General References Page
Reference Documents used by the TEITAC
255 Specific Resources
- Technical Bulletin on 255: http://www.access-board.gov/adaag/about/bulletins/telecomm.htm (This Bulletin is technical assistance written by the Access Board after publishing the 255 Guidelines)
- 255 Market Monitoring Report: http://www.inclusive.com/mmr/mmr_topmost.htm (Note that the TAAC, the 255 advisory committee, recommended developing this.)
- Frequently Asked Questions about the Telecommunications Act http://www.access-board.gov/telecomm/FAQ.htm (These FAQs are technical assistance written by the Access Board after publishing the 255 Guidelines)
- FCC 255 web page: http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/dro/section255.html
508 Specific Resources
- Trace Center Collation of Access Board s 508 FINAL RULE and GUIDES
- Buy Accessible Wizard and Data Center http://www.buyaccessible.gov/
- Federal Information Technology Accessibility Initiative http://www.section508.gov/
- Section 508 Acquisition FAQs http://www.section508.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=Content&ID=75 (Note that there are four pages worth of FAQs on that website. Those 508 FAQs were developed through a consensus of the interagency 508 Working Group. They serve as technical assistance and were posted after the 508 Standards were published.)
- Accessibility Forum: http://www.accessibilityforum.org/
- Training courses in the 508 Universe http://www.section508.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=Content&ID=5 (These courses were developed under a GSA contract. The Access Board wrote much of the content for the 6 courses that tied directly to the technical areas of 508 Subpart B)
- USPS 508 Handbook: http://www.usps.com/cpim/ftp/hand/as508/welcome.htm
- USPS 508 Technical Reference Guide: http://www.usps.com/cpim/ftp/hand/as508a/welcome.htm
- SSA Guide to Applying the Section 508 Standards: http://www.ssa.gov/oag/acq/oagacq_508.htm
- IRS Section 508 Course for Software Development: http://www.section508.gov/IRSCourse/
- Veterans Affairs Directive 6221 on Accessible E&IT: http://www1.va.gov/vapubs/viewPublication.asp?Pub_ID=15&FType=2
- USPTO 508 Cookbook: http://www.uspto.gov/go/cio/s508/508_cookbook_pres.ppt
- USDOJ 508 page: http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/508/508home.html
- NASA 508 page: http://www.section508.nasa.gov/index.html
- USDA 508 page: http://www.ocio.usda.gov/508/index.html
- HHS 508 page: http://www.hhs.gov/Accessibility.html
- NIH 508 page: http://508.nih.gov/
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 508 page: http://www.cms.hhs.gov/InfoTechGenInfo/03_Section508.asp
- USGS accessibility page: http://www.usgs.gov/accessibility.html
- FAA 508 training site: http://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/aio/e_gov/sec_508/
- NOAA 508 homepage: http://www.cio.noaa.gov/itmanagement/508home.htm
- FCC 508 page: http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/dro/ab508.html
- US Secret Service 508 site: http://www.ustreas.gov/usss/site_section508.shtml
- Department of Interior 508 page: http://www.doi.gov/ocio/section508/index.html
- 508 Reference Manual: http://www1.va.gov/accessible/GSA/SECTION508Guidelines.doc
- AHRQ accessibility page: http://www.ahrq.gov/accessibility.htm
- DOT DRC 508 page: http://www.drc.dot.gov/508.html
- DOT CIO 508 page: http://cio.ost.dot.gov/portal/site/cio/menuitem.ed27f13110b263364ed7fe1031008a0c/
- Congressional Accountability Office of Compliance FAQs on 508: http://www.compliance.gov/specialfeature/feature_sec508.html
- National Council on Disability Says Access to Electronic and Information Technology is a Civil Right http://www.ncd.gov/newsroom/news/2003/r03-415.htm
- Q&As from: Information Technology Accessibility/Section 508 Expert Panel, Department of Commerce, March 14, 2001 http://www.osec.doc.gov/cio/oipr/section%20508%20expert%20panel%203-14-01.htm
- Article on 508: http://www.rit.edu/~easi/itd/itdv09n2/baquis.htm
- Access Board
- ADA and ABA Accessibility Guidelines for Buildings and Facilities
- This is an example of one document with three chapters
- This document models the use of advisory notes, e.g., see Advisory 502.3.3 Marking
- ADA and ABA Accessibility Guidelines for Buildings and Facilities
- Department of Justice (DOJ) reports on Section 508 Implementation:
Other Federal Government Resources
- EAC Voluntary Voting Systems Guidelines (This is the most recent federal work on accessibility requirements for technology) http://www.eac.gov/vvsg_intro.htm
- Standards.Gov offers background materials, useful links, and search tools for locating information about the use of standards in government. Our primary focus is on Federal agency use of standards for regulatory and procurement purposes.
