The increase in the number of devices that can access internet, like digital assistants and phones will require the possibility to access the web regardless the type of the device or the location. The problems of accessibility of the internet resource and the possibility of use by persons with disabilities are also an important characteristic that has to be met in the use of the new technologies.
You can start to learn about the creation of universally accessible web pages, from the Web Accessibility Initiative of the World Wide Web
There would appear to be a certain amount of confusion about the terms "metadata" and "meta tags" - I know that it has confused me in the past so I am hoping that this article may make things a little more clear for those who are struggling with these meta-things.
Metadata
As this article is being written for a newsletter focusing on accessibility, let's start by looking at meta-things in this context. Checkpoint 13.2 of WCAG10 tells us to:
Provide metadata to add semantic information to pages and sites.
What does this mean? Let's start by defining
The Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) is an initiative set-out by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) to develop strategies, guidelines, and resources to help make the Web accessible to people with disabilities.
Web accessibility means that visitors with disabilities can still access the web. This includes navigating, understanding, and interpreting the information available. Ensuring website are accessible to all is vital as around 10% of people in the UK have some sort of disability.
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)
The WCAG explain