Other Standards and Guidelines
This page along with others provides a list of tools and resources that support accessible development, primarily of web and multimedia content and applications. The list was compiled with input from developers across the Virginia Community College System, and is a work in progress. To contribute to the list send recommendations to Abdulaziz Bulling at abulling@vccs.edu
This is the definitive set of web accessibility guidelines, from the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
Update to WCAG 1.0, still a working draft.
This site from the U.S. Access Board features the full text of the Section 508 legislation, the Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility Standards, and accompanying tutorials.
TETIAC (pronounced "tie tac") is the Telecommunications and Electronic and Information Technology Advisory Committee, currently working with the Access Board on a rewrite of the Section 508 standards. Here's a direct link to the current working draft.
A self-described "grassroots coalition fighting for standards which ensure simple, affordable access to web technologies for all."
IMS is working on an AccessForAll Meta-data Specification, which is intended to make it possible to identify resources that match a user's stated preferences or needs. This builds on work by the Dublin Core Metadata Initiative. IMS has also developed a set of Guidelines for Developing Accessible Learning Applications.
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