Making the Web Accessible
by
Charles McCN
&
Ian Jacobs
Table of contents
Making The Web Accessible
Overview
I. Why Accessibility?
People: Doors opened by the Web
People: Access for all
People: Barriers to Access
Design: Functional Requirements
Design: Device Independence
Design: Graceful Transformation
Market
Law
II. W3C and WAI
What WAI does
III. Principles of Accessible Design
Standards and conventions:
IV. Fix this!
Fix 1: Ensure Scripts are accessible
Fix 2: Provide equivalent alternatives
Fix 3: Make frames accessible
Fix 4: Specify colours appropriately
Fix 5: Use meaningful link text
Fix 6: Add structure
Fix 7: Use style sheets
A much more accessible version
V. Resources to Get Started
Get Involved!
VI. Questions and discussion