Web Development Resources

This is a resource guide supplementing the DISTSS workshop presentation, "Using Web-based technology to enhance learning and development in the Victorian Disability Sector", delivered at the CS&HITB Conference on Friday July 19 2002.

To view this resource on-line go to:
www.distss.org.au/workshop/workshop.html

On-line Web Tutorial

The Complete Internet Guide and Web Tutorial

http://www.microsoft.com/insider/internet/

Finding Information on the Internet: A Tutorial

http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/FindInfo.html

How to Search the World Wide Web: A Tutorial for Beginners and Non-Experts

http://204.17.98.73/midlib/tutor.htm

Help with Searching Yahoo

http://help.yahoo.com/help/us/ysearch/

Web Editing Software for Web Design

Dreamweaver and other web design related software

http://www.macromedia.com/

Hotdog

http://www.sausage.com/

FrontPage

http://www.microsoft.com/frontpage/

Web Design

Jacob Nielsen's Column: Web Usability

http://www.useit.com/

The Sevloid Guide to Web Design: This site contains a collection tips, tricks and techniques on every aspect of web design.

http://www.sev.com.au/webzone/design.asp

Jacob Nielsen's Top Ten Mistakes in Web Design

http://www.useit.com/alertbox/9605.html

Learn Good Web Design by Looking at Web Pages that Suck

http://www.webpagesthatsuck.com/

Web Strategy Resources Design Tips

http://www.webstrategy.com.au/ver20/tip_search1.asp?subject=Design

Jacob Nielsen's Report on Using Frames in Websites

http://www.useit.com/alertbox/9612.html

Web Site Development Information This site contains links to a a range of web development resources.

http://goodpractices.com/

Graphics for the Web

Creating Graphics for the Web

http://www.widearea.co.uk/designer/

Optimizing Web Graphics: techniques to reduce file size of web graphics.

http://www.webreference.com/dev/graphics/

Web Safe Colours: this site displays the browser safe palette organised by hue and by value

http://www.lynda.com/hex.html

Free Web Graphics

http://www.ender-design.com/rg/

Free animated graphics for the web

http://www.animfactory.com/

Writing for the Web

Jacob Nielsen's Writing Guidelines for the Web

http://www.useit.com/papers/webwriting/http://www.useit.com/papers/webwriting/

Sun Microsystems Writing for the Web

http://www.sun.com/980713/webwriting/

Web Strategy Resource - Writing for the Web Less is More

http://www.webstrategy.com.au/ver20/tip_view.asp?ID=35

HTML Tutorials

Writing HTML - a Tutorial for Creating Web Pages

http://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/tut/

RichInStyle.com HTML 4 guide: A HTML guide from the very basics to the most complex issues.

http://www.richinstyle.com/guides/html4.html

Dan's Web Tips

http://webtips.dantobias.com/

Validation Tools

W3C HTML Validation Service

http://validator.w3.org/

W3C CSS Validation Service

http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/

Bobby Accessibility Validation Tool

http://bobby.cast.org/html/en/index.jsp

Accessibility

W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)

http://www.w3.org/WAI/

W3C (WAI) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines

http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG10/

Bobby Accessibility Validation Tool

http://bobby.cast.org/html/en/index.jsp

Color Visibility Test Program: This program tests the background and text colors of an HTML document for color visibility.

http://aprompt.snow.utoronto.ca/ColorVisibilityProgram.html

A report readability of contrasting/non-contrasting colours.

http://hubel.sfasu.edu/research/survreslts.html

Human Rights and Equal Oppportunities Commission's notes on Web Accessibility

http://www.hreoc.gov.au/disability_rights/standards/www_3/www_3.html

Free Resources

Adobe Acrobat Reader

http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html

Discussion Boards

YaBB is a FREE, downloadable Perl Discussion software application that allows you to provide a real-time chat and support system for your visitors.

http://www.yabbforum.com/

Phorum is a FREE web based discussion software application written in PHP.

http://phorum.org/

My Connected Community: A way to create an On-line Community

http://mc2.vicnet.net.au/

Mailing List

Mojo Mail is Free E-mail List Management System to use on your website.

http://mojo.skazat.com/

Domain Name Regisrations and Web Hosting

(DISTSS does not endorse these organisations but is providing the list as a resource.)

VICNET

http://www.domainnamesrus.com.au/

Infoxchange

http://www.infoxchange.net.au/

Netconnect

http://www.netconnect.com.au/

Domain Names R Us

http://www.domainnamesrus.com.au/