- Plain language federal website: http://www.plainlanguage.gov/
- This site is useful for discovering how individual agencies are spending their budgeted information technology money. There is some discussion of standards here, but it may be more useful for discovering individual government info tech projects, metadata isues, CIO council responses, etc. This site is called the Government IT Wiki, at Govitwiki.com
Federally-funded Accessibility Resources
- AT Wiki of Georgia Tech Center for Assistive Technology and Environmental Access (CATEA) http://atwiki.assistivetech.net/ATWiki_Home
- Information Technology Technical Assistance and Training Center http://www.ittatc.org/
- AccessIT: http://www.washington.edu/accessit/index.php
- Trace R&D Center (IT, Interface and Telecom RERC) http://trace.wisc.edu
- Gallaudet Technology Access Program (Telecom RERC) http://tap.gallaudet.edu
General Accessibility Resources
- Multiple links related to Communications and Information Technology (from the Access Board's website) http://www.access-board.gov/links/communication.htm
- Magnetic Performance Requirements for Wireless Device/Hearing Aid Telecoil Mode Compatibility
- General Interface Accessibility#Resources (Resources list from General Subcommittee)
- Interagency Committee on Disability Research (ICDR): Conference on Technology for Improving Cognitive Function
- Lisa Seeman, Eleventh International World Wide Web Conference: Inclusion Of Cognitive Disabilities in the Web Accessibility Movement
- Gallaudet University Technology Access Program Side-by-side Demonstration of Real-time Text and Messaging (presented during July plenary).
General Usability Resources
- Usability versus accessibility: best friends or worst enemies? by Dey Alexander - http://www.deyalexander.com.au/publications/usability-accessibility.pdf (PDF, 53kb) Abstract: This paper examines the relationship between the two design fields by comparing and contrasting definitions of each along with the techniques and methods used by their practitioners. The paper defends the view that usability and accessibility are complementary design philosophies and recommends that practitioners in each field embrace the methods and techniques of the other.
- Another –ability: Accessibility Primer for Usability Specialists by Shawn Henry - http://www.uiaccess.com/upa2002a.html - This paper discusses in depth the relationship between accessibility and usability in product design. It presents a definition of accessibility and introduces the concept of ‘usable accessibility.’
- Guidelines for Accessible and Usable Web Sites: Observing Users Who Work With Screen Readers by Janice (Ginny) Redish and Mary Theofanos - http://www.redish.net/content/papers/interactions.html or http://www.redish.net/content/papers/InteractionsPaperAuthorsVer.pdf These "author's versions" include material not the version published in Interactions
- What Does Usability Mean: Looking Beyond ‘Ease of Use’ by Whitney Quesenbery - http://www.wqusability.com/articles/more-than-ease-of-use.html
- Usability.gov - guide to usable and accessible web sites from HHS - http://www.usabilty.gov
- Research-Based Web Design and Usability Guidelines - http://www.usability.gov/pdfs/guidelines.html - Peer reviewed guidelines from HHS, with ratings for both strength of research evidence and relative practical importance
Other Standards that are Publicly Available
- JTC1 SWG-A User Needs Summary Introduction http://www.jtc1access.org/documents/swga_209.doc [1]
- JTC1 SWG-A User Needs Summary [2]
Other Related Standards that are not publicly Available (with purchase info)
- old draft of ISO 9241-20
- main part of JIS X8341-5
