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Building Accessible Websites Series
Introduction to Web Accessibility
Presented by Alan Parks
For the University of Vermont UCEDD
Building Accessible Websites Series
Agenda
• What makes a website accessible?
• Who benefits?
• What are the resources to help make my site accessible?
• How do I validate my site?
Building Accessible Websites Series
What makes a website accessible?
• Accessible webs are designed and written in ways that assure that all users can access and benefit from the content.
• Common features of accessible webs include: – “alt tags” for all non-text items– Appropriate uses of color; color never conveys
content– Tables with content formatted for understandability– Appropriate, alternate representations for PDFs,
videos, audio, etc.
• See UMaine’s Helpsite for details
Building Accessible Websites Series
Who benefits?
• All users benefit, especially…
• …those who are Deaf, blind, have vision impairments;
• …those who have learning disabilities;
• …those whose native language is different from that of the website;
• …those using palm technology.
• Who else?
Building Accessible Websites Series
What resources are available?
• UMaine’s Web Accessibility Helpsite - www.umaine.edu/weboffice/accessibility/creating.htm.
• HiSoft’s AccVerify is one example of user validation and repair software: http://www.hisoftware.com/support/mm-demos.htm
Building Accessible Websites Series
How do I validate my site?
• AccVerify - validate your entire site locally or on the server
• Cynthiasays – www.cynthiasays.com; one server page per minute
• AIS Toolbar –www.visionaustralia.org/info.aspx?page=621; IE/Windows only
• Checky Toolbar – checky.sourceforge.net/extension.html; Firefox/Mac-Windows