Accessibility

One of our goals at Peak Usability is to increase awareness and adoption of accessible design practices. The following is a list of sites and articles we hope you will find useful.

Title Author / Company Comment
Accessibility: Types of Accessibility Aids Usability First Overview of different accessibility aids for different disabilities
W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) W3C Main entry page for the Accessibility Initiative (WAI)
W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 W3C Specific Web Content Accessibility Guidelines - W3C Proposed Recommendation 03 November 2008
W3C Checklist of Checkpoints for Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 W3C Specific Web Content Accessibility Checklists and Priority explanations
World Wide Web Access: Disability Discrimination Act Advisory Notes Australian Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Excellent advice for all Australian organisations or International organisations offering services in Australia
Internet still covered under Australian Discrimination Law Australian Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Press release regarding Australia vs United States disability discrimination legislation