Web Accessibility Resources
Accessibility of official State of Hawaii websites is of paramount importance to serving all citizens and enhancing that level of service in an increasing online environment. The following are several external resources and tools available to web managers to assist them in addressing accessibility to modern standards:
Resources and Tools
- U.S. Access Board (Selection 508 information): https://www.access-board.gov/ict/
- Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) Customizable Quick Reference: https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG20/quickref/
- U.S. General Services Administration’s (GSA) Section508.gov on content creation: https://www.section508.gov/create/
- U.S. GSA’s Section508.gov on training and tools: hhttps://www.section508.gov/training/
- Web Accessibility in Mind (WebAIM) Quick Reference to accessibility practices: https://webaim.org/resources/quickref/
- WebAIM Alt Text Guidelines: https://webaim.org/techniques/alttext/
- WebAIM Accessibility of Tables: https://webaim.org/techniques/tables/
- WebAIM Accessibility of Forms: https://webaim.org/techniques/forms/
- Color and Contrast Checkers: https://webaim.org/resources/contrastchecker/
- Adobe Acrobat X Creating Accessible PDF Files from Microsoft Word: https://www.adobe.com/de/accessibility/products/acrobat/pdfs/acrobat-x-accessible-pdf-from-word.pdf
- Improving the Accessibility of Social Media in Government: https://www.digitalgov.gov/resources/improving-the-accessibility-of-social-media-in-government/
- University of Hawaii at West Oahu (UHWO)’s guidance about web, video, and social media accessibility including guidance about making Hawaiian language with kahako and okina accessible using a screen-reader. : https://westoahu.hawaii.edu/brand/fundamentals/accessibility/
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