EQUITY e-newsletter: April 2004

Web Site Accessibility

Web Site Accessibility 101

Unsure of what is meant by web site accessibility? Confused by all the different standards currently used to judge accessibility? Sean Claes, National Center for the Dissemination of Disability Research, breaks down the topic through numerous techniques to help make web sites accessible to everyone.

Knowbility, Inc.: Ensuring Access to Technology for All

Sharron Rush, Knowbility, Inc., has created a unique non-profit organization that not only provides training and consulting services on web site accessibility; but also, hosts Accessible Internet Rallies (AIR), which challenge web professionals to learn about web accessibility in a fun, friendly web competition that benefits entire communities across the country.

Advocating for Accessibility

As a tech-savvy, blind man, Steve Hoad helped create one of the most accessible on-line financial literacy courses for Coastal Enterprises, Inc.'s Individual Development Accounts (IDA) program.

Quick Tips to Make Web Sites More Accessible

In September 2003, the World Institute on Disability's Access to Assets Program conducted a survey to assess the needs and resources of the asset building community.

EQUITY Responds: Answers to common questions received from either the Asset Building Community or the Disability Community

Our Individual Development Account (IDA) program is interested in starting an on-line financial training program to save money and increase our outreach. We want to be accessible to persons with disabilities, but we don't even know where to begin. Any suggestions?