Equal Access to Computer Resources for Students and Teachers with Disabilities

Rationale
Internet and computer resources show an increasing reliance on such features as videos with soundtracks, navigational devices labeled only with graphical navigational schemes, and other techniques that may prevent equal access to educational and employment opportunities for students or faculty who have disabilities.

Our Response
To create and publish guidelines for providing equal access to computer resources for teachers and students who have disabilities, and that CCCC promote the use of these access guidelines in educational and professional Internet resources. 

Currently Available Resources

Bobby
Evaluates whether your page can be used by people with disabilities. [British site]

Creating Speech Friendly Sites
Lists hints for designing pages that can be read by screen readers and Lynx.

Alliance for Technology Access Home Page
Includes information on web design, adaptive devices and software, and links to other information and related projects.

Designing an Accessible Web Page Links
Includes links to Department of Justice information on access, page checkers, design information and more.

National Center for Accessible Media
Lists access details for Digital TV, Web, CD-ROM, Motion Pictures, and more ath the CPB/WGBH site

PSC Web Site Self-Evaluation Test
Links to another page checker that determines how accessible your pages are. [Canadian site]

W3C Web Accessibility Initiative
Lists the International Web Consortium standards being developed for accessibility and links to other useful information.

Center for IT Accommodation (CITA) Home Page
Displays the US government policies and resources regarding accessibility.

Neither the CCCC nor NCTE endorses the sites listed as available resources. The links are provided for member information only. They have not been exhaustively examined in any way.