Resources

Most of the resources in the following list is also available within the Accessibility Folder in RefWorks.

Library Staff | Websites | Books | Articles

 

Library Staff

J. Wason. "The Library's Accessibility Plan, 2003-2004." University of Waterloo Library [Online]. 12 Nov. 2003. [cited 11 Nov. 2004]; available from http://www.lib.uwaterloo.ca/News/ UWLibDocs/access/plan.html.

J. Wason. "Library Survey of Information and Accessibility Needs for Students with Disabilities - Interim Report, June 30, 2004 ." University of Waterloo Library [Online]. July 2004. [cited 11 Nov. 2004]; available from http://www.lib.uwaterloo.ca/access/interimreport.html.

J. Wason. "UW Library Accessibility Plan Report." University of Waterloo Library [Online]. 12 Nov. 2003. [cited 11 Nov. 2004 ]; available from http://www.lib.uwaterloo.ca/News/UWLibDocs /access/index.html.

Websites

i. Accessibility Information and Standards

"Checklist of Checkpoints for Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0." W3C Web Accessibility Initiative [Online]. May 1999. [cited 11 Nov. 2004]; available from http://www.w3.org/TR/WAI-WEBCONTENT/.

"Introduction to Web Accessibility." WebAIM [Online]. Oct. 2003. [cited 11 Nov. 2004]; available from http://www.webaim.org/intro/.

"Web Accessibility Initiative." W3C Web Accessibility Initiative [Online]. 5 Aug. 2004. [cited 11 Nov. 2004]; available from http://www.w3.org/WAI/.

ii. Government

Accessibility Ontario. Ontarians with Disabilities Act 2001 [Online]. 17 Nov. 2003. [cited 11 Nov. 2004]; available from http://www.gov.on.ca/citizenship/accessibility/english/act2001.htm.

Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat. Common Look and Feel for the Internet [Online]. 4 Mar. 2004. [cited 11 Nov. 2004]; available from http://www.cio-dpi.gc.ca/clf-nsi/index_e.asp.

University of Arizona. Web Resources: Federal Regulations [Online]. 2004. [cited 11 Nov. 2004]; available from http://uaweb.arizona.edu/resources/federal-law.shtml.

iii. Web Validators

University of Toronto. "A-Prompt." Adaptive Technology Resource Centre [Online]. N.d. [cited 11 Nov. 2004]; available from http://aprompt.snow.utoronto.ca/.

"Welcome to Bobby." Watchfire Corporation [Online]. 2002-2004. [cited 11 Nov. 2004]; available from http://bobby.watchfire.com/bobby/.

Books

Clark, J. Building Accessible Websites . Indianapolis, Indiana: New Riders Publishing, 2003.

Griffiths, P. Managing Your Internet and Intranet Services: the information and library professional's guide to strategy. London , England: Library Association Publishing, 2000.

Nielsen, J. Designing Web Usability. Indianapolis, Indiana: New Riders Publishing, 2000.

Slatin, J.M. and S. Rush. Maximum Accessibility: Making Your Web Site More Usable for Everyone. Boston, Massachusetts: Addison-Wesley, 2003.

Articles

Axtell, R. and J.M. Dixon. "Voyager 2000: a review of accessibility for persons with visual disabilities." Library Hi Tech 20, no.2 (2002): 141-147. In Emerald Fulltext [Internet] [Bradford, GB]: Emerald Group Publishing Ltd., 2002. [cited 11 Nov. 2004]; available from http://www.emeraldinsight.com.

Bowman, V. "Reading between the lines: an evaluation of WindowEyes screen reader as a reference tool for teaching and learning." Library Hi Tech 20, no. 2 (2002): 162-168. In Emerald Fulltext [Internet] [Bradford, GB]: Emerald Group Publishing Ltd., 2002. [cited 11 Nov. 2004]; available from http://www.emeraldinsight.com.

Brewer, J. "Web Accessibility Highlights and Trends." Proceedings of the International Cross- Disciplinary Workshop on Web Accessibility (2004): 51-55. In The ACM Digital Library [Internet] [ New York , NY ]: Association of Computing Machinery Inc., 2004. [cited 11 Nov. 2004]; available from http://portal.acm.org.

