Constructing Accessible Web Sites

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Apress, 2003 M07 11 - 415 pages

Accessibility is about making websites that don't exclude people with visual, aural, or physical disabilities. Through real-world examples, this practical book will teach you how to create or retrofit accessible websites quickly and easily.

This book is aimed toward web professionals creating accessible websites or updating existing sites to make them accessible. It's also useful for corporate, university, and government policy-makers involved in the development and maintenance of websites for their institutions.

The thorough and practical accessibility techniques outlined in this book come from some of the best accessibility professionals in the business. The techniques are illustrated and accompanied by real-world examples from live sites, demonstrating that accessibility is not the enemy of great visual design.

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Contents

Introduction
1
Understanding Web Accessibility
7
Overview of Law and Guidelines
34
Copyright

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Common terms and phrases

accessibility features accessibility issues accessible content accessible web design Algorithmic alt attribute applet assistive technology attribute audio authoring tools Bobby browser Cascading Style Sheets cell chapter checkpoint color column data tables default developers devices disabilities display document Dreamweaver Edit View Favorites example Favorites Tools Help File Edit View Flash MX font form elements frame FrontPage GoLive Home Page Reader image map implementation inaccessible Information Technology input JavaScript keyboard label layout tables LIFT Online longdesc Lynx Macromedia Macromedia Flash main content markup menu Microsoft Internet Explorer multimedia option problems prompt radio button Right Navigation rules screen reader screen reader users screenshot Section 508 specific style stylesheets text equivalents usable View Favorites Tools visual voice browser WCAG Web Accessibility Initiative web design web-based Window-Eyes WYSIWYG XHTML

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About the author (2003)

As executive director of the International Center for Disability Resources on the Internet (ICDRI), Cynthia Waddell provides leadership and project oversight for carrying out ICDRI's overarching vision for the equalization of opportunities for people with disabilities. Internationally recognized as a public policy center organized by and for people with disabilities, ICDRI's mission is to collect a global knowledge base of quality disability resources and best practices and to provide education, outreach, and training based on these core resources. In the world of accessibility, Cynthia is a nationally and internationally recognized expert in the field of electronic and information technology as well as employment and construction. Named one of the "Top 25 Women on the Web" by Webgrrls International in 1998, she received the first U.S. Government Technology Magazine award in 2003 for leadership in accessibility technology and for pioneering advocacy and education.

Bibliographic information

TitleConstructing Accessible Web Sites
AuthorsCynthia Waddell, Bob Regan, Shawn Lawton Henry, Michael R. Burks, Jim Thatcher, Mark D. Urban, Paul Bohman
Editionillustrated
PublisherApress, 2003
ISBN1590591488, 9781590591482
Length415 pages
  
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