Resources to Help People with Disabilities Use the Internet

Using the Internet

Adapting Web Browsers for Acccessibiitiy - Paul Hendrix, Center for Accessible Technology and Mike Birkmire. Learning Independence Through Computers, Inc

Designing More Accessible Web Sites - Accessible Web Site Guidelines, Web Access Tools, Governmental Efforts, Browsers with Built-in Voice or Other Access Features. Forums for Discussing Accessibility Issues, Multimedia and Virtual Reality Access, Background on the World Wide Web, Organizations, Projects and Technologies Addressing Web Access Issues

Disabilities On-line Live Chat Room

Disability Network Inc.- an information highway for the disabled and their families. Join their Chat Room FRIENDS-w-DISABILITY.

Home Page Generator - I Can See Books - allows you to choose from a large variety of easy-to-understand DOS menu choices to create a web page that is both speech-friendly and extremely visually appealing, comes with a comprehensive disk and print manual and your choice of either a Braille or audio/cassette version of the documentation.

NCSA Mosaic Access Page - a resource for those interested in how people with disabilities can use the internet and the World Wide Web. A good reference site for anyone interested in disability issues, it also provides a helpful Internet guide with special attention paid to access methods for people with particular disabilities.

The National Center for Accessible Media (NCAM) has created a web access symbol for use by webmasters who have designed their sites to accommodate the needs of users who have disabilities. Those who meet the design criteria can copy the symbol from NCAM's website and paste into their own.

Trace Research and Development Center - Information about designing an accessible web site can be found at the University of Wisconsin.

Page Tramell, LINC member and volunteer, was featured in the May 19, 1997 issue of U.S. News & World Report in an article that reported on Web access for the visually impaired.

Pen Pals Web Corner - founded by the disabled for the disabled, their family, and caregivers to post any information you wish to share with others.

PenPals Web Corner Chat Room

Telecommunications Problems and Design Strategies for People with Cognitive Disabilities - from the World Institute on Disability

WebABLE! is the authoritative Web site for disability-related internet resources. WebABLE!'s accessibility database lists hundreds of internet based resources on accessibility.

Using the Internet

Screen Readers