Web developer James Edwards would probably almost go so far as to say that it's offensive to him when people complain that web accessibility is a cumbersome process. To help fight this idea, he has created an article bringing up something that many of us may not think of; mouse-less navigation. "Most of us use a mouse for the majority of our graphic interface navigation, but some people can't, and must therefore navigate using the keyboard instead. For a person who has a hand tremor, for example, the precision control required to use a mouse
The User Agent Accessibility Guidelines (UAAG) 1.0 is the third of a trilogy of accessibility guidelines published by the Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) of the World Wide Web Consortium. These documents were designed to present a consistent model for Web accessibility in which responsibilities for addressing the needs of users with disabilities are shared (and distributed among) authors, software developers, and specification writers.
Ms. Laitinen is an accountant at an insurance company that uses Web-based formats over a corporate intranet. She
Did you know that nearly 20 percent of all Web users have some form of disability?
“Making your site accessible for all is a matter of courtesy, is good business practice, and is not difficult,” explains Robert Roberts, a professional SEO who owns the SEO Toolbox (http://www.seotoolbox.com).
In fact, Roberts believes that Web accessibility issues are so important that he’s been having monthly chat sessions on the subject for students at the Academy of Web Specialists (http://www.onlinewebtraining.com/courses.html). He’s also created a
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