"Accessible Web Site: Designing for the Disabled Internet and Electronic Commerce Strategies", (1999), Computer Electronics, Vol. 3, No. 7, pp. 1-3.
Discusses the benefits of making web sites, especially e-commerce web sites accessible to the disabled, specifically those customers who are visually impaired.
Americans with Disabilities Act (1990), U.S. Department of Justice. Available at http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adahom1.htm
Act created to provide equal liberties to those people with disabilities that might otherwise be discriminated against. Mandates that certain public services be accessible to all, regardless of physical and mental capabilities.
Casey, C.A. (1999), "Accessibility in the virtual library: creating equal opportunity Web sites", Information Technology and Libraries, Vol. 18, No. 1, pp. 22-5.
Explains the measures that libraries must take and are currently taking to make web sites accessible by ADA standards. Suggests guidelines and standards by which library web sites can be made accessible.
"Enforcing the ADA: A Status Report from the Department of Justice", (2001), U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Disability Rights Section, No. 3.
A status report of the progress of the Americans with Disabilities Act explaining how it is being enforced and followed.
Kriz, H. (1999), "Sites Must Retool for Disabled", 7, May. Available at http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,19556,00.html
Explains why web sites must change to cater to the disabled. Mentions legislation that will force sites in the future to retool and revamp web sites to be accessible.
Maltias, Michelle (2001), "Internet Guide: Click Here; Enhanced Web Accessibility; Web offers an online community for those with challenges", 8, March, The Times Mirror Company; The Los Angeles Times, Record Edition, p. T.3.
Many sites are available which provide accessibility for people with challenges. This article lists many sites which provide these capabilities and offers a brief explanation of each.
Mauldin, L.L., "Part of the Problem, or Part of the Solution?". Available at http://www.enableink.com/advocacy.htm
Society is becoming increasingly dependent upon information technology, however accessibility to this growing abundance of technology is oftentimes lacking. Mauldin writes on this and "handicapitalism".
Rowland, C. (2000), Accessibility of the Internet in Post secondary Education: Meeting the Challenge, Proceedings of the Universal Web Accessibility Symposium 2000, Available at http://www.webaim.org/articles/meetchallenge
Provides an overview of Web accessibility in post secondary education for students with disabilities. Written by the Director of Web Accessibility In Mind (WebAIM).
Section 508 (1998), U.S. Department of Justice. Available at http://www.section508.gov/
Amendment to the Americans with Disabilities Act which sets guidelines and standards for a variety of technologies. Lists accessibility requirements for government web sites and sites that are federally funded.
Seminerio, M. (1999), "Handicapped access hits the Web", 17, April, ZDNet News. Available at http://zdnet.com.com/2100-11-500845.html?legacy=zdnn
Handicapped people are increasingly making use of web technologies. Many disabled people use the Internet out of necessity. Seminerio discusses this and why sites must be accessible to all.
Torode, C. (2001), "Interliant builds Web site for the blind", 12 Feb., Computer Reseller News, No. 932, pp. 43-45.
Interliant is a company which is striving to cater to the blind and visually impaired community through their e-commerce web site. The site builds off of existing technology and offers a site rich in features which assist in accessibility issues.
Waddell, C. D. (1998), "Applying the ADA to the Internet: A Web Accessibility Standard", White Paper presented at the American Bar Association National Conference, "In Pursuit: Blueprint for Disability Law and Policy", 17, June. Available at http://www.rit.edu/~easi/law/weblaw1.htm
Details the efforts of Universities to provide accessible library web sites to the disabled. Researches accessibility of these sites and offers conclusions.