Wikipedia:WikiProject Accessibility/Resources and references

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Introduction to accessibility

  • [http://webaim.org/intro/ Introduction to Web Accessibility], WebAIM
  • [http://www.assistiveware.com/videos.php AssistiveWare videos on computer accessibility]
  • [http://video.yahoo.com/watch/514676/2686894 Victor Tsaran: "An Introduction to Screen Readers"], Yahoo!
  • [http://video.yahoo.com/watch/633844/2985804 Karo Caran: "An Introduction to Screen Magnification Software"], Yahoo!

Referentials

  • [http://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG20/quickref/ How to Meet WCAG 2.0], A customizable quick reference to Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 requirements (success criteria) and techniques
  • [http://webaim.org/standards/wcag/checklist WebAIM's WCAG 2.0 Checklist]
  • [http://www.w3.org/WAI/eval/users.html Involving Users in Evaluating Web Accessibility], pay attention to the high numbers of cautions: one should be very cautious when evaluating accessibility. It's a delicate job.

Tools for testing accessibility and assistive technologies

  • Firebug, [http://www.getfirebug.com/ extension for Firefox] (HTML code examination, CSS, JS and DOM)
  • [https://addons.mozilla.org/fr/firefox/addon/60/ Web developer toolbar] for Firefox
  • [http://www.paciellogroup.com/resources/wat-ie-about.html Evaluation toolbar for IE] (dedicated to accessibility)
  • [http://www.paciellogroup.com/resources/wat-about.html Evaluation toolbar for Opera] (dedicated to accessibility)
  • [http://www.paciellogroup.com/resources/contrast-analyser.html Color contrast analyser]
  • [http://csant.info/lynx.htm navigateur texte Lynx] (for Windows)
  • [http://www.aisquared.com/Products/ZoomTextMRD/index.cfm ZoomText]

= Screen readers =

For instructions on how to test with a screen reader, see [http://webaim.org/articles/screenreader_testing/ Testing with Screen Readers: Questions and Answers], WebAIM.

  • [http://www.freedomsci.de/serv01fra.htm JAWS (Windows)], see also JAWS (screen reader) and [http://webaim.org/articles/jaws/ Using JAWS to Evaluate Web Accessibility], WebAIM
  • [http://www.nvda-project.org/ NVDA (Windows)], see also NonVisual Desktop Access and [http://webaim.org/articles/nvda/ Using NVDA to Evaluate Web Accessibility], WebAIM

Miscellaneous

  • [http://www.w3.org/WAI/eval/conformance Conformance Evaluation of Web Sites for Accessibility], W3C
  • [http://www.w3.org/WAI/eval/users.html Involving Users in Evaluating Web Accessibility], W3C
  • [http://webaim.org/projects/screenreadersurvey/ Survey of Preferences of Screen Readers Users], WebAIM, where Wikipedia ranked third in the list of preferred websites.
  • :v:Wiki Resources/Accessibility, a check-list of accessibility criteria. Possibly outdated.

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