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The work of the WAI is documented at

WAI

( http://www.w3.org/WAI/ )
Section508 Law
To see the standards, go to www.section508.gov and follow the link to the 508 law
( http://www.section508.gov )
Section508
For more detailed examples [of web pages that comply with accessibility standards], go to www.section508.gov and follow the link to 508 Training
( http://www.section508.gov )
MAGpie, which you can download from the National Center for Accessible Media (NCAM) at

MAGpie

( http://ncam.wgbh.org/webaccess/magpie )
Colour Contrast Analyser
To test other color combinations
( http://www.juicystudio.com/services/colourcontrast.asp )
NCAM
Download from the National Center for Accessible Media (NCAM)
( http://ncam.wgbh.org/webaccess/magpie )
Color-contrast algorithm
To study the color-contrast algorithm
( http://www.w3.org/TR/AERT#color-contrast )
Follow link to STEP508 at

Section508
latest version of the Section 508 Web accessibility guidelines
( http://www.section508.gov )
http://usability.gov/web_508/tut-j.html
To learn more about the risk of inducing seizures from flicker at a Web site
( http://usability.gov/web_508/tut-j.html )
Accessibility
Guidelines for making Flash movies comply with Section 508
( http://www.macromedia.com/macromedia/accessibility )
Acrobat solutions for accessibility
For more on creating accessible PDFs
( http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/solutionsacc.html )
Rich Media Accessibility
read about the latest innovations and best practices of accessibility
( http://ncam.wgbh.org/richmedia )
Color Contrast
A tool you can use to perform these calculations to determine color contrast.
( http://www.juicystudio.com/services/colourcontrast.asp )
For more on the W3C color contrast algorithm

( http://www.w3.org/TR/AERT#color-contrast )
Vischeck web page
then Vischeck link
( http://www.vischeck.com )
Bobby
For a demonstration of Bobby in action, go to [the URL at right] and follow the onscreen instructions to enter the URL of a Web page you would like Bobby to analyze. The options onscreen let you choose whether to test for compliance with the U.S. Section 508 guidelines or the W3C's Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
( http://bobby.watchfire.com )
Vischeck
Follow the link to Vischeck, and choose the option to Run Web pages, select the type of color vision you want to simulate. The choices are Deuteranopia, Protanope, and Tritanope
( http://www.vischeck.com )
UsableNet
To access UsableNet LIFT
( http://www.usablenet.com/ )
Usablenet
To try these tools [LIFT], follow the links to request a demo
( http://www.usablenet.com )
PARASOFF
You can get a demonstration and download free evaluation software by following the link to WebKing at www.parasoft.com
( http://www.parasoft.com/jsp/home.jsp )
download STEP508

( http://www.section508.gov )
NCAM
National Center for Accessible Media (NCAM) site at. Another good source is the Section 508 site at www.section508.gov.
( http://ncam.wgbh.org )
Section 508 tutorial

( http://usability.gov/web_508/tutorial.html )
Web Accessibility Initiative
the latest on Web accessibility, go to the W3C's Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)
( http://www.w3.org/WAI )
Section 508 accessibility rules are online

( http://www.section508.gov )
Guidelines for making Flash movies comply with Section 508

( http://www.macromedia.com/macromedia/accessibility )
Guidelines for creating accessible PDFs

( http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/solutionsacc.html )
rich media accessibility showcase

( http://ncam.wgbh.org/richmedia )
For a demonstration of Bobby in action

( http://bobby.watchfire.com )
To try the LIFT tools before you buy

( http://www.usablenet.com )
WebKing at

http://www.parasoft.com
You can get a demonstration and download free WebKing evaluation software
( http://www.parasoft.com )
download STEP508

( http://www.section508.gov )
W3C keeps track of these [Web accessibility] tools

( http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/existingtools.html )
Read the [accessibility] tool summaries

( http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/existingtools.html )
Read about the STEP508 tool

( http://www.section508.gov )







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