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Designing for accessibility should really mean making your web site as usable as possible, for everyone. Here are some references on web accessibility:

Usability.gov (A good place for novices to begin) provided by the National Cancer Institute, this web site is packed with resources for designing usable, accessible Web sites. Web Accessibility Guidelines by the World Wide Web Consortium. The Teaching and Learning with Technology/Education Technology Services Accessibility Site an excellent resource, developed here at Penn State.

It's important to understand that Java and JavaScript have nothing to do with one another. Java is used for writing small stand alone programs. JavaScript is used to combine with the HTML of web pages, to send complex instructions to the web browser.

Here are some resources on JavaScript:

JavaScript Resources from Yahoo. Doc Javascript many helpful tips for JavaScript developers. 121-java-script-tutorials.com just what the name implies; this site is primarily intended for developers with some programming background, but much of the content is useful to people just starting out.

If you want to limit a portion of your website to a select group, you can restrict access with a password. Here is a link to instructions for password protection on Penn State's Personal Server