Resources
Accessibility Resources
Appalachian is required by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to provide access to its programs and services to all qualified individuals. A U.S. Department of Justice Policy Ruling on September 9, 1996 confirmed that the ADA applies to Internet web pages. Most recently, Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act (Dec. 21, 2000) established federally recognized standards on web accessibility.
- Federal Section 508 Standards – Access Board
- Federal Government Site on Section 508
- Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 (released July 2004) – W3C, Web Accessibility Initiative
- Research-based Web Design & Usability Guidelines
Validators
- Accessibility Valet Demonstrator
- CSS Validation Service (W3C tool)
- HTML and XHTML Validation (W3C tool)
- WCAG and Section 508 validator
