# D. Useful Links

## Official WCAG accessibility sites

* [Video introduction to Digital Accessibility](https://adata.org/ocr-videos): A great series of introductory videos created by the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights.
* [Introduction to Web Accessibility](https://www.w3.org/WAI/fundamentals/accessibility-intro/)
* [Tips for Getting Started Writing for Web Accessibility](https://www.w3.org/WAI/tips/writing/)
* [Quick reference for Web Content Accessibility Guidelines](https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG22/quickref/?versions=2.2): customizable quick reference to Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 requirements (success criteria) and techniques. Check out the filter tab to filter the guidelines to your needs.
* Official [W3C Accessibility Standards Overview](https://www.w3.org/WAI/standards-guidelines/): includes accessibility guidelines for web content, audio and video, and rich internet applications guidelines, and other advanced internet topics.
* [Techniques and Failures for Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0](https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20-TECHS/)Guide from the W3C working group on accessibility that created the WCAG 2.0 guidelines
* [Video Introduction to Web Accessibility and W3C Standards](https://www.w3.org/WAI/videos/standards-and-benefits)
* [Understanding and implementing Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0](https://www.w3.org/TR/UNDERSTANDING-WCAG20/): Directly from the WCAG working group
* [Techniques and guidelines for rich internet applications](https://www.w3.org/TR/wai-aria-practices/): WAI-ARIA Authoring Practices 1.1 (Feb 2019).

## Accessibility Resource Sites

* [A11y Project](https://www.a11yproject.com/)
* [Project Enable— Resources](https://projectenable.syr.edu/Disability-Type-Resources): A massive database of disability-support resources from this site oriented towards creating accessible and inclusive libraries.

## Accessibility Testing

* [Easy Checks - A First Review of Web Accessibility](https://www.w3.org/WAI/test-evaluate/preliminary/):  An in-depth accessibility review checklist. As you learn the basics, circle back to this checklist.
* [Evaluation tools overview](https://www.w3.org/WAI/test-evaluate/tools/)

## **Articles and e-books**

* [Web Accessibility for Developers](https://pressbooks.library.ryerson.ca/wafd/): A more advanced resource for developers used to working with HTML, CSS, and Javascript. (ebook)
* [Professional Web Accessibility Auditing Made Easy](https://pressbooks.library.ryerson.ca/pwaa/) (ebook)
* [Eighteen Blind Library Users’ Experiences with Library Websites and Search Tools in U.S. Academic Libraries: A Qualitative Study](https://crl.acrl.org/index.php/crl/article/view/16947/19428)

## Screen readers

* [Introduction to Screen Readers](https://www.afb.org/blindness-and-low-vision/using-technology/assistive-technology-products/screen-readers): Information from the American Foundation for the Blind.
* [Learn to Use Voiceover on your Mac](https://dequeuniversity.com/tips/learn-voiceover): Built-in screen reader for Macs.
* [Getting Started Testing with NVDA](https://accessibility.huit.harvard.edu/nvda): Free, open-source screen reader for Windows.


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