Accessibility

There is a wealth of resources already available for you to begin the journey into accessibility.

Web sites

• IBM Human Ability and Accessibility Center
  (IBM's accessibility site)
• Class Act: Access for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students
  (Rochester Instutute of Technology)

Articles

• IBM Accessibility Technology Opens Web to Students and Faculty at California State University, Long Beach
  (CNN Magazine)
• Public Health and Aging: Trends in Aging United States and Worldwide Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• What Marketers Should Know About People with Disabilities
  (National Organization on Disability)
• Developer guidelines
  (IBM Human Ability and Accessibility Center)

Case studies

• Universities advance learning methods with IBM speech technology
  (IBM Human Ability and Accessibility Center)

Student projects
These are from the Computer Science Senior Design Class, Illinois Center for Information Technology Accessibility

• ODF Accessibility Checker and Repair Tool
  (Fall 06 - Spring 07)
• Visual Impairment Simulator for MS Windows
  (Fall 04 - Spring 05)
• Mozilla/Firefox Accessibility Extension
  (Spring 2004)

News stories

• Prof Finds Program To Adapt Web For All
  (gazettes.com)
• Newsroom
  (IBM Human Ability and Accessibility Center)