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This page contains links to information on making computers and software more accessible to persons with disabilities.

The HCI Bibliography includes records of all the ACM ASSETS Conferences on Assistive Technologies/Accessibility and the journal ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing.

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Sub-Topic Areas: 1ST CHOICE (10) - COMPANIES (71) - DISCUSSION (6) - GUIDELINES (21) - ORGANIZATIONS (35) - PAPERS (18) - RESOURCES (88) - TOOLS (34) - TOTAL (212)

1ST CHOICE : Top resources on accessibility, selected from all categories

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  1. Accessibility Consulting United States, Texas, Austin
    Jim Thatcher 2004-04-02 JimThatcher.com jim@jimthatcher.com
    JimThatcher.com offers consulting services relating to IT accessibility, including product reviews, audits, and strategies for building in accessibility. The web site includes accessibility resources including a 12 section tutorial on web accessibility for Section 508.
  2. Accessible Rich Internet Applications (WAI-ARIA) 1.0
    2011-09-28
    Accessibility of web content requires semantic information about widgets, structures, and behaviors, in order to allow assistive technologies to convey appropriate information to persons with disabilities. This specification provides an ontology of roles, states, and properties that define accessible user interface elements and can be used to improve the accessibility and interoperability of web content and applications. These semantics are designed to allow an author to properly convey user interface behaviors and structural information to assistive technologies in document-level markup. This document is part of the WAI-ARIA suite described in the WAI-ARIA Overview.
  3. ATRC Web Accessibility Checker
    2008-02-14 University of Toronto's Adaptive Technology Resource Centre (ATRC)
    This is an experimental service provided by the Adaptive Technology Resource Center (ATRC) at the University Of Toronto. It is a model system that demonstrates how web pages can be checked for accessibility problems. Free downloadable tool.
  4. CURB CUTS: Assistive Technology on TV (Free Instructional Videos) English
    John Lee 2014-05-23 Central Coast Assistive Technology Center (CCATC) john@ccatc.org
    Curb Cuts is a local TV show produced and hosted by John Lee and Paul Mortola of the Central Coast Assistive Technology Center (CCATC). Curb Cuts debuted on SLO Public Access Channel 2 in June 2006. The goal of the show is to increase the public's awareness and understanding of assistive technology (AT) and its power to enhance the functioning and quality of life for people with disabilities. Each episode of the show focuses on a different type of assistive technology and features personal experiences of local individuals. Examples of show topics include hands-free computer alternatives, blind/low vision technology, augmentative communication devices, assistive listening devices for hard of hearing, and wheelchair/mobility aids. By featuring the personal experience of local users of assistive technology on TV, Curb Cuts aims to give people with disabilities a greater voice in the media.
  5. Designing More Usable Web Sites
    2001-06-25 TRACE
    This section of Designing a More Usable World trace.wisc.edu/world/ is dedicated to cooperative efforts linked toward building a more usable Web for all.
  6. Henter Joyce, a division of Freedom Scientific United States, Florida, St. Petersburg
    Bryan Carver 2000-05-08 Henter-Joyce, a division of Freedom Scientific info@hj.com
    Developers of software for blind and low vision computer users: JAWS for Windows Screen Reader and MAGIC Screen Magnifier; available for Win 98/95, NT, and 2000 Pro, as individual, corporate, and institutional licenses.
  7. Truwex Online 2.0 beta: Section 508 and WCAG Accessibility, Privacy, Quality Assurance Tool English Russia, Moscow
    Vladimir Popov 2007-06-18 Erigami, Ltd. truwex@erigami.ru
    Erigami Truwex tool checks web page accessibility, privacy, quality and measures performance in real browsers. The detected issues are visible on a web page screenshot. It makes a full web page breakdown lising all elements loaded by IE6 browser.
  8. U.S. Federal Information Technology Accessibility
    2001-02-18
    Section 508 requires that Federal agencies' electronic and information technology is accessible to people with disabilities, including employees and members of the public.
