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Getting Started: Making a Web Site Accessible

An initial introduction to resources for people new to Web accessibility.

Why Web accessibility is needed

• Scenarios describing Web accessibility: How People with Disabilities Use the Web
• Benefits of Web site accessibility for businesses: Business Benefits of Accessible Web Design

What makes a Web site accessible

• Key concepts of Web accessibility: Quick Tips for Accessible Web Sites [translations]
• Examples of accessible design: Examples: Web Content Accessibility Curriculum
• Checklist for Web sites: Checklist for Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 (WCAG 1.0)
• Frequently Asked Questions on guidelines: FAQ for Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0

Evaluating Web sites for accessibility

• Quick review of Web site accessibility: Preliminary Review
• Evaluation considerations: Evaluating Web Sites for Accessibility
• Comprehensive evaluation: Conformance Evaluation to WCAG 1.0

Resources for building accessible Web sites

• Curriculum with examples of accessible design: Curriculum for the WCAG 1.0
• Techniques for accessible site design: Techniques for WCAG 1.0
• FAQ on authoring tool guidelines: FAQ on Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines 1.0
• Repair tools for inaccessible Web sites: Repair Tools for Web Content Accessibility

Additional resources

• Guidelines for accessible Web sites: Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 [translations]
• Logos for conformant sites: WCAG 1.0 Conformance Logos
• Technical resources: Technical Questions
• Annotated index of WAI Resources: WAI Resources
• Overview of Web Accessibility Initiative: WAI Online Overview

Last updated 4 October, 2001 by Judy Brewer

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