Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Review of Discussion Forums

There are many web sites and blogs discussing web design and disability usability

w3C WAI (Web Accessibility Initiative) Interest Group
http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/w3c-wai-ig/
You can subscribe to this mailing list, but its best to start with checking the web archives. Run 25 to 100+ messages a month, covering international news, conferences, latest tools, latest projects, requests for paper reviews, or specific design questions (recent included: complex data tables, the role of the H1 tag, pdfs and color contrast).

U ACCESS-L
http://trace.wisc.edu:8080/mailarchive/uaccess-l/
This mailing list covers accessibility in information technology. Recent posts showed accessibility in new technology (eyes-free access to android phones) and news such as recent FCC/FEMA standards for accessible mobile emergency alert standards, recent print stories on web accessibility.

Accessify Forum
http://www.accessifyforum.com/
This site is dedicated solely to accessibility and the web. It has several forums included one for beginners, another for site critiques, news and resources, legal issues/web standards, and site building and testing. There are also 5 general discuss forums, and two project specific forums. You can read through posts, but you must register in order to reply and take part in discussions.

That is it for today. A few resources for you to reach out and connect with people on specific questions or just keep up on the latest changes and news.

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