2. What is web accessibility?
Web accessibility means that people with
disabilities are able to use the web. Disabilities
are varied and can include:
● visual (blind, partially sighted, colour)
● auditory (hearing impaired, work in noise)
● physical (fine motor control difficulties)
● language (other language; appropriate)
● learning difficulties (dyslexia)
● neurological (Parkinson's)
3. How do people with disabilities use
the web?
Keep web accessibility in mind
http://youtu.be/yx7hdQqf8lE
A short film about three people with disabilities
talking about how they use the web.
4. Web components
● Base formats: Hyper Text Markup Language
(HTML), Cascading Style Sheets (CSS),
PDF, Flash
● Authoring tools: Content Management
Systems (CMS), code editors, blogs, wikis
● User agents: web browsers, media players,
assistive technologies, mobile devices
● Web content: text, images, media, code
6. Good or bad website design
Vision Australia
http://www.visionaustralia.org/
● tab order
● links style
● colours
● size
Canberra Dendy Cinema
7. Legal requirements
● Disability Discrimination Act 1992
● UN Convention on the Rights of Persons
with a Disability
● Equal Employment Opportunity Act 1987
● Occupational Health and Safety Act 1991
● Freedom of Information Act 1982
● Web Accessibility National Transition
Strategy
8. Social, business and financial
benefits of accessible web design
● equal opportunities
● older people
● people with low literacy or not fluent in the
language
● with low bandwidth, older technologies,
infrequent web users
● search engine optimisation
● web and mobile design together
● increased website use
9. References
Introduction to web accessibility
Web Accessibility National Transition Strategy
Webaim
Web content accessibility guidelines
10. Contact me
I look forward to hearing from you at
Email: bobby@bgpublishers.com.au
Mobile: 0418 27 17 47
Web: http://bgpublishers.com.au/
Address: Bobby Graham Publishers Pty Ltd
4 Bingle Street, ACT 2615 Australia
ABN 18 158 960 386