Web Design Articles – Do-it-yourself Accessibility

by Tom Drary on March 11, 2010

Accessibility – Who Cares?

Accessibility simply means providing flexibility to accommodate each user’s needs and preferences. In an Internet context, accessibility is making computer technology and Internet resources useful to more and people. We need Internet accessibility because it expands a Website’s potential audience to the millions who are required to use alternative browsing technologies.

But even for people who do not have any specific physical or mental characteristics that affect computer use, it has been found that the adoption of universal design principles can:

In many ways, universal design addresses the larger issues of usability and makes things easier for everyone.

Get with the Guidelines

On May 5, 2000, the World Wide Web Consortium’s (W3C) Web Accessibility Initiative published the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0, known as WCAG for short. The WCAG have been implemented on many sites and can be used very effectively to develop an accessible Website.

The Content Accessibility Guidelines designated as high priority items are:

Do-It-Yourself Accessibility

The Content Accessibility Guidelines designated as high priority items are:

Do-It-Yourself Accessibility

The Content Accessibility Guidelines designated as high priority items are:

Do-It-Yourself Accessibility

The Content Accessibility Guidelines designated as high priority items are:

Do-It-Yourself Accessibility

The Content Accessibility Guidelines designated as high priority items are:

Do-It-Yourself Accessibility

The Content Accessibility Guidelines designated as high priority items are:

Do-It-Yourself Accessibility

The Content Accessibility Guidelines designated as high priority items are:

Do-It-Yourself Accessibility

The Content Accessibility Guidelines designated as high priority items are:

Do-It-Yourself Accessibility

The Content Accessibility Guidelines designated as high priority items are:

Do-It-Yourself Accessibility

The Content Accessibility Guidelines designated as high priority items are:

Do-It-Yourself Accessibility

The Content Accessibility Guidelines designated as high priority items are:

Do-It-Yourself Accessibility

The Content Accessibility Guidelines designated as high priority items are:

Do-It-Yourself Accessibility

The Content Accessibility Guidelines designated as high priority items are:

Do-It-Yourself Accessibility

The Content Accessibility Guidelines designated as high priority items are:

Do-It-Yourself Accessibility

The Content Accessibility Guidelines designated as high priority items are:

Do-It-Yourself Accessibility

The Content Accessibility Guidelines designated as high priority items are:

Do-It-Yourself Accessibility

The Content Accessibility Guidelines designated as high priority items are:

Do-It-Yourself Accessibility

The Content Accessibility Guidelines designated as high priority items are:

Do-It-Yourself Accessibility

The Content Accessibility Guidelines designated as high priority items are:

Do-It-Yourself Accessibility

The Content Accessibility Guidelines designated as high priority items are:

Do-It-Yourself Accessibility

The Content Accessibility Guidelines designated as high priority items are:

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