Tag Archives: Accessibility
Web Design for iphone, android and other mobile browsers
The rampant popularity of smart phones has no doubt increased the popularity of the web for seeking and obtaining information as well as web traffic to well-marketed websites, but it has also raised the stakes in the business of website design. No longer is it enough to have a website that simply functions on both [...]
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Website Accessibility for all
When we talk about web accessibility we tend to mean accessibility for people with disabilities. However, it is beneficial to look at site accessibility in broader terms.
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Web Design Standards
Although not a regulated or fully formed "industry", the Web (sites, applications and services) is still subject to certain standards for technical specifications.
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W3C Standards compliance and website validation
One of the trickiest things a web developer runs into is making sure their website is W3C compliant. Some developers take longer time to make sure their code is valid than they do actually developing the site itself. And when they are done, they smile as they can put that little "W3C Compliant" image or text at the bottom of their site.
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Tableless layout for website accessibility
Tableless web design, also called tableless web layout, is a method of designing web pages without using HTML tables for page layout. Instead of using HTML tables, style sheet languages are used to arrange the different elements of text on a web page. One of the most common style sheet languages is Cascading Style Sheets, or CSS.
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The importance of website accessibility
Website accessibility is critical to user Internet experience. It’s associated with the development of websites that can be accessed by everyone who wants to access them. And when I say “everyone”, it includes those with disabilities. Despite the fact that the Internet is growing, a lot of users do not have all the resources necessary [...]
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W3C Standards and Accessible Web
As someone who has been building websites for many years, I can tell you the two areas that are the least understood and the most maligned are compliance and accessibility. Seen as a type of website welfare, only for the few, they are often ignored as an “only if I have to” or “only if [...]
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Yahoo! to launch online content style guide
Yahoo! has announced that it is launching a guide to writing content for the web. The Yahoo! Style Guide: The Ultimate Sourcebook for Writing, Editing and Creating Content for the Digital World will be published on July 6th and will offer tips and advice for those looking to create online copy for their websites. As [...]
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BS 8878 – Web accessibility is the key
A DRAFT British Standard on web accessibility warns organisations to consider how easily users with disabilities can access websites on mobile phones, tablets and TVs. Ignoring their needs could breach BS 8878 and the Equality Act, it says. Standards body BSI has launched a second consultation on “BS 8878 Web Accessibility – Code of Practice”. [...]
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