Web Accessibility Resources

April 22, 2010 · Filed Under Web Accessibility 

Today we had two representatives on campus from the Boston Office of the U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights (OCR) to present information on Web accessibility. The presentation was part of the OCR’s outreach to colleges and universities in New England in an effort to educate schools on the requirements of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and to provide assessment resources for gauging compliance.

Included below are links to the handouts that were provided at today’s presentation as well s links to additional online resources, assessment tools, and accessibility validators. I’ve also created a new category of links in the right column of this page, which now lists many of these accessibility resources. Please note that I provide resources primarily on Section 508. Section 504 applies to colleges and universities, whereas Section 508 applies to state and federal agencies. Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 was written before the wide use of the Internet, while Section 508 was updated in 1998 with technology standards. In most cases, if you comply with Section 508, you meet the standards of Section 504.

If you’d like to recommend any additional links to add to the list below, please feel free to submit a comment with your suggestions.

Web Accessibility Presentation Handouts

Online Accessibility Resources

Web Accessibility Validators

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