Accessibility links

W3ORG Specs:

1. Quick Tips - http://www.w3.org/WAI/quicktips/
2. Live Regions - http://www.w3.org/TR/aria-state/
3. Eg of Live Regions: - http://www.alistapart.com/articles/waiaria, http://accessibleajax.clcworld.net/
4. RIA - http://www.w3.org/TR/aria-roadmap/
5. Report on WAI Markup for AJAX Live Regions - http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/AJAX:WAI_ARIA_Live_Regions
6. ARIA Reference Implementation - http://test.cita.uiuc.edu//aria/

Accessibility Tools:

1. Firefox Accessibility Extension: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1891
2. Fire Vox: http://www.firevox.clcworld.net/
3. Windows Screen Reader: Start> Programs>Accessories> Accessibility> Narrator

JAWS:

1. http://juicystudio.com/article/improving-ajax-applications-for-jaws-users.php#theupdatefunction
2. http://donaldevans.com/guide/bestpractices/ajax.html

[edit]http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Accessible_DHTML

Tools, Articles and resources: http://www.mcu.org.uk/resources/

E-book: Web Accessibility: Web Standards and Regulatory Compliance: http://mmlviewer.books24x7.com/toc.asp?bookid=14675

Downside of WCGAG 2.0 specs:

1. http://www.alistapart.com/articles/tohellwithwcag2
2. http://learningtheworld.eu/2006/to-hell-with-joe-clark/
3. http://www.thinkvitamin.com/features/design/whats-next-for-web-accessibility

Legal Issues:

1. http://ajaxian.com/archives/accessibility-use-ajax-get-sued

=Main site - http://www.maxkiesler.com/index.php/weblog/comments/how_to_make_your_ajax_applications_accessible/ =

Some imp. Links:

1. Ajax Best Practices – IBM Center. - http://www-03.ibm.com/able/resources/ajaxaccessibility.html#best
2. Testing Ajax with six different screen readers - http://www.sitepoint.com/article/ajax-screenreaders-work
3. Tests with blind screen-reader Users - http://joeclark.org/access/research/ice//iceweb2006-test-results.html
4. AJAX framework supporting Accessibility - http://ajaxdevelopersjournal.com/read/234219.htm
5. Making Ajax Work with JAWS - http://juicystudio.com/article/making-ajax-work-with-screen-readers.php
6. Lots of 508 Compliant examples - http://www.fiftyfoureleven.com/resources/accessibility
7. Accessibility tips for web development - http://www.evotech.net/blog/2007/06/making-the-web-accessible-2/
8. Jim Thatcher - http://jimthatcher.com
9. http://www.circlewebs.com/sitestats.php
10. http://www.wats.ca/show.php?contentid=43

Screen Reader Quick Reference

1. Fire Vox – FireVox_Ref
2. JAWS – JAWS_Ref

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