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| Inspire: Remember to breathe |
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http://www.pixelsurgeon.com/pages/feature/womenindesign/
PIXELSURGEON'S WOMEN IN DESIGN. For when you need inspiration, here's a handy list.
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http://www.dontyoustop.com/
DON'T YOU STOP. More women in design.
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http://www.powazek.com
DEREK POWAZEK. He also has his hands in The Fray. I particularly like his section on hope.
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http://www.praystation.com
PRAYSTATION. Not much on actual content, but love his experiments - Barneys was pure inspiration. Thank you.
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http://www.digitalthread.com/
WEB DESIGN GALLERY AND DESIGN RESOURCE/DIGITALTHREAD. See particularly what independent designers and freelancers are creating.
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http://www.bornmag.com
BORN MAGAZINE. Great nuggets. Well done.
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http://www.glassdog.com/
GLASSDOG. Sassy boy, Lance, has a site that goes on for hours.
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http://www.design-agency.com/project/main.html
DESIGN-AGENCY.COM. Nice list of designers and their sites. Good for inspiration.
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| Issues: She's Got Them |
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ACCESSIBILITY |
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http://www.w3.org
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W3C CHECKLIST. Provides a neat and tidy list of checkpoints for web
content accessibility. Also, here's the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0.
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http://da.state.ks.us/itec/WASPriorities112001.htm
WEB CONTENT ACCESSIBILITY GUIDELINES. For the State of Kansas. Updated November 2001.
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http://www.afb.org/info_document_view.asp?documentid=1449
AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR THE BLIND: Designing an Accessible Web Site.
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http://www.htmlgoodies.com/beyond/acss.html
ACSS: AURAL STYLE SHEETS. Tips for making your coding more accessible for disabled assistant browsers.
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http://www.access-board.gov/sec508/guide/1194.22.htm
WEB-BASED INTRANET AND INTERNET INFO. Accessibility guidelines.
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http://www.contenu.nu/200008.html#access
NUBLOG: OPENING UP ACCESSIBILITY. Guidelines and explanations.
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http://www.joeclark.org/accessiblog.html
WEB ACCESSIBLOG. Joe Clark's great resource on the Web and accessibility. Covers news, e-commerce, screen readers, lawsuits, and other accessibility sites. See also Symbolizing Accessibility.
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http://www.raggedcastle.com/andyjw/blogaccess.htm
WEBLOG ACCESSIBILITY. Andy outlines how to make your weblog accessible.
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http://www.xplane.com/xblog/accessibility.shtml
XPLANE: ACCESSIBILITY. Current resources.
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http://www.alistapart.com/stories/alternate/
A LIST APART: ALTERNATIVE STYLE. Paul Sowden's article explains the how-you-can-have-your-cake-and-eat-it-too solution for font legibility.
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http://www.alistapart.com/stories/politics/index.html
A LIST APART: ACCESSIBILITY-THE POLITICS OF DESIGN. Alan Herrell's article on why learning how to make your website accessible will probably benefit you in the long run. See also ALTERNATIVE STYLE by Paul Sowden, a good have your cake and eat it too solution for font legibility.
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http://trace.wisc.edu/world/web/
ACCESSIBLE WEB GUIDELINES. Great resources list from color blindness to browsers with built-in voice and other access features to organizations addressing accessibility issues...and more.
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http://www.evolt.org/article/Accessibility_more_than_the_right_thing_to_do
EVOLT: MORE THAN THE RIGHT THING TO DO, 08/99. Great article by Marlene. She gives tips on accommodating visually impaired/blind, hearing impaired/deaf, and those with motor impairments.
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http://www.makoa.org/web-desi.htm
ACCESSIBLE WEB PAGE DESIGN. Resources list. Also, has list of disABILITY information and resources.
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http://www.webreview.com/2001/04_27/webauthors/index04.shtml
WEBREVIEW: WEB ACCESSIBILITY, FRAMES AND TABLES, 04/01. How to make your frames and tables accessible. Also, check out Webreview's Getting to Know the Disabilities Community 03/01, an excerpt from "Web Accessibility for People with Disabilities".
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http://www.webable.com/
WEBABLE. Very handy directory.
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http://www.suite101.com/links.cfm/5053
SUITE101.COM: ACCESSIBLE WEB DESIGN. Their list of links: assistive technology and legal issues.
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http://www.anybrowser.org/campaign/abdesign.html
VIEWABLE WITH ANY BROWSER: ACCESSIBLE SITE DESIGN, 12/00. Tips and links and a list of accessible design tools.
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http://wdvl.com/Authoring/Design/Friendly/
DESIGNING WEB SITES TO BE DISABILITY FRIENDLY, 09/00. Gives examples of css, how to structure your document, and more easy to read tips.
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http://aware.hwg.org/
HTML WRITERS GUILD: AWARE. More resources. Also you can view their CSS if you want to see truly accessible.
