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Resources

Below are some excellent resources for the "why" and "how" in developing your web site for Usability, Standards, and Accessibility.

Usability

• Usabilty.gov
• Usable Web
• Top 10 Usability Blunders of the Big Players
• Steve Krug
• useit.com: Jakob Nielsen's web site

Standards

• Markup Validation Service
• CSS Validation Service
• Total Validator
• The Web Standards Project
• The Business Value of Web Standards
• The Importance of Code Validation

Accessibility

• Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)
• WebAIM - Web Accessibility In Mind
• Accessify Forum
• Web Axe - Podcast/blog dedicated to accessible web design
• Section 508 - U.S. federal law
• Disability Rights Advocates

Accessibility Testing

• Cynthia Says
• A-Prompt
• Watchfire WebXACT
• Firefox Web Developer Toolbar
• Accessibility Toolbar (IE 5+)
• WAVE from WebAim
• ATRC Web Accessibility Checker
• Lynx viewer

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