ADAPT: Informative Links


Links Here is a list of handy links that will educate and inform you. They have been organized into sections for your convenicene. Each link will open a new browser window. On-Campus Information Creating Accessible Websites Off-Campus Information
On-Campus Information Elisabeth Hogan, the Associate Dean of Students/Disability Services at Mount Holyoke College, is also a member of ADAPT. Her website has a wealth of useful and interesting information. Mount Holyoke College Disability Services John Body is the Associate Dean for Learning Skills at Mount Holyoke College and has an excellent website about the work he does on campus and also information about Learning Disabilities. Mount Holyoke College Office of Learning Skills If you are organizing an event at Mount Holyoke College, student programs provides a list of all of our accessible rooms. http://ems/access.asp - Link currently broken You can even take a virtual tour of these rooms with the Room Viewer. Room Viewer Back to top
Creating Accessible Websites If you are planning or designing a website, please keep in mind ways to make your website more accessible to users with disabilities. These sites contain information on adaptive technology, as well as how to keep your website ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) compliant. How People with Disabilities Use the Web Web Style Guide for MHC: Americans With Disabilites Act - ADA Adaptive Technology and Higher Education Website Usability Checklist The following websites address specific design issues when creating web pages. Designing Accessible Web Pages Designing Accessible Navigation Designing Accessible Forms Pop-up Windows and Accessiblity WebAIM.org Introduction to Web Accessibility Acrobat Accessibility Techniques Captioning Creating Accessible Images There are also several pages that tell you how to create accessible products using various software. Macromedia Resources Accessibiltiy Dreamweaver MX Flash MX How to Create Accessible Adobe PDF Files These next pages are chock full of handy links on a number of topics. US Government Communication and Information Technology Resources Accessibility Resource Center Fresno State Web Accessibility Information Resources Back to top
Off-campus Information In the spring of 2003, we worked to bring the Nothing to Hide exhibit to Mount Holyoke College. The exhibit is based off the book of the same name by Gigi Kaeser, Jean Beard, and Peggy Gillespie http://www.familydiv.org/nothingtohide.php NAMI, or the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, is an excellent resource for information on all aspects of mental illness. http://www.nami.org/ Technology DO-IT (Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking, and Technology) is an organization based out of the University of Washington that is focused on the success of students with disabilities, particularly regarding adaptive technology. Their site contains a wealth of information and documentation about a variety of topics. http://www.washington.edu/doit/ Also visit the DO-IT Technology and Universal Design Page. http://www.washington.edu/doit/Resources/technology.html Health The National Women's Health Information Center has put together an incredibly comprehensive site on women's health, including women with disabilites. Their information covers a wide range of topics. Check out their main site: http://www.4woman.gov/index.htm And their site for women with disabilities: http://www.4woman.gov/wwd/index.htm Also, see a similar site aimed at college aged women. This wonderful site was put together by Brandeis University. http://4collegewomen.org/ Other Colleges These are links to other colleges disability services pages that are particularly informative. Brown University http://www.brown.edu/Student_Services/Office_of_Student_Life/dss/resources_links.html Barnard College http://www.barnard.edu/ods/links/index.html Back to top

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