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Appendix C: Resources 

Vanderheiden, Gregg (1992). Making software more accessible for people with disabilities: A white paper on the design of software application programs to increase their accessibility for people with disabilities.

Trace Research and Development Center
University of Wisconsin
Waisman Center
1500 Highland Avenue
Madison, Wisconsin 53705-2280
608-262-6996

Mazaik, Cheryl (1993). Guidelines for Producing Accessible Multimedia for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students.
WGBH Educational Foundation
124 Western Avenue
Boston, Massachusetts 02134
617-492-9258

For general information on the federal regulations regarding computer accessibility, contact:
Clearinghouse On Computer Accommodation (COCA)
General Services Administration
18th and F Streets NW, Room 2022, KGDO
Washington, DC 20405

For information on efforts of other applications software companies working on accessibility issues, contact:
Information Technology Foundation
(formerly ADAPSO)
1616 N. Fort Myer Drive, Suite 1300
Arlington, Virginia 22209-9998
703-522-5055 (voice)
703-525-2279 (fax)

For assistance in translating and formatting documentation into accessible ASCII text files, contact:
George Kerscher, Director
R&D Division
Recording for the Blind
PO Box 7068
Missoula, Montana 59802

For information on "Bobby," CAST's free web disability access test page, contact:
Chuck Hitchcock
Director, Universal Design Lab
Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST)
39 Cross Street
Peabody, Massachusetts 01960
508-531-8555 (voice)
508-531-0192 (fax)
508-538-3310 (TTY)
http://www.cast.org

For information on resource centers for special needs students and teachers, contact:
Alliance for Technology Access
Jackie Brand
2175 E. Francisco Blvd., Suite L
San Rafael, California 94901
415-455-4575
415-455-0654

For information regarding AccessDos and Access Pack for Microsoft Windows, call:
Microsoft Product Support 206-637-7098 (voice), 206-635-4948 (TDD), or download from gEnie, CompuServe, Microsoft Online, other bulletin boards, and the Internet

For additional information on accessibility issues, contact:
Television Station WGBH
Descriptive Video Service
http://www.boston.com/wgbh/pages/dvs/dvshome.html

Caption Center
http://www.boston.com/wgbh/pages/captioncenter/captioncenterhome.html

The CPB/WGBH National Center for Accessible Media
http://www.boston.com/wgbh/pages/ncam/ncamhome.html

Trace Research and Development Center
Designing an Accessible World
http://www.trace.wisc.edu/world/world.html

Universal DesignùPrincipals and Guidelines
http://www.trace.wisc.edu/world/gen_ud.html

Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Accessibility Information
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/enable/

Microsoft Support of Increased Accessibility White Paper, August 1995
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/enable/accbkg.htm

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