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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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W3C Website Design standards
The browser wars are over and with them the need to develop specific code for specific browsers. All the major browsers (Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, Opera, Safari) are now cooperating so that the same piece of code in a web site will look the same in multiple browsers, as well as looking consistent in other [...]
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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Choosing a Web Designer for your project
The relatively young marketplace for Web design services can be difficult to navigate, particularly for small business owners who aren’t sure exactly what they need in website development. “We found that a lot of companies are not very truthful. It’s like the Wild West out there. Anyone can work out of their back bedroom with [...]
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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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