"The power of the Web is in its universality. Access by everyone regardless of disability is an essential aspect."
-- Tim Berners-Lee, W3C Director and inventor of the World Wide Web

The ConneCT Management Advisory Committee (CMAC) Policy states:
"It is the policy of the State of Connecticut that information and services on Connecticut State Government Web Sites are/be designed to be accessible to people with disabilities. It is the responsibility of the agency and its web page developers to become familiar with the guidelines for achieving universal accessibility and to apply these principles in designing and creating any official State of Connecticut Website."

This web page is designed to assist Eastern's Web Developers in designing web pages which comply with the "Universal Web Site Accessibility Policy for State Web Sites - Version 4.0" and the W3C "Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 W3C Recommendation", Conformance Level A, as well as the accessibility requirements set forth in Eastern's Web Policy. CMAC has a "Checklist of Design Requirements" which sets forth the design requirements for compliance.

The links to resources on this page are designed to provide you with the information and guidance required to build accessible web pages as well as the tools to verify compliance. If you need any assistance or have questions regarding building accessible web pages, please contact the WWW Project located in the Center for Instructional Technology, Library Room 420. Please call x5-5793 or email webmaster@EasternCT.edu.

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Accessibility Resources

• AccessEnable - Accessibility Checker (free demo)
• AccessIT (National Center on Accessible Information Technology in Education)
• AccVerify SE for FrontPage (free download; highly recommended for FrontPage users)
• Adobe Acrobat Accessibility Site (recommended)
• Ask Alice Accessibility Checking Service
• Bobby Online Free Accessibility Checking Service (recommended)
• CMAC Accessibility Checklist of Design Requirements (highly recommended)
• CMAC: State of Connecticut Web Site Accessibility Committee (recommended)
• Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility Standards (Sec 508)
• HiSoftware Free Web Site Content Accessibility and Quality Test
• Lynx Viewer (see your pages the way they will appear in Lynx text-only browser)
• Macromedia Accessibility
• Making Web Pages More Accessible Daniel Odievich Microsoft Corporation
• Microsoft FrontPage/Accessibility Website (recommended)
• The Web Standards Project (great resource for Accessibility news)
• Universal Web Site Accessibility Policy for CT State Web Sites - Version 4.0
• UsableNet Accessibility Extensions for Dreamweaver/MX (free) (recommended)
• UsableNet Free Accessibility Test (recommended)
• W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0
• Guidelines: WAI Web Content Accessibility Curriculum
• Watchfire WebXACT Online Accessibility, Quality and Privacy Checker (free) (recommended)
• WAVE 3.0 Accessibility Checker
• WebAIM (Web Accessibility in Mind)

Accessible Web Browsers

• Home Page Reader (Designed for blind and visually impaired: IBM 30 free day trial)
• MultiWeb (Windows) (Accessible browser designed by Deakin University: Windows 95+)
• Lynx Viewer (see your pages the way they will appear in Lynx text-only browser)

Please explore your ECSU Web Developers web site. If you know of or discover a resource or tip that you would like to share with your fellow web publishers, please email webmaster and we will be happy to include it on the site.