Byerley, S.L. and M. B. Chambers. "Accessibility and usability of Web-based library databases for non-visual users." Library Hi Tech 20, no.2 (2002): 169-178. In Emerald Fulltext [Internet] [Bradford, GB]: Emerald Group Publishing Ltd., 2002. [cited 11 Nov. 2004]; available from http://www.emeraldinsight.com.

Byerley, Suzanne L. and Mary Beth Chambers. "Accessibility of Web-based library databases: the vendors' perspectives." Library Hi Tech 21, no.3 (2003): 347-357. In Emerald Fulltext [Internet] [Bradford, GB]: Emerald Group Publishing Ltd., 2003. [cited 11 Nov. 2004]; available from http://www.emeraldinsight.com.

Coonin, B. "Establishing accessibility for e-journals: a suggested approach." Library Hi Tech 20, no. 2 (2002): 207-220. In Emerald Fulltext [Internet] [Bradford, GB]: Emerald Group Publishing Ltd., 2002. [cited 11 Nov. 2004]; available from http://www.emeraldinsight.com.

Gerber, E. "Conducting Usability Testing with Computer Users who are Blind or Visually Impaired." Paper presented at the 17th Annual International Conference of California State University Northridge (CSUN) "Technology and Persons with Disabilities", American Foundation for the Blind [Online]. 18-23 Mar. 2002. [cited 11 Nov, 2004]; available from http://www.afb.org/Section.asp?SectionID=43&TopicID=220&DocumentID=1718.

Harrison, L. and O'Grady L. "Web Accessibility Validation and Repair: Which Tool and Why?" University of Toronto Adaptive Technology Resource Centre [Online]. Sept. 2003. [cited 11 Nov. 2004]; available from http://snow.utoronto.ca/access/evaltoolreview/validation.html. [Article to be published in a future edition of Library Hi Tech, Vol. 21, No. 4, 2003, pp. 463-479(8).]

Horwath, J. "Evaluating opportunities for expanded information access: A study of the accessibility of four online databases." Library Hi Tech 20, no.2 (2002): 199-206. In Emerald Fulltext [Internet] [Bradford, GB]: Emerald Group Publishing Ltd., 2002. [cited 11 Nov. 2004]; available from http://www.emeraldinsight.com.

Irwin, M.M. and J.D. Gerke. "Web-Based Information and Prospective Students with Disabilities: A Study of Liberal Arts Colleges." Educause Quarterly 27, no.4 (2004): 51-59.

Johns, M. "Viewing the sunrise: iPac 2.0 accessibility." Library Hi Tech 20, no.2 (2002): 184-161. In Emerald Fulltext [Internet] [Bradford, GB]: Emerald Group Publishing Ltd., 2002. [cited 11 Nov. 2004]; available from http://www.emeraldinsight.com.

Lewis, V. and J. Klauber. "[Image] [Image] [Image] [Link] [Link]: inaccessible Web design from the perspective of a blind librarian. Library Hi Tech 20 no.2 (2002): 137-140. In Emerald Fulltext [Internet] [Bradford, GB]: Emerald Group Publishing Ltd., 2002. [cited 11 Nov. 2004]; available from http://www.emeraldinsight.com.

McCord, S.K., L. Frederiksen and N. Campbell. "An accessibility assessment of selected Web-based health information resources." Library Hi Tech 20, no.2 (2002): 188-198. In Emerald Fulltext [Internet] [Bradford, GB]: Emerald Group Publishing Ltd., 2002. [cited 11 Nov. 2004]; available from http://www.emeraldinsight.com.

Riley , C.A. "Libraries, aggregator databases, screen readers and clients with disabilities." Library Hi Tech 20, no.2 (2002): 179-187. In Emerald Fulltext [Internet] [Bradford, GB]: Emerald Group Publishing Ltd., 2002. [cited 11 Nov. 2004]; available from http://www.emeraldinsight.com.

Schmetzke, A. "Accessibility of Web-based information resources for people with disabilities." Li brary Hi Tech 20, no.2 (2002): 135-136. In Emerald Fulltext [Internet] [Bradford, GB]: Emerald Group Publishing Ltd., 2002. [cited 11 Nov. 2004]; available from http://www.emeraldinsight.com.

Stewart, R. "Accessibility of Online Databases - A Usability Study of Research Databases." Oregon State University [Online]. Nov. 2002. [cited 11 Nov. 2004]; available from http://tap.oregonstate.edu/research/ahg.htm.

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