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	Walk-in Web Clinic: Into the Jaws of Accessibility


	Have you tested your website to see how you hear it? Have you thought about how the upcoming changes to the laws enforcing the Americans With Disabilities Act accessibility requirements will impact our campus? These changes will affect web publications, software development, and hardware & software procurement standards. This clinic reviewed our websites to see how accessible they are with the latest in screen reader technology: JAWS. Web Clinic Handouts: Quicktips for Accessibility State of Maryland Nonvisual Access Clause Writing Accessible HTML Documents Making your Website Accessible Section 508 Tapping Technology - House Bill 185 Tools Bobby A web-based tool that will analyze your web pages for their accessibility Jaws for Windows 3.3 Reader Demo Download Screen reader software for Windows 95/98 and NT Window-Eyes Reader Demo Download LYNX - Telnet to a UM server, type the following (without the quotes) "lynx url" (url is the web site you want to access) Lynx Information NCSA's Text-Only Maker (Tom) Tom converts graphical web pags in to text-only pages or hybrid text and graphics pages Important Information URLs on Accessibility: Authoring Accessible Web Pages by the Public Service Commission of Canada Campaign for a Non-Browser Specific WWW Includes accessible web site design links CITA, Center for Information Technology Accommodation Office of Governmentwide Policy, Washington, D.C. Designing WebPages for the Colorblind Disability Support Services at the University of Maryland Electronic Curbcuts World Wide Web Access Pages on Disability Resources Links to more information and resources University Universal Design Pages Maryland Technology Assistance Program: "Tapping Technology" A monthly newsletter in accessibility issues including adaptive technology product reviews and internet issues National Federation of the Blind National Federation of the Blind Guidelines for Web Accessibility National Federation of the Blind Information Technology Access State Model Bill TRACE - Designing More Usable Web Sites A research center at the University of Wisconsin focusing on accessibility issues

Walk-in Web Clinic: Into the Jaws of Accessibility