Book description
The power of the Web lies in the fact that anyone and everyone can access it, and this should also extend to users with disabilities. Accessibility is about making websites accessible to those with aural, visual, or physical disabilities, or rather, constructing websites that don't exclude these people from accessing the content or services provided.
This isn't difficult to accomplish and doesn't require anything more than your normal tool set—HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Flash, or whatever else. All you need to do is use these tools in the right way, and bear in mind the guidelines that exist to help you keep your websites accessible and the laws that enforce web accessibility around the world.
This book gives you all you need to know about web accessibility, whether you are a web designer or developer who wants your sites to be accessible, or a business manager who wants to learn the impact of web accessibility laws on your websites.
After an overview of the accessibility law and guidelines, and a discussion about accessibility and its implementation in the enterprise, the book goes on to show how to implement accessible websites using a combination of concise references and easy-to-follow examples, covering:
Understanding assistive technologies
Creating accessible content using XHTML, JavaScript, CSS, Flash, and PDFs
Testing against WCAG (including 2.0) and Section 508
Retrofitting inaccessible sites where necessary
The book concludes with an in-depth analysis of accessibility law around the world. If you're concerned about the legal and moral implications of web accessibility, then this book is perfect for you. It is written by some of the world's experts on accessibility, leaving you in good hands.
Table of contents
- Title Page
- Dedication
- CONTENTS AT A GLANCE
- Contents
- Foreword
- About the Authors
- About the Technical Reviewers
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
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PART 1: THE IMPACT OF WEB ACCESSIBILITY
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Chapter 1: UNDERSTANDING WEB ACCESSIBILITY
- What Is Web Accessibility?
- Web Accessibility Is Essential for Equal Opportunity
- Benefits for People Without Disabilities
- Interdependent Components of Web Accessibility
- Approaches to Web Accessibility
- Harmful Myths About Web Accessibility
- Additional Benefits from a Business Perspective
- Call to Action
- Summary
- Chapter 2: OVERVIEW OF LAW AND GUIDELINES
- Chapter 3: IMPLEMENTING ACCESSIBILITY IN THE ENTERPRISE
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Chapter 1: UNDERSTANDING WEB ACCESSIBILITY
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PART 2: IMPLEMENTING ACCESSIBLE WEBSITES
- Chapter 4: OVERVIEW OF ACCESSIBLE TECHNOLOGIES
- Chapter 5: ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY: SCREEN READERS AND BROWSERS
- Chapter 6: ACCESSIBLE CONTENT
- Chapter 7: ACCESSIBLE NAVIGATION
- Chapter 8: ACCESSIBLE DATA INPUT
- Chapter 9: CSS FOR ACCESSIBLE WEB PAGES
- Chapter 10: ACCESSIBLE JAVASCRIPT
- Chapter 11: ACCESSIBLE FLASH
- Chapter 12: PDF ACCESSIBILITY
- Chapter 13: ACCESSIBILITY TESTING
- Chapter 14: INTRODUCTION TO WCAG 2.0
- Chapter 15: RETROFITTING CASE STUDY: REDESIGN OF A UNIVERSITY WEBSITE
- PART 3: ACCESSIBILITY LAW AND POLICY
- Appendix A: GLOSSARY OF TERMS
- Appendix B: GUIDE TO THE SECTION 508 STANDARDS FOR ELECTRONIC AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
- Appendix C: OVERVIEW OF PAS 78 GUIDE TO GOOD PRACTICE IN COMMISSIONING ACCESSIBLE WEBSITES
- Index
Product information
- Title: Web Accessibility: Web Standards and Regulatory Compliance
- Author(s):
- Release date: July 2006
- Publisher(s): friends of ED
- ISBN: 9781590596388
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