Specializing in accessibility

Web accessibility is not about "legal compliance." It is about caring for people. Accessible web sites make it possible for everyone—fully abled, low vision, blind, deaf, motor-impaired, dyslexic, second-language readers, and more—to enjoy equally effective access to information, 24/7. Accessibility is a new mind set for developers—provide content first, then let the user be in control of the cool looks and slick features. Not least, accessibility is about using modern standards-based development techniques that save developers time and money.

Tom Jewett is Web Project Lead for the California State University Accessible Technology Initiative and architect of the Web Community of Practice across the 23-campus CSU system. As Lecturer Emeritus of computer engineering and computer science at California State University, Long Beach, he taught web design, user interface design, database design, and social issues of computing from 1992–2007. He is also Past Chair and former Editor of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) special interest group on computers and society (SIGCAS).

Tom Jewett Web Design LLC holds certified small business status with the Procurement Division of the State of California. Our goal is to help you develop your own accessible web presence.

Services

• Training
• New! Video training services
• Section 508 and WCAG 1.0/2.0 compliance testing
• Web site evaluation and remediation
• Vendor qualification
• Related services are available in database design and training; please see Database Design with UML and SQL, also on tomjewett.com.

Resources

• Tutorial: Designed-in accessibility
• Case study: "College Portrait"
• Basic accessibility evaluation (Quick-check modified for CSU-ATI)
• Accessibility quick-check (First version)
• WCAG 2.0 techniques:
  • Text alternative examples
  • Semantic markup examples
• Section 508 quick reference
• Section 508 manual evaluation
• Section 508 manual evaluation reference
• Section 508 manual evaluation tools
• Wayne Dick's Accessibility Standards for Custom Websites (external link)
• Wayne Dick's IT Accessibility paper
• Wayne Dick's personal low vision stylesheet

Associates

• Member of the Knowbility, Inc. instructor team and staff for the annual California Web Accessibility Conference.
• Inspiration and guidance provided by Dr. Wayne Dick, CSU Long Beach and CSU Accessible Technology Initiative; Invited Expert member of the World Wide Web Consortium, Web Accessibility Initiative. Please see Wayne's resources listed above.