Creating accessible e-learning resources for disabled students.

Web Resources: General

Accessify.com – resources and discussion forum on web accessibility issues:
http://www.accessify.com

Dive into Accessibility – an excellent introduction to web accessibility:
http://diveintoaccessibility.org

IBM Software Accessibility Guidelines:
http://www.306.ibm.com/able/guidelines/software/accesssoftware.html

Microsoft Accessibility pages: http://www.microsoft.com/enable/

Web Accessibility in Mind (WebAIM) – Utah State University project with wide ranging information on accessibility: http://www.webaim.org

World Wide Web Consortium’s Web Accessibility Initiative - resources and advice on web accessibility: http://www.w3.org/WAI

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines:
http://www.w3.org/TR/WAI-WEBCONTENT/

Web Resources: Accessibility and e-learning IMS Global Learning Consortium Guidelines for Developing Accessible
Learning Applications, version 1.0: http://ncam.wgbh.org/salt/guidelines/

IMS Access for All Metadata Specification and IMS Accessibility for Learner Information Package Specification (IMS ACCLIP Specification). Both available from http://www.imsglobal.org/accessibility/

Techdis – UK National Advisory Service on Disability, Technology and Learning: http://www.techdis.ac.uk

VLE accessibility information:

 Blackboard and Accessibility:
http://www.blackboard.com/products/access/index.htm
 Web CT Accessibility:
http://www.webct.com/products/viewpage?name=products accessibility

Legislation

Sloan, M. (2001) Web Accessibility and the DDA. The Journal of Information, Law and Technology (JILT) 2001 (2) Available at http://elj.warwick.ac.uk/jilt/01-2/sloan.html

Sloan, M (2002) E-Learning and Legislation. Available at http://www.techdis.ac.uk/resources/msloan02.html

Disability Discrimination Act 1995 Part 4, Code of Practice for providers of post 16 education and related services. (Available from the Disability Rights Commission) http:www.drc-gb.org/law/index.asp

Publications

Paciello M (2000), Web Accessibility for People with Disabilities: CMP Books.

Thatcher J, Waddell C, Lawton Henry S, Swierenga S, Urban M, Burks M, Regan B and Bohman P (2002) Constructing Accessible Web Sites:, Glasshaus

Clark J (2002) Building Accessible Web Sites: New Riders.

Phipps L, Sutherland S and Seale J (2002) Access All Areas: disability, technology and learning: JISC, TechDIS and ALT. PDF version available on-line at: http://www.techdis.ac.uk/accessallareas/AAA.pdf

Dunn S (2003) Return to SENDA? Implementing Accessibility for disabled students in virtual learning environments in UK further and higher education. City University London. Available online at http://www.saradunn.net/VLEproject/index.html