Java Accessibility Project

a cooperative project
funded by Sun Microsystems and the National Institue on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, US Department of Education

About the Java AccessibilityProject

Goals of the Project.
Participants in the Effort.
How You Can Participate

Java Accessibility Issues

Making Java Applets More Accessible:

Problem and Solution Overview .

AWT Additions (Recommendations).

Browser, Applet, and Screen Reader Interactions (Recommendations) .

Applet Creator Guidelines (Recommendations).

Applet Development Tools (Recommendations).

Identifying Accessibility Problems .

Problems in Applets- Case Studies:
AWT Component Examples.
Component Access Test Applet.
Balloon Applet.
Question and Answers About Accessibility in Java Applets (FAQ).

Java Resources.

JavaScript Accessibility Issues

JavaScript Design Guide and Wishes.
Increasing Accessibility with JavaScript: Examples.
Table Format Converter- Rows.
Table Format Converter- Columns.
Multiple Column Format Converter.
Frame Remover.
Outline Converter.
Redirecting Status Bar to a Window as Text.

JavaScript Resources.

Version 1.0

Trace Research and Development Center UW-Madison.

Contact:jb@trace.wisc.edu.