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From: tedge
Date: Aug 2, 2002 7:04AM

Hopefully some helpful links:
rehabtool.com
http://www.rehabtool.org/#community

assistivetech.net
http://www.assistivetech.net/index.cfm

UW-Madison Computer Labs
http://www.doit.wisc.edu/computerlabs/

UAWeb Resources
http://uaweb.arizona.edu/resources/validation.shtml

What we use for testing:
Usability and Accessibility checklist

508 and W3C compliance reports

Also we use Assistive Technology Testing
Here is what we tell our clients:
Beyond Section 508 Compliance.

Assistive Technology Testing is where we help you take your site a step
beyond what is required to what is needed.

In our test lab we will step up the conditions met by a number of web
users who, only through the use of AT device's, can access the web.
We create test cast's for each AT device used.

Here is a list of the disabilities we will create test case's for
including some of the problems they face when trying to access a web
page:


Blindness

. Obtaining information via visual representation.

. Using input tools.

. Understand spatial metaphors for navigation.

. Discerning synthesized speech from other sounds.



Mobility Impairments

. Pressing multiple keys simultaneously.

. Reaching for the keyboard or mouse.

. Performing actions in a specific time frame.

. Performing actions that require precise movements.



Low vision

. Perceiving color, contrast, and depth differences.

. Understanding size-coded information.

. Discriminating between different fonts.

. Locating and/or tracking pointers, cursors, and hot spots.

. Entering information into online forms.