Note: This documentation is for Moodle 2.7. For up-to-date documentation see Accessibility.

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* [http://firefox.cita.uiuc.edu/ Firefox Accessibility Extension] by the Illinois Center for Information Technology and Web Accessibility (iCITA)
* [[Web developer extension]] for [[Firefox]]
* [[Web developer extension]] for [[Firefox]]
* [[Accessibility extension]] for Firefox
* [[Accessibility extension|Blank Your Monitor]] for Firefox
* [[W3C validation]] (for [[HTML in Moodle]], [[CSS]] and [[RSS]])  
* [[W3C validation]] (for [[HTML in Moodle]], [[CSS]] and [[RSS]])  
* [http://wave.webaim.org/ Web accessibility evaluation tool]
* [http://wave.webaim.org/ Web accessibility evaluation tool]

Revision as of 06:44, 21 October 2009

Websites built with accessibility in mind are flexible in meeting different user needs, preferences and situations. Though these methods can increase usability for everyone who uses the web they are often legally required to be implemented in a specific effort to prevent discrimination against people with disabilities.

See the tracker under Accessibility Compliance in Moodle 1.8 and Compliance with Italian Legislation on Accessibility for more information on what we are doing for Moodle 1.8.


Starting points

These are some readable introductions to accessibility that cover; what accessibility is, why it is important, as well as practical advice.

Standards, guidelines and legislation

Tools

see also this long list of accessibility tools.

Resources

Dive Into Accessibility by Mark Pilgrim
Building Accessible Websites by Joe Clark (online version)

See also