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Websites built with '''accessibility''' in mind are flexible in meeting different user needs, preferences and suituations. Though these methods can increase [[usability]] for everyone who uses the web they are often legally required to be implemented in a specific effort to prevent discrimination against people with disabilities. | Websites built with '''accessibility''' in mind are flexible in meeting different user needs, preferences and suituations. Though these methods can increase [[usability]] for everyone who uses the web they are often legally required to be implemented in a specific effort to prevent discrimination against people with disabilities. | ||
== | == Starting points == | ||
These are some readable introductions to accessibility that cover; what accessibility is, why it is important, as well as practical advice. | |||
* [http://www.w3.org/WAI/intro/accessibility.php Web Accessibility Initiative's ''Introduction to Web Accessibility''] | |||
* [http://diveintoaccessibility.org/ Mark Pilgrim's ''Dive into Accessibility''] | |||
* [http://joeclark.org/book/ Joe Clark's ''Building Accessible Websites'' book] | |||
== Standards, guidelines and legislation == | |||
* [http://www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk/pa/ld200001/ldbills/003/2001003.htm SENDA - Special Educational Needs and Disability Act/Bill] | |||
* [http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts1995/1995050.htm Disability Discrimination Act 1995] | |||
* [http://www.section508.gov/ Section 508] | |||
* [http://www.w3.org/WAI/ Web Accessibility Initiative] | |||
** [http://www.w3.org/WAI/intro/wcag.php Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)] | |||
** [http://www.w3.org/WAI/intro/wcag20 Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 (draft)] | |||
== Tools == | |||
* [[Web developer extension]] for [[Firefox]] | |||
* [[Accessibility extension]] for Firefox | |||
* [[Validator]]s (for [[HTML]],[[CSS]] and [[RSS]]) | |||
* [http://cynthiasays.com/ Cynthia Says accessibility checker] | |||
see also this [http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/tools/complete long list of accessibility tools]. | |||
== Resources == | |||
* [http://webstandards.org/action/atf/manifesto/ Web Standards.org's ''Accessibility Task Force Manifesto''] | * [http://webstandards.org/action/atf/manifesto/ Web Standards.org's ''Accessibility Task Force Manifesto''] | ||
* [http://alistapart.com/topics/userscience/accessibility/ Accessibility articles from ''A List Apart''] | * [http://alistapart.com/topics/userscience/accessibility/ Accessibility articles from ''A List Apart''] | ||
* [http://diveintomark.org/archives/2003/08/29/semantics Mark Pilgrim's ''Won’t somebody please think of the gerbils?''] | * [http://diveintomark.org/archives/2003/08/29/semantics Mark Pilgrim's ''Won’t somebody please think of the gerbils?''] | ||
* [http://joeclark.org/access/webaccess/ Joe Clark's writings on accessibility] | * [http://joeclark.org/access/webaccess/ Joe Clark's writings on accessibility] | ||
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_accessibility Wikipedia article on ''Web Accessibility''] | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_accessibility Wikipedia article on ''Web Accessibility''] | ||
* [http://juicystudio.com/article/validity-accessibility.php ''Validity and Accessibility''] | * [http://juicystudio.com/article/validity-accessibility.php ''Validity and Accessibility''] | ||
== See also == | |||
* [[Semantic HTML]] | |||
* [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/view.php?f=820 Accessibility forum on Moodle.org] | |||
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Revision as of 10:35, 25 April 2006
Websites built with accessibility in mind are flexible in meeting different user needs, preferences and suituations. Though these methods can increase usability for everyone who uses the web they are often legally required to be implemented in a specific effort to prevent discrimination against people with disabilities.
Starting points
These are some readable introductions to accessibility that cover; what accessibility is, why it is important, as well as practical advice.
- Web Accessibility Initiative's Introduction to Web Accessibility
- Mark Pilgrim's Dive into Accessibility
- Joe Clark's Building Accessible Websites book
Standards, guidelines and legislation
- SENDA - Special Educational Needs and Disability Act/Bill
- Disability Discrimination Act 1995
- Section 508
- Web Accessibility Initiative
Tools
- Web developer extension for Firefox
- Accessibility extension for Firefox
- Validators (for HTML,CSS and RSS)
- Cynthia Says accessibility checker
see also this long list of accessibility tools.
Resources
- Web Standards.org's Accessibility Task Force Manifesto
- Accessibility articles from A List Apart
- Mark Pilgrim's Won’t somebody please think of the gerbils?
- Joe Clark's writings on accessibility
- Wikipedia article on Web Accessibility
- Validity and Accessibility
See also