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ONLINE SCIENCE AND MATH TEXTBOOKS Page of NeuraLinksPlus by Prof. Mark Dubin Aeronautics - Basics of Space Flight - Online Textbook From JPL Algebra - Online Textbook Anatomy - Neuroimaging of Human Brain Function - Online Textbook National Academy Press colloquium Auditory System - Auditory Neuroscience: Development, Transduction and Integration - Online Textbook Nation Academy Press colloquium Biochemistry - Medical Oriented - Online Textbook Online hypertextbook at the medical school level BioComputing - Online Textbook Detailed presentation of the basics involved in sequence matching and other aspects of bioinformatics (Virtual School of Natural Sciences, Globalwide Network Academy) Biology - General - Online Textbook Online textbook from Maricopa Community College Biology - Introductory, by Kimball - Online Textbook Web-based reworking of the popular introductory, college-level biology textbook by Kimball Botany - Online Textbook Multiple contributers Chemistry - Analytical - Online Textbook Chemistry - HPLC - Online Textbook Chemistry - NMR Basics - Online Textbook

Qualifications - Bookshare - Accessible Books for Individuals with Print Disabilities An individual with a physically-based disability that makes it difficult or impossible to read a printed book likely will qualify for Bookshare® services. Organizations (schools, libraries, and rehabilitation and social services agencies) can also obtain Bookshare services to support their efforts to meet the reading needs of people with these disabilities. The individual signing up for our services, or the organization serving that individual, will be asked to provide Bookshare with a Proof of Disability (certified by someone who is a Competent Authority as described below) during the registration process. This webpage, including the Table that follows and the answers to Frequently Asked Questions, below, provide the guidelines for determining what qualifies as a print disability. View the video: "Who is Eligible for Bookshare?" I have a vision disability; how do I know if I qualify? 8. The standards set in the U.S.

BlindHow Papers from Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society Papers from Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, fro Type: Other > Other Files: Size: 32.48 GiB (34874868471 Bytes) Tag(s): JSTOR Philosophical Transactions of science research journals papers Public Domain Uploaded: By: gmaxwell_ Seeders: Leechers: Comments Info Hash: (Problems with magnets links are fixed by upgrading your torrent client!) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 This archive contains 18,592 scientific publications totaling 33GiB, all from Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society and which should be available to everyone at no cost, but most have previously only been made available at high prices through paywall gatekeepers like JSTOR.

Introduction to Web Accessibility You are here: Home > Articles > Introduction to Web Accessibility Introduction Most people today can hardly conceive of life without the internet. Some have argued that no other single invention has been more revolutionary since Gutenberg's printing press in the 1400s. Now, at the click of a mouse, the world can be "at your fingertips"—that is, if you can use a mouse... and see the screen... and hear the audio—in other words, if you don't have a disability of any kind. This introduction should help you understand how people with disabilities use the web, the frustrations they feel when they cannot access the web, and what you can do to make your sites more accessible. The Web Offers Unprecedented Opportunities The internet is one of the best things that has ever happened to people with disabilities. Most newspapers now publish their content online in a format that has the potential to be read by screen readers used by the blind. Falling Short of the Web's Potential Important Visual Hearing

The WWW Virtual Library Access All WWW Areas Home > Over toegankelijkheid Een beperking levert tegenwoordig gelukkig niet zo'n groot probleem als vroeger. De tijd dat een blinde een gedateerd tijdschrift of studiemateriaal 'las', omdat het eerst moest worden omgezet in braille of audio, ligt gelukkig ver achter ons. Verschillende handicaps Verschillende handicaps hebben invloed op het gebruik van internet: denk aan blind, slechtziend, kleurenblind, doof, slechthorend, motorische of verstandelijke beperking. Lees meer over 'Wat is webtoegankelijkheid?'

Take Any College Class for Free: 236 Open Courseware Collections Written by: Thomas Broderick Universities, colleges, and private organizations offer free online college courses to help students acquire new knowledge and skills. These courses cover a variety of traditional academic topics and other subjects that can lead to career advancement and personal enrichment. Most online courses provide an introduction to a topic, although there are some intermediary and advanced courses. Some free college courses use the term massive online open course (MOOC). Benefits of Open Courses Free online college courses allow students to learn from home, a significant advantage for learners who prefer to eliminate a commute. In a free college course, learners can explore new academic topics without incurring high tuition costs. Open courses can also expose students to new hobbies. Should You Take Open Courses? Free online college courses appeal to individuals who want to learn without going into debt or making sacrifices to their personal and professional lives.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 W3C Recommendation 5-May-1999 This version: (plain text, PostScript, PDF, gzip tar file of HTML, zip archive of HTML) Latest version: Previous version: Editors: Wendy Chisholm, Trace R & D Center, University of Wisconsin -- Madison Gregg Vanderheiden, Trace R & D Center, University of Wisconsin -- Madison Ian Jacobs, W3C Copyright © 1999 W3C (MIT, INRIA, Keio), All Rights Reserved. Abstract These guidelines explain how to make Web content accessible to people with disabilities. This is a reference document for accessibility principles and design ideas. This document is meant to be stable and therefore does not provide specific information about browser support for different technologies as that information changes rapidly. This document includes an appendix that organizes all of the checkpoints by topic and priority. Status of this document 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Note.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 This publication has been funded in part with Federal funds from the U.S. Department of Education, National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) under contract number ED05CO0039. The content of this publication does not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the U.S. Department of Education, nor does mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Additional information about participation in the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines Working Group (WCAG WG) can be found on the Working Group home page. Other previously active WCAG WG participants and other contributors to WCAG 2.0

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines You are here: Home > Articles > The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines A WCAG 2.0 Checklist is available for developers to use in implementing and verifying conformance with WCAG 2.0. The W3C's Web Accessibility Initiative The W3C is an international, vendor-neutral group that determines the protocols and standards for the web. They create the specifications for HTML, CSS, etc. Version 1.0 of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines was a major development in making the Internet more accessible to people with disabilities. Over time, WCAG 1.0 began to show its age. The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 builds upon the foundation of WCAG 1.0, but also introduces some significant changes worth discussing. The shift from technique-centered guidelines to principle-centered guidelines resulted in a reduced number of top level ideas, or principles. Perceivable Operable Understandable Robust These principles are discussed in depth in Constructing a POUR Website.

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