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Accessibility Guidelines: Resources - Archive

Access Washington - Website Accessibility

The Access Washington - Website Accessibility site was developed for the Achieving Web Site Accessibility Conference, held in June of 1999. The goal of this site, is to assist Web Builders in the development of sites that are accessible to all of Washington's citizens.

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Connecticut State - Accessibility Policy

Connecticut State - Accessibility Policy - The State of Connecticut was one of the first US States to recognize the need for equal access for all its customers through the Internet. Connecticut established its first working group to develop guidelines to ensure HTML documents are accessible to persons with disabilities on August 23, 1996. The first Universal Website Accessibility Policy was adopted on December 27, 1996. Many of the State's Internet Policies and Standards that followed have consistently made reference to this accessibility policy which has been updated and revised several times over the past four years. The State's most recent commitment to accessibility has been in the formation of a new management subcommittee dedicated to the ongoing need for training and awareness on this issue. This subcommittee, known as the CMAC Accessibility Subcommittee, was formed in September 1999 and held its first meeting in October. CMAC manages the Official State of Connecticut Website, known as ConneCT, at http://www.state.ct.us. This committee is a collaborative effort between agencies and organizations across all branches of government and Connecticut's institutions of public higher education. CMAC is coordinated by the Office of Policy and Management (OPM) and sponsored by the Department of Information Technology (DOIT). Rock Regan, the Chief Information Officer of the State of Connecticut, fully supports the mission and goals of CMAC, and is pleased that CMAC is taking such a proactive role in ensuring state government web site accessibility.

• Conn. strengthens access standards BY Daniel Keegan Civic.com 8 August 2000"Connecticut has adopted stricter accessibility standards to ensure that disabled citizens can access the state's World Wide Web page. The state aims to have all its agencies in compliance by Jan. 1, 2002. The Department of Information Technology will incorporate the World Wide Web Consortium's (W3C) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 to all pages associated with the state site, ConneCT (http://www.state.ct.us/)....More information about the implementation of the new initiative can be found at http://www.cmac.state.ct.us/access. "
• Connecticut to Enforce Accessibility Guidelines, by Darby Patterson - Government Technology, May 31, 2002 -- HARTFORD, Conn. -- "As accessibility in Web-site design becomes increasingly important to state and local governments, Connecticut is ensuring its Web-site designers are trained and qualified in creating an accessible site..." Guidelines are available at http://www.cmac.state.ct.us/access/

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EdNA

Authoring Guidelines for Web Accessibility March 2001 EdNA has now got an Australian made guide for making web pages so they are accessible for people with disabilities. Download in pdf format from here. (This document requires the use of Adobe Acrobat Reader.)

• Website Accessibility Information - EDNA - This page contains links to information on ways to ensure webpages are accessible to disabled Internet users who may be using technology such as speech-based or text-based browsers.

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Illinois Web Accessibility Standards

Illinois Technology Office, Version 1.1, November 20, 2001 "In an effort to address the needs of all users, the Illinois Technology Office has created the Illinois Web Accessibility Standards or IWAS. These standards are based on the Federal Section 508 and W3C guidelines, which were reviewed extensively by a panel of experts during the preparation of IWAS. While the standards are only recommendations at this time, the Illinois Technology Office strongly suggests using them when preparing and updating all web sites."

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Internet Industry Association and AIMA

Accessible Web Action Plan For Public Consultation, 2 August 2001 - "Websites that are hosted in Australia are required by the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (DDA) to ensure the information and services provided are accessible by people with disabilities.... This Plan is aimed at encouraging awareness about web accessibility and helping members to work towards building and maintaining accessible websites...."

Internet Industry Association (IIA) and the Australian Interactive Multimedia Industry Association (AIMIA) - Accessibility Web Action Plan (AWAP) - "Websites that are hosted in Australia are required by the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (DDA) to ensure the information and services provided are accessible by people with disabilities....The IIA and AIMIA have therefore joined together to develop and implement the industry's first Accessibility Web Action Plan..."

• Accessibility Web Action Plan - text of the plan
• DIGITAL DIVIDE NARROWS FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES - Industry reforms will benefit people with a disability and the wider community. Australian Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission, Media Release, 6 September 2002. "Acting Disability Discrimination Commissioner, Dr Sev Ozdowski, welcomed the commitment made today by two significant industry players to making online services more accessible to people with disabilities. The two organizations are the Internet Industry Association (IIA) and the Australian Interactive Multimedia Industry Association (AIMIA)..."
• Internet industry body releases Web accessibility plan, The Age, September 6 2002. "The Internet Industry Association has released its Accessible Web Action Plan which encourages Web accessibility awareness and helps members develop and maintain accessible websites, a media release says...."
• Internet Industry Association - Towards a More Accessible Internet - News Release, 6 September 2002. "Improving access to web sites will increase the Internet experience for thousands of Australians. Currently many Australians cannot enjoy the Internet to the same extent as Australians without disabilities or who are located in a metropolitan area...."

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Mandoforms Accessibility Guide

Mandoforms launch Online Accessibility Guide with Royal National Institute of the Blind (RNIB), January 31, 2003. "Mandoforms, the Manchester-based intelligent online forms specialist, has joined forces with the Royal National Institute of the Blind (RNIB) to produce the first online forms accessibility guide. The aim of the free document is to help organisations to create and deploy user-friendly e-forms, making their services easily accessible to all potential customers in accordance with government regulations..." The Accessibility Guide is available in pdf format. (This document requires the use of Adobe Acrobat Reader.)

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The NSW Attorney General's Department - AUS Accessibility Standards

The NSW Attorney General's Department first published the AUS Standards for Web Accessibility in 1996. In June 1998, the Department moved its entire web service onto Lotus Domino. To ensure its new web site was accessible to people with disabilities, the Department consulted with organisations representing people with disabilities and developed strategies for applying accessibility standards in a Lotus Domino environment.

In light of their shift to Lotus Domino and the ongoing development of comprehensive accessibility standards by the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission, WC3 Consortium and Trace Centre at the University of Wisconsin respectively, the Department has decided not to continue producing the AUS Accessibility Standards.

These Standards now form part of the NSW Attorney General's Department's internal Guidelines for Web Accessibility, and are being applied to the development of our own web site.

The site provides links to the Guidelines applied by the NSW Attorney General's Department's to the development of a more accessible web service and to links to a range of sites on web accessibility standards.

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Texas - World Wide Web Design Standards and Coding Guidelines Web Accessibility Guidelines

World Wide Web Design Standards and Coding Guidelines Web Accessibility Guidelines Standards Review and Recommendation Publication SRRPUB11 - Version 3.3 As of June 17, 2002 - Texas Legislation Addressing Accessibility

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