Best practice resources

Developing accessible websites and digital media can sometimes seem like a complex and forbidding task – but the benefits for all of us are clear. Here are some good practice ideas, links and guidance. Look up case-studies in the Awards section.

Implementing holistic approaches to e-learning accessibility

Important contribution by Brian Kelly, UKOLN, towards a holistic framework for e-learning accessibility which takes into account the usability of e-learning, learning styles and technical and resource issues (for further papers by Brian Kelly, google ‘Brian Kelly accessibility’).

www.ukoln.ac.uk

Museum virtual tour design guide

A useful tool to assist small to medium-sized museums with limited resources design a virtual tour of their exhibits. By research students from the Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), Massachusetts, USA.

www.cae.org.uk/pdf/virtualtourguide.pdf

MLA audit: accessibility of museum, library and archive websites (2005)

In-depth insights into user experiences and the most common access barriers. Guidance on managing the process of web accessibility on page 31.

Download MLA_web_accessibility_audit.pdf...

Web content accessibility guidelines

The W3C provide the guidelines to follow when producing accessible web materials.

www.w3.org