The Importance of Web Accessibility
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The document discusses making websites accessible to people with disabilities. It provides tips on making sites accessible to those with visual and hearing impairments, including using descriptive text, captions, sign language interpretation and more. The document emphasizes that accessibility is important and required by law in some places to ensure people with disabilities can access online content and services.
The Importance of Web Accessibility
- 1. The Problem with ACCESSIBILITY
- 2. “ It is illegal for a provider of services to discriminate against a disabled person Disability Discrimination Act 1995. (s.3)(19)(1) ”
- 4. “How do I make my website accessible to somebody with a visual impairment? ”
- 5. Web users with full or partial blindness are perhaps most affected by accessibility
- 6. Good ways to make websites accessible to visually impaired people include:
- 7. Good ways to make websites accessible to visually impaired people include: Large Print Content
- 8. Good ways to make websites accessible to visually impaired people include: Large Print Content Alternative Text
- 9. Good ways to make websites accessible to visually impaired people include: Large Print Content Alternative Text Audio Commentary
- 10. Good ways to make websites accessible to visually impaired people include: Use HTML <alt> Large Print Content and <longdesc> tags Alternative Text Audio Commentary
- 11. Good ways to make websites accessible to visually impaired people include: Use HTML <alt> Large Print Content and <longdesc> tags Alternative Text Descriptions for Audio Commentary complex graphics
- 12. Good ways to make websites accessible to visually impaired people include: Use HTML <alt> Large Print Content and <longdesc> tags Alternative Text Descriptions for Audio Commentary complex graphics Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, 1999. W3C
- 13. “ How do I make my website accessible to somebody with a hearing ” impairment?
- 14. Deaf or hard of hearing people are often excluded from many of the things we enjoy as hearing people
- 15. Good ways to make websites accessible to people with hearing impairments include:
- 16. Good ways to make websites accessible to people with hearing impairments include: Video Captioning
- 17. Good ways to make websites accessible to people with hearing impairments include: Video Captioning Simple English
- 18. Good ways to make websites accessible to people with hearing impairments include: Video Captioning Simple English BSL Interpretation
- 19. Good ways to make websites accessible to people with hearing impairments include: Text-only Websites Video Captioning Simple English BSL Interpretation
- 20. Good ways to make websites accessible to people with hearing impairments include: Text-only Websites Video Captioning Simple English BSL Interpretation Text Transcripts
- 21. Good ways to make websites accessible to people with hearing impairments include: Text-only Websites Video Captioning Simple English BSL Interpretation Text Transcripts Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, 1999. W3C
- 22. People with hearing impairments often have British Sign Language as a first language and may not understand written English as well as everyone else
- 23. “ What about making my website accessible to people with other ” disabilities?
- 24. There are many other disabilities which restrict access to the Web in the same was as non-disabled people
- 25. Examples of other disabilities which restrict Web access are:
- 26. Examples of other disabilities which restrict Web access are: Parkinson’s Disease
- 27. Examples of other disabilities which restrict Web access are: Parkinson’s Disease Cerebral Palsy
- 28. Examples of other disabilities which restrict Web access are: Parkinson’s Disease Cerebral Palsy Epilepsy
- 29. Examples of other disabilities which restrict Web access are: Motor-Neurone Diseases Parkinson’s Disease Cerebral Palsy Epilepsy
- 30. Examples of other disabilities which restrict Web access are: Motor-Neurone Diseases Parkinson’s Disease Cerebral Palsy Epilepsy Speech impediments
- 31. Examples of other disabilities which restrict Web access are: Motor-Neurone Diseases Parkinson’s Disease Cerebral Palsy Epilepsy Speech impediments Introduction to Web Accessibility, 2005. W3C
- 32. It is important to ensure that your website is accessible to everyone
- 33. When designing a website, it is important to include testing for accessibility. This may include:
- 34. When designing a website, it is important to include testing for accessibility. This may include: Testing with Screen Readers
- 35. When designing a website, it is important to include testing for accessibility. This may include: Testing with Screen Readers Disabled User Focus Groups
- 36. When designing a website, it is important to include testing for accessibility. This may include: Testing with Screen Readers Disabled User Focus Groups Validating for Accessible Browsers e.g. WebbIE
- 37. When designing a website, it is important to include testing for accessibility. This may include: Testing with Accessibility Testing with Plug-ins Screen Readers Disabled User Focus Groups Validating for Accessible Browsers e.g. WebbIE
- 38. When designing a website, it is important to include testing for accessibility. This may include: Testing with Accessibility Testing with Plug-ins Screen Readers Disabled User Focus Groups Validating for Ensuring Appropriate Accessible Browsers Alternative Text e.g. WebbIE
- 39. When designing a website, it is important to include testing for accessibility. This may include: Testing with Accessibility Testing with Plug-ins Screen Readers Disabled User Focus Groups Validating for Ensuring Appropriate Accessible Browsers Alternative Text e.g. WebbIE Essential Components of Web Accessibility, 2005. W3C
- 40. Some EU countries have ruled that internet access is a human right - soon this may apply to the EU as a whole
- 41. Some EU countries have ruled that internet access is a human right - soon this may apply to the EU as a whole “Internet access is ‘a fundamental right’”, BBC.
- 42. It is important to build a website which is accessible to all, as you and your client could face legal action if it is not
- 43. An accessible website is:
- 44. An accessible website is: Tested by its designer before release
- 45. An accessible website is: Tested by its designer before release One which provides alternative means of communicating its content
- 46. An accessible website is: Tested by its designer before release One which provides alternative means of communicating its content Well thought through and considerate to its users’ needs
- 47. An accessible website is: Accessible by people with Tested by its designer a wide range of disabilities before release One which provides alternative means of communicating its content Well thought through and considerate to its users’ needs
- 48. An accessible website is: Accessible by people with Tested by its designer a wide range of disabilities before release One which provides alternative means of communicating its content Well thought through and considerate to A legal requirement its users’ needs in most EU countries
- 50. BIBLIOGRAPHY - Disability and Discrimination Act 1995. Available from UK Parliament or The Statute Law Database (http://bit.ly/feBoUM) - Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, 1999. W3C. Available at: http://www.w3.org/ TR/WCAG10/ (Accessed January 26th 2011) - Introduction to Web Accessibility, 2005. W3C. Available at: http://www.w3.org/WAI/ intro/accessibility.php (Accessed January 27th 2011) - Essential Components of Web Accessibility, 2005. W3C. Available at: http:// www.w3.org/WAI/intro/components.php (Accessed January 24th 2011) - “Internet Access is ‘A Fundamental Right’”, 2010. BBC. Available at: http:// news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/8548190.stm (Accessed January 26th 2011)
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