The latest in my monthly column on accessibility at Practical eCommerce magazine is now available: Web Accessibility and the Law. Although I’m not a lawyer, I do pay some attention to the nature of legal issues surrounding web accessibility. They’re murky, but this article attempts to shed some light on how the law covers accessibility issues on the internet. Hope you’re able to get some value out of the article!
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Making compromises for accessibility
The United Kingdom-based Royal National Institute for Deaf People (RNID) recently produced a nice mini-site entitled “10 Things You Should Know About Web Accessibility.” For the most part, it’s excellent — a friendly voice, a casual approach, elegant presentation, and good information. It does, however, intimate one of my pet peeves in documents promoting web accessibility: Hey good lookin’ “But accessibility always compromises the design, doesn’t it?” Wrong. Your site can still look beautiful. This doesn’t precisely say that compromise […]
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It’s now available: Part 4 of the New Accessibility Guidelines series at Practical eCommerce. Part IV: Robustness. Wouldn’t have thought I had that much to say on the subject of being robust, but there you have it. Enjoy!
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President Barack Obama’s approach to information transparency is admirable. His connection to the public through the major media channels of the digital age: the White House web site, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and other social media methods is impressive. It’s a great way for the public to keep up to date on the activities of their government. Unfortunately, the accessibility level of these web resources is — all in all — not really up to the levels one would hope for. […]
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Another new article at Practical eCommerce: New Accessibility Guidelines Part III: Understandability. It’s exactly what it says on the cover: a discussion of the “Understandable” guideline from the four principles laid out in WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) 2. Enjoy!
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