Accessibility

The power of the Web is in its universality. Access by everyone regardless of disability is an essential aspect. Tim Berners-Lee, W3C Director and inventor of the World Wide Web The Web is fundamentally designed to work for all people, whatever their hardware, software, language, culture, location, or physical or mental ability. Thus the impact of disability is radically changed on the Web because the Web removes barriers to communication and interaction that many people face in the physical world. The mission of the Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) is to lead the Web to its full potential to be accessible, enabling people with disabilities to participate equally on the Web. See below for: Why: The Case for Web Accessibility It is essential that the Web be accessible in order to provide equal access and equal opportunity to people with diverse abilities. There is also a strong business case for accessibility. What: Examples of Web Accessibility Alternative Text for Images Keyboard Input

Web Accessibility | Accessible Technology In order to assure that websites and web applications are accessible to and usable by everyone, designers and developers must follow web accessibility guidelines. Each of the following topics address issues that are especially common on UW websites. See also our annotated list of web accessibility Tools and Resources. Features of Accessible Websites Additional information is available on the AccessComputing website 30 Web Accessibility Tips. Checking a Website for Accessibility You can go a long way toward assuring your website is accessible by following these simple steps: Validate your HTML. Developing Accessible Sites Using WordPress UW Marketing has created a UW WordPress Theme with input from UW-IT Accessible Technology Services. WordPress is an easy-to-use, highly flexible content management system for creating and managing websites. What is Web Accessibility? People who use the web have a growing variety of characteristics. Unable to see.

Accessibility - Site Information - University System of Georgia Accessibility is a high priority issue for the Board of Regents (BoR) of the University System of Georgia (USG). By endorsing Web accessibility guidelines established by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), USG enables full access to institutional information, programs and activities offered through the Web. To this end: The Advanced Learning Technologies group* developed background information on the Americans with Disabilities Act and higher education institutions’ responsibilities for providing accessible websites and learning environments.The BoR has established a Web Accessibility and Persons with Disabilities resource**, a comprehensive site detailing accessibility guidelines and tools for all USG institutions.Since June 2001, every effort has been made to design and develop Web pages that comply with or exceed the W3C’s Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG). *The Advanced Learning Technologies group is no longer active. Web Accessibility Resources

8 trillion reasons to make your technology accessible January 07, 2014, 6:30 AM — An electronic voting machine with tactile controls Image credit: flickr/AccessibleVoting If you develop technology of any sort, do you make sure it's accessible to people with disabilities? If you don't think it's worth the time and effort, a recent report from Gartner should provide a lot of new reasons to rethink whether it's worth your time. Specifically, 8 trillion reasons or, rather, $8 trillion worth. $8 trillion is what Gartner estimates to be the amount of disposable income held by the worldwide population of people with disabilities and their immediate family and friends. 15% of the world population, 1 billion people, have a disability. If the size of that market - aside from good old altruism - still isn't enough to convince you to deploy accessible technologies, Gartner raises another good reason: technologies developed for the disabled can also often benefit the non-disabled. Hopefully these are enough reasons to get companies (like yours!)