Useful URLs on Accessibility from Norm Coombs

Book chap1 tlt.gs/y63u; 3/11 2pmET tlt.gs/frlv free online discussion of 5 key questions and exchange of tips, recommendations, and resources.

FridayLive! Bookgroup session today 2pm ET 3/11.  Norman Coombs, author of Making Online Teaching Accessible: Inclusive Course Design for Students with Disabilities , Jossey-Bass, 2010.   Register for free Additional info, prep available:  tlt.gs/accessfrlv311

• Web site about Section 508 Federal standards for Information technology accessibility http://section508.gov
• Web accessibility guidelines produced by the Web Accessibility Initiative http://www.w3.org/WAI/
• Guidelines for publishers producing accessible books for public schools http://aim.cast.org/learn/policy/federal/what_is_nimas
• Web site of the Digital Accessibility Information System http://www.daisy.org/
• Web site of EASI (Equal Access to Software and Information http://easi.cc
• Standards for the Creation of Accessible Materials: National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard (NIMAS). "NIMAS is a technical standard used by publishers to produce source files (in XML) that may be used to develop multiple specialized formats (such as Braille or audio books) for students with print disabilities."  http://aim.cast.org/learn/policy/federal/what_is_nimas