There are countless resources available on accessible web design.  Listed below are some of the guides that are available.  There are probably others not listed that are just as good, perhaps better.  Those listed below are fairly representative of what is available.

When you look at resources on accessible web design, always check for references to the Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) guidelines.

Note: In the final resource, links will open in a new window.

Victorian Government Accessibility Toolkit

http://www.egov.vic.gov.au/Victoria/StrategiesPoliciesandReports/Reports/Accessibility-Toolkit/Accessibility-Toolkit.htm

This toolkit provides a practical application of the international guidelines and checkpoints, and provides some easy solutions to fix common problems.

OZeWAI

http://www.ozewai.org/index.html

This is an Australian venue for sharing learning about accessible web design.  There is an associated email list that you can join.

University of Newcastle

Accessible Web Design

http://www.newcastle.edu.au/policy/web/access/index.html

This site looks at:

• How people with a disability use the web

• Design of accessible web pages

• Downloadable documents

Option Keys – developing accessible websites

OTEN – DE Open Training and Education Network – Distance Education

http://www.oten.edu.au/optionkeys/index.htm

This guide has four sections:

• Accessible websites

• Students

• Guidelines

• Tools

IMS Global Learning Consortium Inc

http://www.imsproject.org/accessibility/index.html

This is a technical resource for designing accessible electronic learning applications.

Making Educational Software and Web Sites Accessible: Guidelines including math and science solutions

National Center for Accessible Media (NCAM)

http://ncam.wgbh.org/cdrom/guideline/

Revised in 2003, this useful guide covers a wide range of topics.

Designing websites for people with learning disabilities

The Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities (intellectual disability)

http://www.learningdisabilities.org.uk/html/content/webdesign.cfm

This is a simple list of points to consider.

Tips for Accessibility

Iowa Department for the Blind

http://www.blind.state.ia.us/access/tips.htm#PDF%20Files

This is a good range of tips with clear examples of why each design aspect makes a difference to someone using a screen reader.

HTCTU Manuals and Tutorials

High Tech Center Training Unit

http://www.htctu.net/trainings/manuals/tutmain.htm

Links on this page are to a range of valuable resources that include:

• Designing Accessible Web Pages

• Learning Management Systems and Accessibility

• Captioning Digital Media with MAGpie 2.01

• Web Accessibility Evaluation Tools: InFocus and LIFT for Dreamweaver

• Creating Accessible Forms and Tables on Web Pages

• Creating Accessible PDF Documents with Acrobat 6.0

Web Accessibility and Usability Resource

TechDis

http://www.techdis.ac.uk/seven/

This is an excellent source of information and advice.

Designing More Usable Web Sites

Trace Center

http://www.trace.wisc.edu/world/web/index.html

This is a very useful site from a key organisation in the US.  Topics include:

• Accessible Web Site Guidelines

• Web Access Tools

• Governmental Efforts

•  Selected Resources on Disability and Web Use

• 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

• Organisations, Projects and Technologies Addressing Web Access Issues

• Past Projects and References

Understanding Accessibility: Vision Impairment

Technical Tip of the Week, in News Notes, September 24, 2003
Karla Embleton

http://www.fcs.iastate.edu/computer/tips/accessibility/vision.htm

This article covers design for access for:

• People who are blind

• People with low vision

• People with colour-blindness

Maccessibility

http://www.maccessibility.com/

This Web site is set up as a blog for news, announcements, and opinions related to the following topics:                                    

• Apple's Mac OS X Operating System

•  Accessibility of Mac OS X and Mac OS X Software

•  Web Accessibility

•  Accessibility in General

Untangling the Web: An Introduction to Web Design

Joe Lazzaro, Access World, 2004

http://www.afb.org/afbpress/pub.asp?DocID=aw050307

This article describes the web and how pages work, as well as an intro into accessible HTML.