ITTATC currently offers training and technical assistance materials for the following audiences:

• Consumers
• Industry Representatives
• State and Local Government Officials
• Professional Trainers

Shaded products are suitable for use by professional accessibility trainers.

In this video presentation, employees with a variety of disabilities describe how they use computers at work; each giving a testimonial that promotes the provision of accessible electronic and information technology in the workplace. The video, which was developed by the University of Washington's DO-IT project in collaboration with ITTATC, can be viewed for free as streaming video at The University of Washington's DO-IT video website. The video presentation also can be purchased as a VHS videotape for $22.98. Each videotape comes with a useful handout that summarizes the content and highlights related resources. The videotape is open-captioned for those with hearing impairments. An audio-described version is available for those who are blind.

Price: $22.98; online viewing is free
Format: VHS (captioned) and streaming video on the web
Feature Length: 13 minutes

The Accessibility Consultant Chooser (or ACC) is an online tool that steps users through the process of selecting an accessibility consultant. As a result of using this resource, you can obtain the following information:

• An RFP template that includes a basic description of the accessibility problem(s) that you are trying to solve and the activities that you want an accessibility consultant to perform
• A list of potential candidate consultants
• Questions to ask of candidate consultants
• Questions to ask of the consultant's references

The ACC, which is designed to assist users who are new to accessibility as well as those who are familiar with many of the concepts, can be found online at the ITTATC ACC page.

Price: Free
Format: Web-based resource

This online resource, which is available at http://www.ittatc.org/technical/access-ucd/, can help usability professionals determine how to incorporate accessibility considerations into the product development process, from analyzing and defining user tasks to evaluating products for accessibility and usability.

The resource is designed primarily for usability professionals who know User-Centered Design (UCD) processes and techniques, including the principles of usability testing, and for those who have a basic understanding of accessibility. Design team managers, ergonomists, human factors professionals, advocates for product accessibility, accessibility practitioners, and marketers also may benefit from the information in this resource.

For those not familiar with UCD or accessibility, the first chapter, Background: Accessibility and User-Centered Design (UCD), provides brief introductions and links to resources for more information.

Price: Free
Format: Web-based resource

The Barrier Awareness Kit (BAK) is a collection of materials and a series of activities that simulate the barriers experienced by people with disabilities when they try to use inaccessible electronic and information technology (E&IT). The kit focuses on three areas of disability: vision, hearing, and mobility/dexterity. The BAK includes everything a trainer needs to deliver an effective workshop on the technology barriers experienced by people with disabilities. Some examples of the activities include:

• Vision: Identify and try to use an electronic item placed in a dark pillowcase, then using low vision glasses
• Hearing: Take the "unfair" hearing test
• Mobility/dexterity: Try to open a laptop or use a cell phone with a mouth stick, then with oven mitts on your hands

A detailed Facilitator's Guide and a CD with multimedia files, presentation media, and participant handouts are also included in the Barrier Awareness Kit.

Price: $250
Format: Printed materials, CD, and manipulatives

Trainers who deliver a workshop using the Barrier Awareness Kit (BAK) may want to provide each student with a Participant Kit that contains related materials and manipulatives. Some of the items in the Participant Kit are:

• Fact sheets for each disability area
• Reference documents on Section 255 and Section 508
• Low vision glasses, oven mitts, squeeze ball, mouth stick, etc.

With a Participant Kit, students have a "take-away" package that helps them apply the concepts experienced in the activities.

Price: $30
Format: Printed materials, CD, and manipulatives

The Consumer Training Kit includes two modules: How to Find and Buy Accessible Information Technology and Technology Access for All. The training materials cover the concepts of defining individual needs, finding accessible products, advocating for accessibility, and understanding key accessibility legislation. The materials in the Consumer Training Kit are designed for an audience of people with disabilities, and professional trainers or consumers may successfully present the information.

Each kit also comes with a copy of the resource called Speak Out About Inaccessible Information and Telecommunication Technology, which provides information about 13 Federal laws that support accessible technology. Speak Out provides an overview of consumers' rights, and it also presents step-by-step instructions on how to complain when you encounter inaccessible technology.

Price: Free
Format: Printed materials and CD

ITTATC has an array of logo products that may be of interest to trainers as promotional items:

• ITTATC product brochures
• Squeeze balls (to demonstrate 5 lbs. of pressure)
• Talking alarm clocks (to demonstrate accessible documentation)
• Light-up pins (with acceptable strobe rate relative to photosensitive epilepsy)
• ITTATC magnets with web address and toll-free voice/TTY telephone number

Price: Free
Format: Various

ITTATC and the IDEAL Group collaborated to provide the text of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act and its corresponding Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility Standards in a talking book format on CD. The book uses a Windows-based Digital Talking Book (DTB) reader (which is also included on the CD) to speak the text of the law and standards in a natural voice. And, unlike many other audiobooks, you can easily navigate within the Section 508 information using navigation buttons, menu commands, hotkeys, and bookmarks. The laws and standards also can be printed from text files on the CD.

Price: Free
Format: CD

Speak Out! brings together information about 13 Federal laws that support accessible information and telecommunication technology. The resource provides an overview of consumers' rights, and it also presents step-by-step instructions on how to complain when you encounter inaccessible technology. Fictional scenarios, sample letters, and letter templates also are included to help consumers voice their opinions about the inaccessible technology that they encounter in the workplace and the marketplace.