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http://www.rnib.org.uk/digital/hints.htm
ROYAL NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR THE BLIND. ACCESSIBLE WEB DESIGN. Gives guidelines, and resources.
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http://ppewww.ph.gla.ac.uk/%7Eflavell/alt/alt-text.html
ALT TEXTS IN IMG. Good accessibility point.
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Color Blindness |
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http://www.colorfield.com/links.html
COLORFIELD'S LINKS. Color blindness and design.
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http://www.webword.com/moving/colorblindness.html
COLORBLINDNESS AND USABILITY, 02/01. Todd's points to remember regarding the Web and colorblindness.
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http://www.vischeck.com
VISCHECK'S COLOR BLINDNESS SIMULATOR. Check webpages, download plug-in.
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Institutions/Companies Accessibility Policies/Resources |
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http://www.sun.com/access/
SUN'S ACCESSIBILITY PROGRAM. They have general information, general information, downloads (mostly for Java, but also Bobby 3.1, and Jaws for Windows), and articles.
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http://www.access-board.gov/sec508/guide/1194.22.htm
WEB-BASED INTRANET AND INTERNET INFORMATION AND APPLICATIONS, 06/01. Step-by-step to help your site become accessible.
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http://microsoft.com/enable/default-u.htm
MICROSOFT'S ACCESSIBILITY HOME PAGE. Just to see how they do it.
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http://www-3.ibm.com/able/
IBM'S ACCESSIBILITY CENTER. Has checklists and techniques. Also here's their web references.
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http://www.section508.gov/
FEDERAL IT ACCESSIBILITY INITIATIVE. Explains the requirements, lists the FAQs, and has a Development of Voluntary Consensus Standards.
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http://infoservice.gc.ca/programs/guide/3_1_4e.html
GOVERNMENT OF CANADA: UNIVERSAL ACCESSIBILITY. Good general information.
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USABILITY |
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http://www-3.ibm.com/ibm/easy/eou_ext.nsf/Publish/558
IBM: EASE OF USE. Nicely done site. Be sure to see the Design section: books, presentations, guidelines.
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http://www.webtechniques.com/archives/2001/09/crotty_fraser/
WEB TECHNIQUES: REGISTRATION REVAMP. With the users in mind.
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http://usableweb.com/topics/000445-0-0.html
USABLE WEB: DESIGN TIPS. Bulletin board with topics and opinions.
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http://www.otal.umd.edu/UUPractice/
UNIVERSAL USABILITY IN PRACTICE. Information on designing for people with disabilities, special user groups (children, elderly, other than English language), technology, and more.
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http://www.usability.gov/
NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE'S USABILITY.GOV. Articles on the basics, web design and usability guidelines, lessons learned, how to analyze server logs, and more.
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http://www.webword.com/
WEBWORD USABILITY WEBLOG. John Rhodes' usability news.
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http://www.asktog.com/columns/048GoodGrips.html
GOOD GRIPS: USABILITY BEFORE BRANDING. Bruce Tognazzini (Tog) throws out some good ideas while designing for the "differently-abled".
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http://www.rdg.ac.uk/AcaDepts/lt/main/resea/fund/proj/line.html
AN EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION of the Effects of Line Length, Document Height, and Number of Columns When Reading from Screen. Research funded by Microsoft basically saying there's no single solution for scrolling vs. line length. Also see their effects of reading speed and line length on comprehension.
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http://www.useit.com/alertbox/20000514.html
USEIT.COM - EYETRACKING STUDY OF WEB READERS, 05/00. Jakob's comments on the Poynter Institute's study.
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http://www.useit.com/alertbox/991114.html
USEIT.COM - WHEN BAD DESIGN ELEMENTS BECOME THE STANDARD, 11/99. Another Jakob Nielsen article sure to set your teeth on edge.
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VALIDATORS |
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http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/
W3C CSS VALIDATION SERVICE. Check your HTML and CSS here.
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http://www.cast.org/bobby/
CAST-BOBBY. This site will analyze your webpage for it's accessibility to
people with disabilities. Free service. Excellent site.
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http://www.cgu.edu/degrade/evaluators.html
WEB PAGE EVALUATORS. One stop validation: W3C, WebTech's Validation Service, Bobby, deGRADE, and more.
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http://websitegarage.netscape.com/
WEB SITE GARAGE. Get a free one-page tune up.
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http://watson.addy.com
DR. WATSON. Great HTML validator that will check load time, links, search engine compatibility, and site link popularity.
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PLATFORMS |
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http://www.wpdfd.com/editorial/wpd0499.htm#comment
DESIGNING FOR THE 'OTHER' PLATFORM, 04/99. Web Page Design for Designers' April '99 editorial. Good info.
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PRIVACY |
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http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/library/us-cranky3.html?dwzone=usability
IBM'S DEVELOPERWORKS: Respecting the User's Privacy.
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