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Free Digital Accessibility Resources
At AbilityNet we believe in a digital world accessible to all. This page provides a list of useful of resources from AbilityNet and elsewhere, including:
- NEW: A Guide to Accessibility and Procurement
- Understanding accessibility standards
- Blogs and news from AbilityNet
- Building the business case for accessibility
- Working with accessibility champions
- Free disability-specific resources
- Free webinars from AbilityNet
- TechShare Pro 365: accessibility leadership
- TechShare Procast: AbilityNet podcast
- Legal issues
- Tools
- General websites
- Accessibility for Web Developers and App Developers
Accessibility standards
- What is WCAG, and why does it matter?
- What to expect from WCAG 3.0
- Watch the webinar from TechShare Pro on WCAG 3.0
- Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 quick reference.
- The resources section is a good place to start learning.
Blogs and news from AbilityNet
We regularly post blogs about accessibility, popular posts include:
- Five golden rules for compliant alt-text.
- How Preston City Council got to grips with web accessibility.
Building a business case for accessibility
- Download our FREE paper on the Business Case for Accessibility
- Read How to secure a budget for digital accessibility
- Download our FREE, customisable PowerPoint presentation to use with stakeholders
- 10 ways to build a business case for accessibility
- Infographic - the business case in numbers
- Watch our webinar on the business case for accessibility
Working with accessibility champions
- Download out FREE paper on how to build a digital accessibility champions network
- 14 tips for building a digital accessibility champions' network
- How to build accessibility into your organisation (tips from the BBC)
- How to build and grow your accessibility champions network
Free disability-specific resources
- Dyslexia and Technology resources
- Hearing loss and Technology resources
- Parkinson's and Technology resources
- Dementia and Technology resources
- Multiple Sclerosis and Technology resources
FREE webinars from AbilityNet
TechShare Pro 365: Thought leadership
TechShare Procast - AbilityNet's podcast
- Subscribe to our podcast to hear more about accessibility leadership from global brands.
Legal issues
- A Guide to Accessibility and Procurement
- An introduction on the Law as it applies to you
- When will the European Accessibility Act take effect?
- Can the EAA level up access to digital services?
- Fast Facts on the European Accessibility Act
- The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) is the global authority on accessible design standards
Tools
- The Web Design Group offers a range of free technical specification references for HTML authoring plus online checking tools for verifying compatibility with relevant web design standards.
- Trace Research and Development Center at University of Wisconsin and offers a goldmine of information and tools to help you design with accessibility in mind.
- WAVE from WebAim - a free web accessibility evaluation tool that identifies those elements that require adjusting.
- Web Accessibility Toolbar Toolbar – an excellent tool to help check the accessibility of websites.
- Vischeck, Colour blindness simulator.
General Websites
- BBC Accessibility
- Equality Act 2010– UK Equality legislation.
- e-Accessibility forum - UK government forum for sharing best practice
- Outlaw.com – contains the popular 'Disabled access to websites under UK law' guide, and news articles relating to accessibility and the law.
- Centre for Excellence in Universal Design - Provides a plain English interpretation of the W3C guidelines together with the reasons behind why each checkpoint is important.
- The Web Standards Project – The Web Standards Project website provides advice and information on the implementation of web standards and has an excellent educational FAQ
- Useit.com – Useit.com provides advice on both accessibility and usability featuring articles and news links.
- WebAim – WebAim, the Web Accessibility in Mind Project provides a number of articles, a discussion forum and a number of simulations which is useful for testing websites.
- SCULPT for Accessibility - Accessible and Inclusive practice at a local council
Accessibility for Web Developers and App Developers
- A List Apart – is a great resource for people who make websites.
- Accessify provides up to date accessibility news, advice and resources.
- Accessify Forum is an accessibility related discussion group.
- AskTog by Bruce Tognazzini is perhaps the best place to start learning about human computer interaction (HCI).
- Dive Into Accessibility is an online book which discusses accessible design issues and techniques.
- W3C Schools – Whilst not specifically about web accessibility this website includes many tutorials on learning HTML, CSS, XML and much more.
AbilityNet's Digital Accessibility Products and Services
Our Digital Accessibility Services Team offer a variety of products and services including expert consultancy, accessibility auditing, diverse user testing, bespoke training and off-the-shelf tools and resources.