The Speak Out resource is a companion piece included with the Consumer Training Kit. It also is available as a stand-alone publication. In addition to the print and CD versions of the resource, the Speak Out can be found on the ITTATC website.

Price: Free
Format: Spiral bound book, html file on CD, and web-based resource

The Speak Out! poster is a quick reference of the Federal laws that are explained in the main Speak Out resource. The poster presents bulleted highlights of the 13 Federal laws and a table that provides an "at-a-glance" look at the primary areas of applicability for each of the Federal laws. The Speak Out! poster is included in the Speak Out book but it also is available as a standalone product.

Price: Free
Format: 19.5" x 21.5" printed poster

This database, which is available on ITTATC's website, provides information on the states that have published online their laws, policies, standards, guidelines, and other resources related to the accessibility of websites, application development, and IT procurement. You can click on the item of interest to view an excerpt and/or summary of the resource as well as the link to its state-based source. The database can be found at the ITTATC state database.

Price: Free
Format: Web-based resource

The Toolkit provides information on a series of topics, including: Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, Section 255 of the Communications Act, electronic and information technology accessibility, various advocacy organizations, and disability definitions and statistics. The trainer can create customized presentations from these materials, or combine them with materials from other sources to serve the needs of specific audiences.

Price: Free
Format: Printed materials and PowerPoint, Word & html files on CD

The Training Preview can be used to introduce basic accessibility concepts to an organization and to help that organization identify and plan for its future accessibility training needs. It focuses on the accessibility of information and telecommunication technology, and the intended audiences include product designers, product managers, marketers, executive managers, trainers, and others who may influence and support product design decisions.

Specifically, the Preview covers basic concepts regarding:

• The barriers encountered by people with disabilities when they try to use inaccessible technology
• The social, economic, and regulatory motivations for improving accessibility
• The assistive technology used by people with disabilities to facilitate the use of mainstream technology
• Some basic design strategies and business practices that support accessible design
• Some resources that are available to help an organization move forward with accessibility

We call the materials a "preview" because - during a two-hour presentation - they can be used to raise awareness about the issues surrounding accessible product design. None of the concepts, however, are covered in detail. The presentation ends with a training planning form that an organization can use to identify its future training needs by audience and accessibility topic.

Price: Free
Format: Printed materials and PowerPoint, Word & html files on CD

The Web Access Policy & Standards Construction Tool helps state and local governments (as well as other organizations) develop policies and standards that support the development, procurement, and maintenance of accessible websites.

The tool guides the user through the process of creating a policy or standards document by posing questions and issues that should be considered along the way. The user also can view excerpts and sample language from existing state government policies and standards documents; these excerpts (along with links to the source documents) can be selected and saved to the user's working document. The resulting resource provides a strong foundation upon which the user can create a custom policy and/or standards document that supports their particular situation.

The tool is available on the ITTATC website at the Web Access Policy & Standards Construction Tool website. You can explore the tool in "demo mode," and when you are ready to create your own web access policy and/or standards, setup an account so your selections and edits will be saved to a working document.

Price: Free
Format: Web-based resource

This online course, which is intended for HTML knowledgeable web developers, teaches techniques for creating accessible web sites. In particular, it focuses on web sites that must comply with the Section 508 standards for accessible web content, Paragraph 1194.22 (a) through (p).

The following topics are covered in the course:

• Web Accessibility for Section 508
• Alternative Content for Graphics
• Checking Your Web Pages For Accessibility
• Accessible Navigation
• Image Maps
• Audio and Multimedia
• Special Cases
• Accessible Forms
• Accessible Tables
• Scripts and Applets
• Cascading Style Sheets
• Review of Section 508 Standards for Web Accessibility

The web course is published on the ITTATC website at the ITTATC Webcourse page.

Price: Free
Format: Web-based resource

ITTATC periodically organizes and broadcasts webcasts and audiocasts on various topics of interest to the accessibility community. These broadcasts, which are delivered live, are archived on the ITTATC website for viewing at your convenience.

Currently, the following webcasts and audiocasts can be found on the ITTATC website:

• Making Final Preparations for Section 508 (originally broadcast June 18, 2001)
• Making Telecommunications Products and Services Accessible to People with Disabilities (originally broadcast October 1, 2001)
• State Information Technology Accessibility Initiatives (originally broadcast December 4, 2001)
• Product Accessibility Evaluation (originally broadcast March 14, 2002)
• Section 508 Anniversary Webcast (originally broadcast June 24, 2002)
• State Information Technology Accessibility Initiatives II (originally broadcast October 22, 2002)
• Help America Vote Act (HAVA) Part I (originally broadcast May 7, 2003)
• Help America Vote Act (HAVA) Part II (originally broadcast May 13, 2003)
• Procurement of Accessible IT at a Federal Level: Multiple Agency Perspectives (originally broadcast August 13, 2003)
• IDEAS Conference 2003: Breakthroughs in Access (selected sessions from November 2003)
• State E&IT Accessibility Initiatives: State of the States (originally broadcast January 26, 2004)
• Speaking Out About Inaccessible Information and Telecommunication Technology (originally broadcast July 21, 2004)
• IDEAS Conference 2004: Connecting People Through Technology (selected sessions from November 2004)

ITTATC's webcasts and audiocasts can be viewed online by clicking any of the links that are listed at the bottom of the ITTATC web training page.

Price: Free
Format: Web-based resource