Book Description
" I applaud glasshaus' work here. They have gathered information from an extraordinary collection of accessibility experts providing outstanding advice every designer should find helpful and important." - Bob Regan, Senior Product Manager for Accessibility, Macromedia
Accessibility is about making web sites that do not exclude people with visual, aural, or physical disabilities. This book will enable web professionals to create or retrofit accessible web sites quickly and easily. It is a practical book; the accessibility techniques outlined within are illustrated with real world examples from live sites, demonstrating that accessibility is not the enemy of great visual design.
This book includes:
Practical techniques for developing completely accessible web sites
Detailed discussion of the legal requirements of Section 508, UK, European, Australian, and Japanese legislation
A quick reference guide to accessible web site design
Accessible Flash MX authoring
Synopsis
Accessibility is about making a website 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 being provided. The purpose of this book is to enable web professionals to create and retrofit accessible websites quickly and easily. It includes discussion of the technologies and techniques that are used to access websites, and the legal stipulations and precedents that exist in the US and around the world. The main body of the book is devoted to the business of making websites and their content accessible: testing techniques, web development tools, and advanced techniques including PDFs, JavaScript, XML, SMIL, Flash and SVG. The book concludes with a quick reference checklist for creating accessible websites. This is a practical book with lots of step-by-step examples, supported with a Section 508 checklist enabling developers to refer to the book as they work as well as a complete list of accessibility testing and approval sites.
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