This section of the D A A W is dedicated to cooperative efforts linked toward building a more accessible Web. At the present time, there are a number of interlocking and inter-related efforts. These include (in alphabetical order):

Accessible Web Site Guidelines

• Unified Web Site Accessibility Guidelines
• Web Access Symbol Now Available

Background on the World Wide Web

• The Nature of Cyberspace

Browsers with Built-in Voice and Access Features

• Internet Explorer - Microsoft
• Panorama - University of Toronto and SoftQuad
• pwWebSpeak - Productivity Works
• Web-On-Call (Internet via phone) - Netphonic Communications, Inc.

Browser Design -- Making standard browsers more accessible

• The Browser/Screen Reader Dialog - Suggestions for enhancing the usability and accessibility of today's browsers
• Notes on Designing Screen Readers to Work More Effectively With WWW Browsers
• World Wide Web Browser Access Recommendations - Jon Gunderson, Ph.D., Mosaic Accessibility Project

Designing Accessible HTML Pages (guidelines)

• Unified HTML Accessibility Guidelines
• DO-IT's Accessible Web Design Guidelines
• GSA HTML Accessibility Guidelines - Paul Fontaine
• InfoUse Web Accessibility Guidelines
• On-Line Examples of HTML Accessibility - Chuck Le Tourneau
• HTML Case Studies

Model Accessible Web Sites

• Mo del Accessible Web Project (MAW) - WGBH
• Trace R&D Center (including this site)

Virtual Reality Access

• VRML Accessibility Project - University of Toronto

Major Ongoing Programs Addressing Web Access Issues

The following are sites which have large long-term multi-funded efforts directed toward Web access.

• ATRC, University of Toronto
• CP B/WGBH National Center on Accessible Media
• Trace R&D Center (this site)
• WebAble!
• World Institute on Disability

Major Projects or Events Dealing with Web Access

The following are major projects or events which are current or which have passed but left materials relating to a more accessible Web and National Information Infrastructure.

• Bobby - Web Page Accessibility Verifier from CAST
• Java Accessibility Project
• Universal Access Project
• The Web Access Project
• WINGS Access Project - United States Postal Service and Trace Center

Upcoming Events

• INFORAMPS 96 Conference

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