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Universal Access at VCSU

Key Organizations

WebAIM.org

Mission is to empower organizations to make their web content accessible to people with disabilities. They have many great tools available for campuses to use in implementation and evaluation, as well as simulations.

National Center on Disability and Access to Education

VCSU has used their GOALS benchmarking tool to establish existing status, policies, and direction toward implementation planning and resources needed. “Improving web accessibility in higher education through system-wide reform”

Section508

Government-wide IT Accessibility Program. Key resource is their Technology Accessibility Playbook

Association on Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD)

While AHEAD deals more specifically with educational accommodations for disabilities, good information can be found on their website.

National Center on Accessible Educational Materials

Official Website for the National Center on Accessible Education Materials providing users with a number of useful resources.

World Wide Web Consortium’s Web Accessibly Initiative (WAI)

Strategies, standards, and supporting resources to help you make the Web more accessible to people with disabilities.

W3.org

The W3C mission is to lead the World Wide Web to its full potential by developing protocols and guidelines that ensure the long-term growth of the Web. This website discusses the important aspects of this mission.