The following Web sites have won awards for their design and delivery of information. Their home pages ALSO pass the Bobby test (received four stars) for accessibility (see our research, viewpoints and tools for more information). These examples show just how creative and exciting Web pages that are accessible for people using assistive technologies can be:
The Family Village
http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/
Family Village, a global community that integrates information, resources, and communication opportunities on the Internet for persons with mental retardation and other disabilities, their families, and those that provide them services and supports.
Austin Community Access Center
http://acac.eblox.com
Community access television dedicated to giving all citizens the tools and expertise they need to produce quality programming for three ACTV stations. Their challenge is to keep community access truly democratic, with equitable services for everyone.
Literacy Volunteers of America - Washington, D.C. chapter
http://www.songline.com/lva/home.html
a nonprofit organization that provides free tutoring to adults who cannot read.
The Whitbread Round The World Race for the Volvo Trophy
http://www.whitbread.org
An "unusual and exceptional sporting experience," and a very lively Web site.
Goodwill Industries of Central Texas
http://www.mediatruck.com/goodwill/
Goodwill is a nonprofit organization in Austin Texas dedicated to providing job-related services for people with barriers to employment. Their online job referral system is sophisticated and very accessible.
Special thanks to Linda Lee, the Virtual Volunteer Project intern, for compiling this information!
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