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New accessibility features in Firefox 3.5 « Marco’s accessibility blog
New features include support for text attributes, spell check, and HTML 5 video/audio
more fromwww.marcozehe.de
Harry Maugans » How to Create an Animated, Sliding, Collapsible DIV with Javascript and CSS
Similar to the other link about collapsible text, but this one allows for animation and has two separate links for sliding down & sliding up
more fromwww.harrymaugans.com
Harry Maugans » How to Create a Collapsible DIV with Javascript and CSS
Directions for creating text that you can expand and collapse. Seems to be accessible too
more fromwww.harrymaugans.com
Cynthia Says Portal
Section 508 or WCAG validator
more fromwww.cynthiasays.com
Example: Using YUI to provide links to more content
Javascript and CSS solution for a "more" link that expands and collapses content
more fromicant.co.uk
Repper -> create your own patterns!
Create a kaleidoscope-like pattern with any photo or image. Images are licensed CC-By-NC
more fromrepper.studioludens.com
WebAIM: Blog - Accessibility Blog Roundup II
Blogs about accessibility (plus a few general web design blogs that sometimes cover accessibility)
more fromwebaim.org
A List Apart: Articles: In Defense of Eye Candy
Why aesthetics are important to web design (and by extension, online learning)--we shouldn't approach visual design as an add on, but a core part of the design
more fromwww.alistapart.com
10 Simple and Impressive Design Techniques | How-To | Smashing Magazine
Contrast, gradients, color, letter spacing, anti-aliasing, imperfection, blur, alignment, trim fat. Examples for each.
more fromwww.smashingmagazine.com
WAVE - Web Accessibility Evaluation Tool
Check website accessibility with a free tool from WebAIM. You can enter a URL, upload a file, or paste HTML code. There's also a Firefox toolbar that lets you check content that is password protected etc.
more fromwave.webaim.org
Mega Drop-Down Navigation Menus Work Well (Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox)
Recommendations for drop-down navigation menus with big menus grouped with structure
more fromwww.useit.com
Colorblind Web Page Filter
Enter a URL, see what the webpage looks like for multiple kinds of colorblindness. Easy to switch from one filter to another to see different variations.
more fromcolorfilter.wickline.org
Web Accessibility for Cognitive and Learning Disabilities: A Review of Research-Based Evidence in the Literature
Literature review on research related to accessibility specifically for cognitive disabilities. One conclusion from this review is that there's very little research actually out there to draw from; most guidelines and recommendations aren't grounded in much evidence.
more fromwww.paulbohman.com
WebAIM: Screen Reader Survey Results
Results of a survey of screen reader users. Screen reader users are not uniform in their responses; proficiency levels and preferences vary widely. Clear heading structure is recommended, as this was a very common navigation technique. Because of the diversity of responses, it may be best to provide options so people can access content in the way that works for them.
more fromwebaim.org
[ws] Color Scheme Designer
Color scheme generator which includes a feature for simulating what the colors would look like for people with different types of color blindness
more fromcolorschemedesigner.com
WebAIM: WCAG 2.0 Checklist
Plain language WCAG 2.0 checklist from WebAIM. If you don't want to slog through all the technical language of WCAG 2.0, this is much easier to understand.
more fromwebaim.org
WebAIM: Color Contrast Checker
Color contrast checker based on the WCAG 2.0 standards. Enter hex codes for colors for foreground and background. Not quick for checking lots of colors, but based on the actual ratios in the standards.
more fromwebaim.org
The 20 Most Practical and Creative Uses of jQuery - NETTUTS
Web design and user interface inspiration; lots of subtle effects with jQuery to enhance the user experience without hitting you over the head with it
more fromnettuts.com
Vischeck: About Vischeck
Tool to show what web pages and images look like to someone who is color blind
more fromwww.vischeck.com
40 Beautiful Free Icon Sets - Six Revisions
Free icons for web design or elearning design. Note that not all can be used for commercial applications--check the individual licenses.
more fromsixrevisions.com
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