Web Accessibility for People with Disabilities
- 5h 26m
- Michael G. Paciello
- Taylor and Francis
- 2000
Make your Web site accessible to everyone! This definitive resource provides Internet and Web administrators and developers everything they need to:
- Understand current legal requirements and initiatives
- Evaluate Web site accessibility
- Locate hundred of disability and Web accessibility resources
- Learn the fundamentals of programming for users with disabilities
- Master HTML enhancements for accessibility
- Implement specialized Web accessibility software
- Learn how emerging technologies will affect access to the Web
You will gain critical insight to the legal parameters of Web accessibility. Enforcement of the American Disabilities Act (ADA) and pending federal and international standards are likely to mandate Web and Internet accessibility. This groundbreaking book delivers all the resources employers, Internet Service Providers, and Web site designers need to assure compliance and meet the needs of users with disabilities – including a complete review of the latest standards of the Web Accessibility Initiative of the World Wide Web Consortium.
Learn the state-of-the-art – and the future – for the design, creation and maintenance of Web sites accessible to people with disabilities. You will learn about the methods and tools available today, including:
- User interface design considerations
- CSS, HTML, and JAVA coding techniques
- Tools and utility references
And you will learn how the next generation of applications will permit:
- The delivery of graphic and visual content to the blind
- People with physical disabilities to access Internet kiosks
- The deaf to interact with voice output and audio-based multimedia
- People with speaking disabilities to interact with a voice-recognition platform
About the Author
Mike Paciello is Founder and Chief Technology Officer of WebABLE, Inc., an accessibility education and consulting firm serving hundreds of organizations worldwide, including the White House, Adobe, Sun Microsystems, and Microsoft. A leading authority on Web accessibility, Mike is the original creator and one of the primary forces behind the World Wide Web Consortium’s Web Accessibility Initiative.
In this Book
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Web Accessibility for People with Disabilities
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Foreword
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Introducing Web Accessibility
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Legal Requirements, Policies and Standards
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Using Standards and Guidelines
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Identifying Web Accessibility Barriers
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Creating Accessible Web Sites with HTML
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Testing and Validation
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Browsing
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Publishing Tools
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Programming for Web Accessibility
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Specialized Web Accessibility Software
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Looking Ahead Towards Emerging Technology
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Web Accessibility Resources
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Disability Resources
