Web Accessibility

Richard Rutter, Patrick H. Lauke, Cynthia Waddell, Jim Thatcher, Shawn Lawton Henry, Bruce Lawson, Andrew Kirkpatrick, Christian Heilmann, Michael R. Burks, Bob Regan, Mark Urban9781590596388, 1590596382

The power of the Web lies in the fact that anyone and everyone can access it, and this should also extend to users with disabilities. Accessibility is about making websites accessible to those with aural, visual, or physical disabilities, or rather, constructing websites that dont exclude these people from accessing the content or services provided.This isn’t difficult to accomplish and doesn’t require anything more than your normal tool set-HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Flash, or whatever else. All you need to do is use these tools in the right way, and bear in mind the guidelines that exist to help you keep your websites accessible and the laws that enforce web accessibility around the world.This book gives you all you need to know about web accessibility, whether you are a web designer or developer who wants your sites to be accessible, or a business manager who wants to learn what impact the web accessibility laws have on your websites.After an overview of the accessibility law and guidelines, and a discussion about accessibility and its implementation in the enterprise, the book goes on to show how to implement accessible websites using a combination of concise references and easy-to-follow examples, covering: * Understanding assistive technologies * Creating accessible content using XHTML, JavaScript, CSS, Flash, and PDFs * Testing against WCAG (including 2.0) and Section 508 * Retrofitting inaccessible sites where necessaryThe book concludes with an in-depth analysis of accessibility law around the world. If youre concerned about the legal and moral implications of web accessibility, then this book is perfect for you. It is written by some of the world’s experts on accessibility, leaving you in good hands.

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Table of contents :
Contents at a glance……Page 5
Contents……Page 8
Foreword……Page 24
About the authors……Page 26
About the technical reviewers……Page 32
Acknowledgments……Page 34
Introduction……Page 36
PART 1 Understanding the impact of web accessibility……Page 49
Understanding web accessibility……Page 50
Overview of law and guidelines……Page 101
Implementing accessibility in the enterprise……Page 116
PART 2 Implementing accessible websites……Page 131
Overview of accessible technologies……Page 132
Assistive technology: screen readers and browsers……Page 148
Accessible content……Page 170
Accessible navigation……Page 221
Accessible data input……Page 254
Css for accessible web pages……Page 286
Accessible javascript……Page 328
Accessible flash……Page 373
Pdf accessibility……Page 402
Accessibility testing……Page 441
Introduction to wcag 2.0……Page 492
Retrofitting case study: redesign of a university website……Page 507
PART 3 Accessibility law and policy……Page 541
U.s. web accessibility law in depth……Page 542
Worldwide accessibility laws and policies……Page 576
Glossary of terms……Page 609
Guide to the section 508 standards for electronic and information technology……Page 622
Overview of pas 78 guide to good practice in commissioning accessible websites……Page 645
Index……Page 651