  9. WAI: Web Accessibility Initiative
    W3C: World-Wide Web Consortium wai@w3.org
    World-Wide Web Consortium Web Accessibility Initiative
  10. WCAG20: Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 English
    2008-12-11
    Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 covers a wide range of recommendations for making Web content more accessible. Following these guidelines will make content accessible to a wider range of people with disabilities, including blindness and low vision, deafness and hearing loss, learning disabilities, cognitive limitations, limited movement, speech disabilities, photosensitivity and combinations of these. Following these guidelines will also often make your Web content more usable to users in general.

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COMPANIES : Companies (or divisions of companies) with a focus on making software more accessible

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  1. A-Prompt: Web Accessibility Verifier
    2002-04-15 University of Toronto's Adaptive Technology Resource Centre (ATRC) and the TRACE Center at the University of Wisconsin
    A-Prompt (Accessibility Prompt) is a software tool designed to improve the usability of HTML documents by evaluating Web pages for accessibility barriers and then providing developers with a fast and easy way to make the necessary repairs. Free downloadable tool. Superseded by ATRC Checker.
  2. AccessEngine.com Canada, Ontario, Toronto
    Charles Crosbie 2002-04-20 AccessEngine.com Charles@AccessEngine.com
    Search, Rate, and Map local access information by/for people with disabilities
  3. Accessibility Aids @ RehabTool.com United States, Texas, Houston
    D. Gerard 2001-04-18 RehabTool.com info@rehabtool.com
    High-tech assistive, adaptive and accessibility aids for children and adults with disabilities and special needs. Free product search and referrals.
  4. Accessibility at Google
    2009-12-31
    Information access is at the core of Google's mission -- to make the world's information universally accessible and useful. That's why in addition to crawling, indexing and ranking billions of websites, images, videos and other content, we also work to make that content available in all languages and in accessible formats. We want to make information available to everyone, and that includes people with disabilities, such as blindness, visual impairment, color deficiency, deafness, hearing loss and limited dexterity. We've found that providing alternative access modes like keyboard shortcuts, captions, high-contrast views and text-to-speech technology helps everyone, not just people with disabilities. For example, keyboard shortcuts help power users get things done more quickly without using a mouse, speech-to-text technology enables people to skim and search audio content, and custom product themes give people more opportunities to personalize.
  5. Accessibility audits by specialists United Kingdom
    David Murdoch 2004-04-20 Clarifeye david@clarifeye.com
    Clarifeye is an accessibility consultancy providing accessibility and usability audits, training and consultation. User testing by our on staff experts in assistive technologies is standard. They use these technologies on a daily basis and have for years and as such know all too well the impact of poorly designed websites.
  6. Accessibility Consulting United States, Texas, Austin
    Jim Thatcher 2004-04-02 JimThatcher.com jim@jimthatcher.com
    JimThatcher.com offers consulting services relating to IT accessibility, including product reviews, audits, and strategies for building in accessibility. The web site includes accessibility resources including a 12 section tutorial on web accessibility for Section 508.
  7. Accessibility Consulting - RampWeb United States, Texas, Austin
    Kathleen Wahlbin 2005-02-24 RampWEB, Inc. Kwahlbin@rampweb.com
    RampWEB is about Web accessibility. We can help meet accessibility and usability goals for your Web site. We are a leader in Web accessibility consulting, dedicated to meeting the needs of all users. We understand that Web accessibility requires not only adherance to technical/regulatory guidelines, but also user friendliness.
  8. Accessibility for Business United Kingdom, Bristol
    Jaya Chakrabarti 2004-06-03 Nameless UK jaya@nameless-uk.com
    We specialise in the web and digital media; from web design, email marketing, database application development, creative presentations, accessibility and eGov compliance consultancy through to completely managed hosting email services.
  9. Accessibility testing with Style English, Spanish, German, French, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Danish, Catalan
    2007-07-17
    HERA is a tool to check the accessibility of Web pages according to the specification Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 1.0).
  10. Accessible Hardware and Software Design Services Canada, Ontario, Ottawa
    Mark McKay 2005-02-08 Zambadu Inc. sales@zambadu.com
    We help organizations looking to create accessible hardware and software products.
