Edited by Hardik Bhatt, Chief Information Officer, Department of Innovation and Technology;  Karen Tamley, Commissioner, Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities, City of Chicago. Contributors: Danielle DuMerer and Matthew Guilford, Department of Innovation & Technology; Laurie Dittman and Joseph Russo, Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities, City of Chicago

Standards, templates, and other tools should be reviewed by program leadership and updated on a regular basis to ensure they keep up with the rapidly evolving technological landscape and ensure access to new technologies.

 

HELPFUL TOOLS AND LINKS

1. Americans with Disabilities Act  http://www.ada.gov/

2. Disability.gov  http://www.disability.gov/

3. U.S. Federal Rehabilitation Act, Section 508  http://www.section508.gov/

4. Georgia Tech Research Institute, Accessibility Assistant  http://accessibility.gtri.gatech.edu/assistant/assistant_home.php

5. Illinois Center for Information Technology and Web Accessibility  http://cita.uiuc.edu/

6. University of Wisconsin-Madison, Web Accessibility 101  http://www.doit.wisc.edu/accessibility/online-course/index.htm

7. WC3 Web Accessibility Initiative  http://www.w3.org/WAI/

8. WebAim  http://www.webaim.org/