS

• CSS and Screen Readers
• Creating Accessible CSS
• CSS Accessibility
• Accessibility Features of CSS
• 24 Ways for Accessible CSS

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HTML

• HTML Elements
• JAWS and HTML
• Flow of a website
• Longdesc tags with JAWS
• Lists in HTML with JAWS
• Forms in HTML with JAWS
• Table in HTML with JAWS
• Creating Accessible Frames

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Tables

• Accessible Data Tables
• Accessible Tables

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Images

• Accessible Images

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Usability, Ergonomics and Universal Design

• Usability Guidelines
• Usability Sample Process
• Computer Station Ergonomics
• Universal Usability
• Universal Design
• National Center on Universal Design for Learning
• Universal Design for Instruction Module
• Universal Design Frequently Asked Questions
• Tool Kit on Universal Design for Learning
• Universal Design in Education

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JavaScript

• Creating Accessible JavaScript
• Accessible JavaScript
• Accessibility and JavaScript
• Accessible JavaScript Examples

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AJAX

• Accessibility of AJAX Applications
• Accessible AJAX
• How to Make Your AJAX Applications Accessible
• Good examples of screen-reader friendly ajax:
  • Random Fact Generator (link) (source code)
  • Random Fact Generator (anchor) (source code)
  • Random Fact Generator (form) (source code)

 

Microsoft Accessibility Tips

• Windows and Microsoft Office Accessibility

Word

• Microsoft's Create an accessible Office training (video)
• Microsoft Word
• Web Accessibility for All's Accessibility Features for Microsoft Word
• Web Accessibility for All's Creating Accessible Microsoft Word & WordPerfect Documents by Using Markup
• How to make Accessible Word Documents Step 1
• How to make Accessible Word Documents Step 2
• Making Documents in Word More Accessible
• Office Clipboard Instructions
• Using Headings Effectively in MS Word
• Creating Accessible Forms in MS Word
• Word Best Practices

PowerPoint

• Microsoft PowerPoint
• How to create Accessible PowerPoints from Scratch
• PowerPoint Magic

Excel

• Creating Accessible Excel Documents
• Accessible Excel Documents
• Excel Accessibility Tips
• Row and Column Headers in Word and Excel with JAWS
• Excel Best Practices for Business

Outlook

• Outlook Accessibility Tutorial
• Accessibility Features in Outlook

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Accessible Accessible Rich Internet Applications (ARIA)

• What is ARIA and how can it help me be a better developer?
• ARIA in Simple Terms
• ARIA Examples
• Roadmap to ARIA
• ARIA Overview
• Roles in Accessible Web Development
• Accessible Drag and Drop
• Accessible ARIA Tree View
• ARIA Code Talks

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Accessible Forms

• Accessible Form Builder
• Creating Accessible Forms

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