  11. Accessible Web Design English United Kingdom, England, West Midlands, Birmingham
    Richard Morton 2008-05-31 QM Consulting Ltd info@qm-consulting.co.uk
    Web design focusing on accessibility. Audit and testing of web pages to ensure compliance with the WAI WCAG, section 508 and the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA)
  12. Accessible Web Site Design Australia
    Steven Faulkner 2003-01-30 Vision Australia Foundation steven.faulkner@visionaustralia.org.au
    Web Accessibility consulting, reviews and training conducted by Vision Australia Foundation (not for profit)
  13. Accessible Web Studio English United States, Ohio, Perrysburg
    Jadwiga A. Carlson 2006-11-17 Accessible Web Studio, Ltd. jcarlson@accessiblewebstudio.com
    Accessible Web Studio, Ltd. develops websites accessible to all by adhering to the standards of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), section 508, CSS, XHTML.
  14. Acessibility.com - accessible web site design and retrofitting services and resources United States, DC, Washington
    Deborah Picardo 2001-11-04 Acessibility.com info@acessibility.com
    Acessibility.com is dedicated to offering free links, information, resources and studies and affordable fixed price consulting and one-stop shop services for accessible Web site design, critique, 508 compliance, and retrofitting services.
  15. Adobe Access
    2001-05-16
  16. Alpha Squared Solutions United Kingdom, Berkshire, Datchet
    Rhona Aylward 2004-01-16 Alpha Squared Solutions info@a2solutions.co.uk
    Provides a completely independent and comprehensive website audit service including accessibility (W3C WAI-AAA), HMTL, XHTML, CSS, internal and external links, reverse links, company references on the internet, spelling, grammar, timelines and more.
  17. Apple Computer Accessibility
    2006-12-20
    Since 1985 Apple has been committed to helping people with disabilities access their personal computer. Apple's commitment to accessibility is evident throughout the Mac OS X operating system which is by design, easy to use, but also includes a wide variety of features and technologies specifically designed to provide accessibility to users with disabilities. Apple refers to these features collectively as Universal Access and has integrated them right into the operating system so they can be used in conjunction with a variety of applications from Apple and other developers.
  18. Apple Computer Accessibility (for Developers)
    2014-05-23
    Mac OS X contains technologies, including the Accessibility API and Speech technology, used for creating accessible applications and assistive technology solutions. Applications that properly support the Accessibility API are accessible to a wide variety of assistive technologies such as screen reader software and alternate input devices. Mac OS X also provides support for full keyboard navigation, which developers can use to ensure that their application is navigable from the keyboard.
  19. Assessibility Wizard (v1.0)
    2007-07-17
    The Accessibility Wizard is a tool for web developers and project teams. It breaks down the WAI Checkpoints into individual tasks for each job role in a development team. Every member of a development team is directed to implement the WAI Checkpoints at a specified conformance level (A,AA or AAA). This is the only sure way of meeting accessibility conformance. A web client that supports the Flash 6 (or higher) plugin is the minimum requirement to use the wizard.
  20. ATRC Web Accessibility Checker
    2008-02-14 University of Toronto's Adaptive Technology Resource Centre (ATRC)
    This is an experimental service provided by the Adaptive Technology Resource Center (ATRC) at the University Of Toronto. It is a model system that demonstrates how web pages can be checked for accessibility problems. Free downloadable tool.
  21. Awesu barrierefreies Webdesign German Germany
    Michael Welter 2008-03-29 Awesu.de Webdesign & -entwicklung m@awesu.de
    Erstellung von barrierefreien und benutzerfreundlichen Webseiten.
  22. Barrierefreies Webdesign by anatom5 German Germany, Northrine-Westfalia, Dusseldorf
    Ansgar Hein 2006-10-08 anatom5 perception marketing info@anatom5.de
    Offers marketing as well as accessibility-consulting and accessible web design. Founders of the German accessibility-portal barrierekompass.de
  23. Barrierefreies Webdesign von TechDivision German Germany, Rosenheim
    Josef Willkommer 2007-11-14 TechDivision GmbH j.willkommer@techdivision.com
    TechDivision verfügt über umfangreiche Erfahrung bei der Erstellung von barrierefreien Webseiten.
  24. BIGPiNG! - Usability and Universal Accessibility in Web Design Germany, Hamburg
    Ulrich S. Kapp 2003-09-22 BIGPiNG! oHG kapp@bigping.de
    BIGPiNG! realizes barrier-free, usable and W3C validated Webdesign in XHTML 1.0 Strict and CSS2.
