Web and IT Accessibility Tutorials
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.
This self-paced online course focuses on accessibility issues that relate to information technology and related law and policy issues in education. Developed at the UW by the National Center on Accessible Information Technology in Education (AccessIT).
Introductory tutorial, articles for audiences of all levels of expertise, a blog, and a discussion list
Developed by the High Tech Center Training Unit of the California Community College system, these tutorials are extremely thorough and well-written, and cover a broad variety of topics related to IT accessibility.
A tutorial by accessibility consultant Jim Thatcher, thoroughly explains each of the Section 508 web accessibility standards with plenty of examples
This is the official guide from the U.S. Access Board, the federal agency who developed the standards. This guide is easy to read, provides excellent examples, and covers all IT categories that are addressed by Section 508 (including web, software, multimedia, hardware, telecommunications, and standalone IT equipment)
This online course on web accessibility policy, standards, and design is developed and maintained by the University of Wisconsin-Madison, one of the first higher education institutions to implement a high-level web accessibility policy.
Free, online, and recently updated version of the popular book by accessibility consultant Joe Clark -
This tutorial can help you caption your own videos.
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