Some Resources for Accessibility and Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
TechDis is a JISC service aimed at enhancing
access for those with learning difficulties and/or disabilities, to learning
and teaching, research and administration across higher and further education
through the use of information and communication technologies.
Subject Centre for Geography, Earth and
Environmental Sciences (GEES)
will endeavour to keep our communities up to date with developments especially
those that are relevant to our subject disciplines.
Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking,
and Technology (DO-IT) Website - based in Washington USA. This site contains
some good resources.
W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
- technical information for web authors.
Lighthouse International is a leading resource worldwide on vision impairment and vision rehabilitation. Two useful links on their website are:
- Effective Colour Contrast: Designing for People with Partial Sight and Colour Deficiencies
- Making Text Legible:
Designing for People with Partial Sight
Accessibility of
online learning materials. This Web site is aimed at learning technology
developers and teaching staff producing Web-based course materials for delivery
at the University of Aberdeen. The purpose of the site is to provide access
to guidelines, resources and locally relevant information on the accessibility
of online course materials.
Web Accessibility
and the Disability Discrimination Act - paper.
This is the fifteenth issue (Volume 5 Number 3) and focuses on the theme Web Accessibility in Higher Education. The articles are:
Accessibility
and Leglislation in Higher Education
Dave McCarthy, Technology for Disabilities Information Service
Ensuring
provision for students with a visual impairment using technology
Sally Cain and Richard Orme, Royal National Institute for the Blind, UK
Information
underload - Web design and people with disabilities
Julie Howell, Royal National Institute for the Blind, UK
Accessibility
of the Interactions Web Site
Graham Lewis and Christine Smith, Centre for Academic Practice, University
of Warwick
The sections on Innovations provides short summaries of Warwick projects and the Links section offers some key web sites on Accessibility issues and services.