  25. Blue Fusion Web Site Design English United Kingdom, Worcestershire, Malvern
    V. Richardson 2006-12-06 Blue Fusion Web contact@bfweb.co.uk
    Blue Fusion Web offers accessible web site design services.
  26. Bunnyfoot - UK usability & accessibility specialists United Kingdom, Oxford
    Jon Dodd 2002-04-30 Bunnyfoot jon@bunnyfoot.com
    Services to enhance the user experience. User testing in our dedicated lab - testing users with special needs a speciality.
  27. Consulting and training on accessibility, usability, and people with disabilities Canada, Ontario, Toronto
    Alan Cantor 2004-11-22 Cantor Access Inc. acantor@cantoraccess.com
    We work with organizations to ensure that their products, spaces, web sites, and services are accessible to and usable by people with disabilities; and to ensure that employees and students with disabilities are well-accommodated.
  28. Cynthia - Online web content accessibility validation
    2003-05-22
  29. Developing Accessible User Interfaces United States, Wisconsin, Madison
    Katherine Brennan 2001-09-11 Optavia Corporation kbrennan@optavia.com
    Optavia Corporation helps businesses create universal and accessible online experiences to better connect with their customers. Optavia serves clients worldwide through training, design evaluation, usability consulting, and site development services, leveraging proven user-centered design methodology to create interactive environments that satisfy customer needs and achieve business objectives.
  30. Devolved accessible web design, Leicester England English United Kingdom, England, Leicestershire, Leicester
    Steve Firth 2008-10-27 Devolved web design devolved@gmail.com
    Specialists in accessible web design for SMEs
  31. Dialog WebDesign GmbH German Germany, Hessen, Frankfurt am Main, Hanauer Landstraße 521, 60386
    Gleb Dolotov 2007-09-18 Dialog WebDesign GmbH gdolotov@dialog-webdesign.de
    Dialog WebDesign entwirft und realisiert professionelles barrierefreies Webdesign.
  32. Digital Media Access Group United Kingdom, Scotland, University of Dundee
    Lorna Gibson 2001-06-12 Digital Media Access Group lgibson@computing.dundee.ac.uk
    A consultancy group supporting organisations ensure and promote accessibility on their digital resources.
  33. Early Learning Site
    Sandra D'Souza 2002-08-04 ABA Materials.com sandra@aba-materials.com
    We produce CD-ROMs with picture flash cards that can be previewed/printed to teach speech, language and communication.
  34. Expert InSite, Inc. United States, Massachusetts, Somerville
    Chris McFarlane 2002-03-26 Expert InSite, Inc. chris.mcfarlane@expertinsite.com
    Web usability and accessibility consulting firm focused on simplifying the transfer of information between the Web and its users. Specializing in Section 508 compliance and WAI guideline conformance.
  35. First Accessibility - Accessibility Servicxes and Training United Kingdom, London
    Tom Glasson 2005-08-14 Test Partners enquiries@accessibility.co.uk
    First Accessibility from Test Partners offers a wide range of services to assist companies with all aspects of accessibility compliance.
  36. Foviance - Customer experience, usability, accessibility, web analytics English Chinese United Kingdom, London; China, Shanghai
    Charlotte Wilberforce 2009-01-12 Foviance info@foviance.com
    Foviance is a cross-channel customer experience consultancy to the world's leading brands.
  37. Further Ahead Accessible Web Site Development English Canada, Ontario, Ottawa
    Derek Featherstone 2005-12-18 Further Ahead Inc. info@furtherahead.com
    We are an Ottawa based company providing web development, accessibility and consulting services. We design web-based systems, we assess web site accessibility, we help people create policies, we help business make technology decisions, we provide training to IT departments, managers and developers, we try to make the web a better place, and we have fun doing it.
  38. Henter Joyce, a division of Freedom Scientific United States, Florida, St. Petersburg
    Bryan Carver 2000-05-08 Henter-Joyce, a division of Freedom Scientific info@hj.com
    Developers of software for blind and low vision computer users: JAWS for Windows Screen Reader and MAGIC Screen Magnifier; available for Win 98/95, NT, and 2000 Pro, as individual, corporate, and institutional licenses.
