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WAI: Strategies, guidelines, resources to make the Web accessible to people with disabilities

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1. Introducing Accessibility
2. »User Perspectives
   1. Better Web Browsing
   2. Contact Inaccessible Websites
3. Guidelines & Techniques
4. Managing Accessibility
5. Evaluating Accessibility
6. WAI Groups
7. About WAI

[DRAFT-2-] User Perspectives

Better Web Browsing: Tips for Customizing Your Computer

Provides guidance for users on how to set your computer to work better for your specific needs and preferences so it's easier to use websites; for example, enlarging text, making the mouse pointer bigger, and using the keyboard instead of the mouse to browse websites. Includes resources for peple who have difficulty:

• Seeing and reading websites
• Hearing audio on websites
• Typing and using your keyboard
• Using the mouse
• Difficulty understanding and navigating websites

Contacting Organizations about Inaccessible Websites

Provides guidance on what to do when you come across a website that has accessibility barriers that make it hard to use. Explains how to identify key contacts, describe the problem, and follow-up as needed. Includes sample e-mails.

See also:

• Introducing Accessibility
• How People with Disabilities Use the Web - provides detailed scenarios of people with disabilities using websites, applications, browsers, and authoring tools. Describes how different disabilities impact web use, and the types of assistive technologies and adaptive strategies that people use.
• Involving Users in Web Projects for Better, Easier Accessibility - describes how project managers, designers, and developers can better understand accessibility issues and implement more effective accessibility solutions.
• [planned: usability-accessibility overlap] - explores the distinction between accessibility and usability in the context of web accessibility standards, guidelines, and conformance, as well as research. Addresses some questions and misunderstandings about making websites accessible and usable by people with disabilities.

Document Information

[Contacting WAI] Feedback welcome to wai-eo-editors@w3.org (a publicly archived list).

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