Laws & Other Resources
The Need for Web Accessibility
- How a blind person will "see" your Web page
An audio comparison of inaccessible and accessible Web pages - Information about Photosensitive Seizure Disorders
- "From Where I Sit" Video Series
A powerful video series of eight CSU students with disabilities who share their experiences in the college classroom
Laws, Standards, and Policies
- Accessible Technology v. Copyright Law [opens in new window]
- CSU Accessible Technology Initiative (ATI) Web site
- The California State University Policy on Disability Support and Accommodations - Executive Order No. 926, effective January 1, 2005
- Section 508, Federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973
- W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)
- W3C Checklist of Checkpoints for Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0
- W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0, comprehensive and detailed Web site design guidelines
Useful Tools and Tips
- CSUDH Accessibility Statements for University Publications
- CSUDH Web Best Practices
- W3C Markup Validation Service
- Trace Center, University of Wisconsin - Designing a More Usable World
- Designing More Usable Web Sites from the Trace Center, a resource-rich Web site
- Photosensitive Epilepsy Analysis Tool (PEAT)
- Adobe - Accessibility Resource Center
- UCLA's Disabilities and Computing Program, links to a variety of useful resources
- Vision Australia's Colour Contrast Analyzer for Web Pages