  39. HirePotential United States, Illinois, Northbrook
    Sara Poticha 2001-08-17 HirePotential spoticha@hirepotential.com
    HirePotential is a national consulting firm that focuses on providing universal accessibility and compliance services to Fortune 1000 corporations.
  40. HTML tools by Hermish
    2007-07-17
    HTML evaluation tools used to rate Web sites for accessibility, Section 508, usability and overall quality
  41. Hunox Website Development Canada, Ontario, Ottawa
    2005-09-27 Hunox info@hunox.ca
    Hunox: a small, web design and development company born out of Ottawa, Canada. Hunox specialises in accessible website design and development ensuring your site is inclusive and accessible to 'all' of our possible clients regardless of internet browser, access technology, disability or impairment.
  42. IBM Accessibility Center
    2001-05-16
    Brings together product and service information for people with disabilities, and for Human Resource Professionals who are proactively seeking knowledge about solutions or empowering persons with disabilities to ensure a productive working environment.
  43. IBM Accessibility Center Guidelines
    2001-05-16
    Guidelines for accessibility for general software, Web applications, Java applications, hardware, etc.
  44. Inclusive Technologies United States, New Jersey, Matawan
    Jim Tobias 2002-11-06 Inclusive Technologies tobias@inclusive.com
    Inclusive Technologies delivers technical and business process consulting on accessibility of information and communication technologies, both hardware and software. Product accessibility audits, new product development support, marketing assistance, and staff training.
  45. Macromedia Accessibility
    2001-05-16
  46. Microsoft Accessibility and Disabilities Site
  47. Nomensa - User Experience Experts United Kingdom, Avon, Bristol
    Alastair Campbell 2002-11-19 Nomensa ac@nomensa.com
    Nomensa are committed to making the web more usable and more inclusive - making accessible websites for private and public sector companies.
  48. OCAWA accessibility validation
    2007-07-17
  49. Online Training to Certified Web Accessibility Consultant English Germany, NRW, Bielefeld
    John S. Britsios 2005-10-22 Webnauts Net info@academy.webnauts.net
    "Certified Web Accessibility Consultant (CWAC)" online training program.
  50. Pollenation Internet Accessibility Services United Kingdom, Leeds
    Tim Parkin 2003-07-08 Pollenation Internet Ltd tim@pollenation.net
    Pollenation Internet offer advanced facilities for the consultation on and implementation of accessibility programmes for UK companies.
  51. Power2sell - Qualitaetskontrolle im Webdesign German Germany, Niedersachsen, Bomlitz
    Claus Hartung 2008-07-03 Power2sell info@power2sell.de
    Webdesigner und Ranking Anbieter in Deutschland, die sich einer freiwilligen Bewertung unterzogen haben.
  52. RAMP- Robust Accessibility Management & Production United States, Virginia, Fairfax
    Preety Kumar 2001-11-08 Deque Systems, Inc. preety.kumar@deque.com
    RAMP is an open platform productivity tool that automates Section 508 and WAI Triple-A compliance detection, remediation, auditing, and reporting.
  53. Sandy Feldman: beautiful, usable & accessible websites Canada, Ontario, Toronto
    Sandy Feldman 2011-02-22 sandy@sandyfeldman.com
    We create beautiful, usable and accessible websites for artists, academics, small business owners and non-profit organizations.
  54. Sigmer Technologies Ltd. - Website Accessibility English United Kingdom, East Sussex, Brighton
    Nigel Gill 2006-04-10 Sigmer Technologies Ltd. nigel@sigmer.com
    Website accessibility is at the forefront of all web development. At Sigmer we are firm believers in accessible web design; we support the World Wide Web Consortium's (W3C) Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) and have expertise in accessible web site design. We aspire to a future where the Internet fulfils it's original purpose; to provide equal opportunity of access to information, services and the means to purchase products to all who use it, regardless of disability.
  55. SSB Technologies United States, California, San Francisco
    Chris Jones 2000-10-10 SSB Technologies contact@ssbtechnologies.com
    SSB Technologies is a company founded by technologists with disabilities which has developed automated software tools which help make web sites and intranets accessible to people with disabilities
  56. Sun Microsystems' Accessibility Program
    2000-07-18
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