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Organizations

• Association on Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD)
  http://www.ahead.org/
    
• National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR)
  http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/nidrr/index.html

Legislative Information

• An Overview of ADA, IDEA and Section 504: Update 2001 (ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education)
  http://ericec.org/digests/e606.html
    
• Section 508: The Road to Accessibility
  http://www.section508.gov/
    
• Access Board Report on E-Learning and 508
  http://www.access-board.gov/sec508/e-learning.htm

Articles

• Fichten, C., Asuncion, J., & Barile, M. (2001). Computer and Information Technologies: Resources for the Postsecondary Education of Students with Disabilities.
  http://www.adaptech.org/pubs/olt01exe.htm
    
• Harrison, L . Accessible Web-based Distance Education: Principles and Best Practices.
  http://www.utoronto.ca/atrc/rd/library/papers/accDistanceEducation.html
    
• Schmetzke, A (2001). Online Distance Education - "Anytime, Anywhere" but not for Everyone.
  http://www.rit.edu/~easi/itd/itdv07n2/axel.htm
    
• Waddell, C. (1998). Applying the ADA to the Internet: A Web Accessibility Standard.
  http://www.rit.edu/~easi/law/weblaw.htm

Resources and Centers

• Web Accessibility in Mind (WebAIM), Utah State University
  http://webaim.org/
    
• Trace Research and Development Center
  http://trace.wisc.edu/
    
• Equal Access to Software and Information (EASI)
  http://www.rit.edu/~easi/

Adaptive Technology

• How People with Disabilities Use the Web
  http://www.w3.org/WAI/EO/Drafts/PWD-Use-Web/20010104.html
    
• NSNET Assistive Technology Centre
  http://www.nsnet.org/atc/shareware.html

Accessibility Standards, Guidelines, and Checklists

• W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
  http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG10/
    
• WebAIM Section 508 Checklist
  http://www.webaim.org/standards/508/checklist
    
• IBM Accessibility Center: Developer Guidelines for Web Accessibility
  http://www-306.ibm.com/able/guidelines/web/accessweb.html

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