Free academic open access books, journals, and research papers relating to science, such as biological sciences, earth sciences, computer and information science, and electrical and electronic engineering.

“Scientists and engineers at ORNL conduct basic and applied research and development to create scientific knowledge and technological solutions that strengthen the nation’s leadership in key areas of science; increase the availability of clean, abundant energy; restore and protect the environment; and contribute to national security.”

A French language electronic journal for researchers and practitioners interested in Computer-Assisted Language Learning. “ALSIC aims at presenting and exchanging theoretical and practical work in fields related to its domain (didactics, applied linguistics, psycholinguistics, educational sciences, computational linguistics, computer science, etc.) …

This non-profit organization based with the Center for Persons with Disabilities and Utah University has been
at the forefront of web accessibility solutions and standards since 1999.

Download free, legal PDF textbooks without registration. Books cover mainly science, technology, and mathematics.

This weblog from Dr. Jakob Nielsen examines different aspects of web design from a user’s perspective. How to make websites more navigable and user friendly. Jakob Nielsen is a well-regarded expert in the field of Usability.

Anyone wanting to check their html code for validation will find this site useful. It will highlight errors and warnings once it has been run through the validator.

“WAVE is a free web accessibility evaluation tool…used to aid humans in the web accessibility evaluation process. Rather than providing a complex technical report, WAVE shows the original web page with embedded icons and indicators that reveal the accessibility information within your page.” Just type in your web address, upload or copy and paste …

What is accessibility? How can I use free and open-source software to increase accessibility? LarsWiki answers these questions and offers resources for users of the Linux operating system. Whether you’re programming video games or government information systems, you can find open-source software to make it accessible.

Discover all of the accessibility features for Macs and Mac software! Apple’s accessibility site offers resources for people with vision, hearing, physical, learning and language impairments. Learn more about the Voice Over screen reader and helpful features of OS X, and hardware like the iPhone, iMac and MacBook computers.

Web designers and developers can reach larger audiences and increase usability by making websites accessible to the blind and visually impaired. Take a free course, see videos and get guidelines on how to make your site accessible.

Microsoft offers demos and tutorials for people with vision, hearing, dexterity and language impairments. Learn how to access Microsoft Windows, Office and Internet Explorer. Information about assistive technologies and new products is also available.

“This website features the beginnings of a free, open-content, peer-reviewed Encyclopedia covering terms from the disciplines of Interaction Design, Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Design, Human Factors, Usability, Information Architecture, and related fields.”

An e-book about making web sites more accessible to those with disabilities.

This site provides provides documents on guidelines from the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines Working Group (WCA WG). There are also minutes from previous meetings of the Group.

Online Accessibility from the University of Michigan provides information to help designers build more accessible web sites, with a tutorial and resources available.

“PCID focuses especially on the theoretical development, empirical application, and philosophical implications of information- and design-theoretic concepts for complex systems.”

Represents the Game Theory Society. Provides various resources to promote the investigation, teaching and application of game theory including a member database, a working paper archive, an electronic newspaper, and announcements.

This site provides over 50 of the top Web design and usability guidelines based on research studies and supporting information from the field. Each guideline provides: A brief statement of the overarching principle that is the foundation of the guideline, Comments that further explain the research/supporting information, Source(s) of the research/s …