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Designing Accessible Web Pages for the Internet:
The following resources provide information for artists and arts organizations on how to design accessible web pages for persons with disabilities. It addresses the following topics: Why Makea Web Site Accessible; How to Create an Accessible Web Site, Evaluating Your Sites Accessibility; Access in Action: Examples from the Arts. The list of resources is provided for information purposes only and does not denote endorsement by the NADC.
WHY MAKE A WEB SITE ACCESSIBLE?
How people with disabilities use the web
This document provides an introduction to use of the Web by people with disabilities. It illustrates some of their requirements when using Web sites and Web-based applications, and provides supporting information for the guidelines and technical work of the World Wide Web Consortium's (W3C) Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI).
This document provides an introduction to use of the Web by people with disabilities. It illustrates some of their requirements when using Web sites and Web-based applications, and provides supporting information for the guidelines and technical work of the World Wide Web Consortium's (W3C) Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI).
Auxillary Benefits of Accessible Web Design
This document is one of several resources created to assist the preparation of a business case for the implementation of Web accessibility. It describes the many business, technical and other benefits to the organization above and beyond the straightforward benefits to people with disabilities that can be realized by applying the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 1.0) to Web sites. It’s the law—if you are a federal agency you can get assistance from the Access Board.
This document is one of several resources created to assist the preparation of a business case for the implementation of Web accessibility. It describes the many business, technical and other benefits to the organization above and beyond the straightforward benefits to people with disabilities that can be realized by applying the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 1.0) to Web sites. It’s the law—if you are a federal agency you can get assistance from the Access Board.
HOW TO CREATE AN ACCESSIBLE WEB SITE
The Ten Commandments of HTML
This web site addresses rules for accessible web design.
This web site addresses rules for accessible web design.
Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)
WAI in coordination with organizations around the world, pursues accessibility of the Web through five primary areas of work: technology, guidelines, tools,education and outreach, and research and development. View their Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 1.0.
WAI in coordination with organizations around the world, pursues accessibility of the Web through five primary areas of work: technology, guidelines, tools,education and outreach, and research and development. View their Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 1.0.
UCLA-Disability Computing Program World Wide Web Accessibility Page
This page has been designed as a resource for UCLA Campus Web Publishers and others who are interested in how to make Web sites, electronic documents, and Web applications accessible to people with disabilities, which includes people whom have difficulty reading print, graphics and video, due to blindness, low vision, learning disability, and certain orthopedic disabilities, and people who have difficulty accessing audio due to hearing impairment and deafness. A Web designed for disability access is also a web that will be friendlier to people with bandwidth constraints, those who prefer to browse with graphics off for speed, and those who use character-based browsers for a variety of reasons.
This page has been designed as a resource for UCLA Campus Web Publishers and others who are interested in how to make Web sites, electronic documents, and Web applications accessible to people with disabilities, which includes people whom have difficulty reading print, graphics and video, due to blindness, low vision, learning disability, and certain orthopedic disabilities, and people who have difficulty accessing audio due to hearing impairment and deafness. A Web designed for disability access is also a web that will be friendlier to people with bandwidth constraints, those who prefer to browse with graphics off for speed, and those who use character-based browsers for a variety of reasons.
Expanding Web Accessibility for People with Disabilities
Effective color contrast for people with partial sight
This article covers principles of designing effective color contrast for people with partial sight or congenital color deficiencies.
Making Text Legible: Designing for People with Partial Sight
This article covers maximizing legibility for people with partial sight.
This article covers maximizing legibility for people with partial sight.
A Guide to Making Documents Accessible to People Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired: An Online Technical Assistance Guide to Producing Documents in Alternative Formats by Jennifer Sutton, American Council of the Blind.
This document contains a comprehensive discussion about how to make print and electronic information available to people with visual impairments in a variety of accessible formats.
This document contains a comprehensive discussion about how to make print and electronic information available to people with visual impairments in a variety of accessible formats.
Web Accessibility for Section 508
Section 508 was signed into law in 1998. Section 508 requires that electronic and information technology that is developed or purchased by the Federal Government is accessible by people with disabilities. This online course provides an overview of Section 508 and the specifics of making a web page accessible. It concludes with a summary section pegged to the sixteen Section 508 Standards.
Section 508 was signed into law in 1998. Section 508 requires that electronic and information technology that is developed or purchased by the Federal Government is accessible by people with disabilities. This online course provides an overview of Section 508 and the specifics of making a web page accessible. It concludes with a summary section pegged to the sixteen Section 508 Standards.
EVALUATING YOUR SITE'S ACCESSIBILITY
Bobby
“Bobby WorldWide is a tool for Web page authors. It helps them identify changes to their pages so users with disabilities can more easily use their Web pages. For example, a blind user will be aided by adding a sound track to a movie, and a hard-of-hearing user will be aided by a written transcript of a sound file on a Web page. Bobby will recommend that these be added if they do not already exist.
“Bobby WorldWide is a tool for Web page authors. It helps them identify changes to their pages so users with disabilities can more easily use their Web pages. For example, a blind user will be aided by adding a sound track to a movie, and a hard-of-hearing user will be aided by a written transcript of a sound file on a Web page. Bobby will recommend that these be added if they do not already exist.
"Many people with disabilities use special Web browsers, such as one that reads text out loud using a speech synthesizer for blind users. The suggestions made by Bobby help authors to add information to a Web page which will help the special browsers work more effectively. To learn more about accessibility issues, please start with their Resources page and follow the links. For example, the rationale items on the IBM Web site give explanations of how specific items can help.”
UsableNet offers industry-leading information and expertise in the form of simple, easy-to-use software tools that automate website usability and accessibility testing. UsableNet develops Web productivity solutions that target Web designers, Web developers, Web masters, and IT professionals in the Corporate, Government, Education, and Graphic Arts markets. Available in the form of software applications and online services, UsableNet products enable users reduce website development and maintenance time, improve the Web experience for site visitors, and standardize Intranet and Internet content across development teams by helping them to incorporate usability and accessibility principles.
EXEMPLARY ACCESSIBLE ART RELATED SITES
ArtsAccess Inc.
This site is an example of a Bobby Approved site. This site is also a Winner of the 1999 Raleigh Medal of Arts and a Universal Access Award.
This site is an example of a Bobby Approved site. This site is also a Winner of the 1999 Raleigh Medal of Arts and a Universal Access Award.
DaytonArt Institute
This site is labeled, including extended descriptions of the exhibit objects.
This site is labeled, including extended descriptions of the exhibit objects.
Last updated: 6/07/2007
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