A List Apart: This online magazine has articles on technical topics, design, and Web content. The focus is on general standards and best practices, rather than accessibility specifically.
456 Berea Street: This site offers information on Web standards, accessibility, and usability.
Adobe Accessibility Resource Center: Adobe's Web site on accessibility provides information about creating accessible Web sites with Adobe products and about such technical challenges as making PDF documents accessible and using Flash.
WebAIM: Web Accessibility In Mind (WebAIM) is one of the leading providers of Web accessibility expertise. The WebAIM site includes articles on a variety of Web-related topics, as well as links to online forums and e-mail discussion lists.
Jim Thatcher: This accessibility consultant and author provides clear, useful information about the gamut of Web accessibility issues.
Knowbility: This nonprofit organization seeks to promote the use and availability of accessible technologies.
Procurement
IT
Industry Council's Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT): The
IT Industry Council has created this template to help buyers assess a product's
compliance with accessibility standards. UC RFPs for systems and software
should require vendors to complete the VPAT so that accessibility can be
factored into the award or purchase decision. Suggested
language for inclusion in RFPs is available.
Standards
The Web Standards Project: This organization seeks to institute Web standards that "reduce the cost and complexity of development while increasing the accessibility and long-term viability of any site published on the Web."
Other Universities' Programs
Accessibility Institute, UT Austin: The University of Texas, Austin, offers a comprehensive Web site about Web accessibility, including information about the Institute's research on accessibility and accessible technologies. A very helpful page provides how-tos and demos.
