VisionIntro

Sources for Related Information

 

There is a web site called "Bobby".  Its symbol is a British-style "bobby" police officer cartoon character.  If you have designed a web site, you can go there and have the software test it for accessibility to people with disabilities.

Click here to visit Bobby


There are graphic images and clip art available which depict visual impairments, or accessibility to the visually impaired.

Click here to visit the graphics page of P. J. Lareau.


The following are additional web sites concerned with the accessibility of the internet and other media to people with visual impairments.  Click on a name to visit these home pages on the internet.

Designing for Access to the Web for Blind and Visually Impaired Users by Anthony Pash
 
The Complete HTML Teacher by K. Williams Resources
 
Web Design For Everyone by Rick Cook

Designing More Usable Web Sites by TRACE Center

Could Helen Keller Read Your Page? by All Things Web

Design Considerations: Readers with Visual Impairments by Arthur R. Murphy

Webpage Accessibility Self-Test by the Public Service Commission of Canada

Lynx Viewer by DJ Delorie


This site has information about the anatomy of the human eye.

Understanding Vision



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