Resources, Validators and Testers

Web Accessibility Subcommittee (WAS)
- Main WAS Resource Page
- HTML Resources
- CSS Resources
- General Usability Resources

Lynx Viewer - This service allows web authors to see what their pages will look like (sort of) when viewed with Lynx, a text-mode web browser.

CSS Validator - W3C CSS Validation Service.

MarkUp Validation Service - A free service that checks documents like HTML and XHTML for conformance to W3C Recommendations and other standards.

Kansas Resources

Web Accessibility Subcommittee (WAS)
- Go to the WAS Homepage

Information Technology Advisory Board (ITAB)
- Go to the ITAB Homepage

Information Technology Executive Council (ITEC)
- Go to the ITEC Homepage

Web At Large

The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
- Go to the W3C Homepage

Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)
- Go to the WAI Homepage

Web developers may satisfy this item. These guidelines represent accessibility features that offer the broadest level of accessibility to web pages.

Priority 3 Item 1
Provide keyboard shortcuts ("access keys") to important links (including those in client-side image maps), form controls, and groups of form controls. [W3C WCAG 1.0, 9.5]

Priority 3 Item 2
If search functions are provided, enable different types of searches for different skill levels and preferences. [W3C WCAG 1.0, 13.7]

Priority 3 Item 3
Place distinguishing information at the beginning of headings, paragraphs, lists, etc. [W3C WCAG 1.0, 13.8]

Priority 3 Item 4
Avoid using ASCII art. [W3C WCAG 1.0, 13.10]

Priority 3 Item 5
Provide terse substitutes for header labels with the "abbr" attribute on <th>. These will be particularly useful for future speaking technologies that can read row and column labels for each cell. Abbreviations cut down on repetition and reading time. [W3C WCAG 1.0, 5.6]

Priority 3 Item 6
Supplement text with graphic or auditory presentations where they will facilitate comprehension of the page. [W3C WCAG 1.0, 14.2]