Web Accessibility for People with Intellectual / Cognitive Disabilities

• 10 Reasons Against Cognitive Web Accessibility
  Am I trying to make Web sites accessible to people with cognitive disabilities anyway? Yes, I am.
• Cognitive Web Accessibility Guidelines: 2010 & 2009
  Link to a list of 70+ such resources at the time of this writing, with a few featured from 2009 and 2010.
• University Web Site for People with Learning Disabilities: Starting a Redesign
  I describe the beginning of an effort to make the Web site of a university program for people with learning disabilities more accessible to its students.
• First Thoughts on iPad Potential for People with Intellectual Disabilities
  I think the iPad is a low-cost alternative to computers for accessing the Web.
• Conferences Related to Technology, Web Accessibility and Cognitive Disabilities
  There are two upcoming- and two recent conferences with related topics.
• My Current Cognitive Web Accessibility Projects
  I provide brief descriptions for ten such efforts I have undertaken.
• New Readability Tool Built Into Safari 5
  Reader, a new feature of Safari, masks a Web page's distractions.
• Helping a Nonprofit Provide PC- & Web Access to People with Intellectual Disabilties
  Issues relating to hardware, software, technical support, costs, services, assistive technology, and training were raised. I suggested an overall approach to address them.
• Alzheimer’s Foundation of America: Accessibility Paradox
  Apparent effort was made on content accessibility, but seemingly little was on the site's design.
• Teaching Web Searching To People With Cognitive Disabilities
  I describe two principles for teaching search-box use for simple Web searching.

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