UQ
In Australia, the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (DDA) makes it unlawful to design web pages that fail to be accessible to people with disabilities. UQ’s site contains several pages relevant to accessibility including the following:
UQ Equity Office
Disability Resources
UQ Library’s Support for Users with Disabilities
Tutorial
The Everyone Online Access and Equity in e-learning online tutorial steps you through the subtle, yet important, measures you can take to easily make your site more accessible to users with disabilities.
Discussion Board
A discussion board is a tool that allows groups to communicate online. A discussion board consists of "threads" and "messages." A thread is a series of messages on a particular topic, and each message is an individual contribution to a conversation.
Assistive technology for the Internet
How to increase text size in a web browser
Make a website easier to use with custom style sheets
Blackboard
To learn how Blackboard can help you cater for those with disabilities (in accordance with the requirements of the US Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act), visit Blackboard’s Accessibility page. It contains details about a range of services and products available, as well as projects being worked on.
