LibGuides: Accessibility & Digital Assets: Websites

Accessible Website Resources

WebAIM
This site helps organizations make their web content accessible to people with disabilities. It includes an introduction to web accessibility, training, and site checkers.
Section508.gov
This site explains the U.S. laws and regulations for web site accessibility.
Usability.gov
This resource about user experience (UX) best practices also provides information on website accessibility (chapter 3 in the usability guidelines).
Web Accessibility Initiative from W3C
This site provides extensive information on getting started, designing sites for inclusion, accessibility guidelines, planning, and evaluating accessibility.
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)
This page explains WCAG 2.0 and 2.1, international standards for developing accessible web sites.
ARL Web Accessibility Tooklit
The Association of Research Libraries offers standards, best practices, and a plan for fostering an inclusive institution.
Web and App Accessibility (ebook)
This free ebook from UsableNet helps you achieve and maintain accessibility and usability on your web site.

To help evaluate the accessibility of a web site, type its URL into the WAVE (web accessibility evaluation) tool. See the WAVE help page for information about how it works.

More web accessibility evaluation tools are listed through the W3C Web Accessibility Initiative. Start with their "Easy Checks" list for a preliminary review of a site's accessibility.