Accessible Information and interpretation

• British Sign Language (BSL) - information and guidance on the use of sign language
• Cognitive Disabilities - guidance on making websites accessible
• Describe-Online - text wayfinding guides to, amongst other things, Rail and Underground stations
• Fieldsman Trails - Access to information and the environment through designs and interpretation
• Plain English Campaign A-Z of alternative words - pdf
• Plain English Campaign
• Plain Facts - example of magazine for people with learning difficulties. A guide to writing Plain Facts is also available
• RNIB See It Right guidelines
• RNIB accessible information page
• Sign Design Society - publishers of the Sign Design Guide
• Tiresias - family of fonts designed for maximum legibility.
• Vischeck - shows you what things look like to someone who is colour blind. You can try Vischeck online- either run Vischeck on your own image files or run Vischeck on a web page. You can also download the program and run it on your own computer.
• Widgit - symbol supported communication

Interpretation

• Association of Heritage Interpretation
• The Public Gallery - the UK’s first truly participatory art gallery, dedicated to making change through art and participation.
• Sussex Downs Interpretation Strategy - pdf
• The Dog Rose Trust - Interpretation for all in touch and sound for all environments.
• Fieldsman Trails - Access to information and the environment through designs and interpretation.

Accessible web design

• AbilityNet - Championing IT for people with disabilities.
• ASTC - Association of Science and Technology Centers.
• Designing Web Sites for People with Learning Disabilities - Guidelines for designers.
• Euroaccessibility - European web access authority.
• Guide to good practice in commissioning accessible websites - from the Disability Rights Commission
• Jakob Neilsen: Web Usability - lots of information on usability, user testing etc.
• Microsoft's information on accessible design - accessible design advice.
• Sun Microsystems - accessibility for Java and Unix.
• Viewable with Any Browser - accessible design guide.
• WAI - Web Accessibility Initiative - Checklists and guidelines for accessible web design.
• Wave - web site accessibility checking tool.
• The Web: Access and Inclusion for Disabled People - report from the Disability Rights Commission
• WebAIM - Web Accessibility in Mind.

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