Accessibility

Requirements & References

Requirements for TAMU sites in brief
The Texas A&M University Accessibility Policy (PDF), which basically just says that pages must be made accessible, and the University Accessibility and Usability Procedures (PDF), which actually go into specifics.
Texas Administrative Code Section 206 accessibility guidelines, which are not very specific, and State Web Site Guidelines, which are quite detailed. They also publish a handy checklist of accessibility issues.
U.S. Federal Government Section 508 accessibility guidelines.
W3 accessibility guidelines, an in-depth explanation of the reasons behind each guideline.
W3 accessibility techniques, which explains how to implement each guideline.
W3 accessibility checklist, a busy developer's guide to accessibility.

JAWS, the most popular screen reader for Windows, is available in the CIS computer labs on campus. (The number of licenses is limited, however.) A demo is also available for download.
Lynx is a free text-only web browser for blind users with Braille displays. The Lynx Viewer approximates how your site will look in Lynx. You could also use Links to see how well your site works in a text-only environment.

WebXACT (formerly Bobby) is a free service to analyze web pages for compliance to accessibility guidelines. A hosted version with more features, WebXM, will be available to TAMU webmasters in the near future.
Cynthia Says is another free accessibility analysis.
The W3C HTML/CSS Validator is a free service for checking that web pages conform to published HTML standards. This includes a utility to check for broken links.
Web Page Backward Compatibility Viewer, a tool for viewing your web pages without a variety of modern browser features.
evolt.org's Browser Archives allow you to install older versions of browsers for testing purposes.
The Webmaster Toolbar for Mozilla & Firefox includes many useful tools, such as the ability to disable images and stylesheets, and includes menu options to check the current page in several validators and accessibility tools.
Accessify is a site containing simple tools for webmasters as well as tutorials.

Dive Into Accessibility, an excellent guide which relates each rule to the type of person it helps.
Accessible Content, a free print/web magazine on accessible design.
WebAIM, a non-profit organization dedicated to improving accessibility to online learning materials.
Developing a Web Accessibility Business Case for Your Organization
Implementation Plan for Web Accessibility
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