Posted by
admin – May 18, 2010
One of the Biggest reasons to make sure your web site is accessible is that in a lot of cases a certain level of accessibility is required and if your site does not meet these requirments you could be fined etc.
It would be impossible for me write an article that covers the legal requirements in terms of accessibility so instead I am going to post a few a key links below for you to do your own research.
USA
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
Posted by
admin – May 9, 2010
Once you made your site you probably want to know how accessible your site really is to this you have a few different options:
1. Test Using Web Based Automatic Testers, These are often Free and very easy to use however are not perfect and some things make not get picked up, However as a guide these a great point to start, A few of my favorite web testers are below:
2. Is to hire a Web Accessibility Consultant to test your site although most developers can build a accessible web site getting an external consultant to test your site is the best way to ensure it’s accessibility.
3. This is perhaps the most time consuming option to test your sites accessibility yourself, using different checklist and checking your page in many different browsers and computers to see how it loads.
Posted by
admin – February 7, 2010
Well since this site cannot be the one and only resource available on the internet about Web Accessibility I thought I would share a few of favorite web sites.
W3C Web Accessibility Initiative
WebAIM
Wikipedia – Entry of Web Accessibility
Vision Australia – Australian Web Accessibility Policies and Guidelines
Section 508 The Road to Accessibility
IBM Accessibility
Australian Human Rights Commission – Disability Rights World Wide Web Accessibility
Of course there are probally thousands of web sites out there on Web Accessibility but there are the ones I have found most useful.
If you have any suggestions of other sites please feel free to add a comment to this post.
Posted by
admin – December 29, 2009
When it comes to putting presentations into your web site for visitors to watch there are several options available to the web publisher they include:
- Using Flash
- Creating the presentation in HTML by hand.
- Converting the file using a wizard
- Downloadable file
- WEBAIM Wizard
- Movie File
So now comes the hard part which one is best to use and why. First up we can eliminate the movie file, or the use of flash and these 2 options are useless to people using screen readers.You can also eliminate converting the file using a wizard as this often creates non compliant code which is not accessible.
This leaves us 3 options Downloadable file, creating the presentation in HTML by hand, or WEBAIM wizard. Although all these options are good choice they also all have a downside. The below table looks at the good and bad points of each of the remaining options.
When it comes to putting presentations into your web site for visitors to watch there are several options available to the web publisher they include:
- Using Flash
- Creating the presentation in HTML by hand.
- Converting the file using a wizard
- Downloadable file
- WEBAIM Wizard
- Movie File
So now comes the hard part which one is best to use and why. First up we can eliminate the movie file, or the use of flash and these 2 options are useless to people using screen readers.You can also eliminate converting the file using a wizard as this often creates non compliant code which is not accessible.
This leaves us 3 options Downloadable file, creating the presentation in HTML by hand, or WEBAIM wizard. Although all these options are good choice they also all have a downside. The below table looks at the good and bad points of each of the remaining options.
Option Comparison
| Option |
The Good |
The Bad |
| HTML By Hand |
- Accessible
- Highly Compatible
- Customizable
- Free
|
- If coded badly not accessible
- Time Consuming
|
| WEBAIM Wizard |
- Easy To Use
- Accessible
- Free
|
- Not as powerful as HTML code
|
| Downloadable File |
- Easy To Impliment
- User Friendly
- Free
|
- Not all people have program.
- can be large files to dowload
- use large bandwidth
|
