Web Accessibility and the Law in the UK: Is Your Website Legal?

Under the Disability Discrimination Act websites have to be accessible to disabled people. Read about your obligations.

Moss, Trenton. Webcredible (2004). Design>Web Design>Accessibility>United Kingdom

Web Accessibility and UK Law: Telling It Like It Is

Debunks four myths about web accessibility and the law for those involved in the design and development of UK-based websites.

Moss, Trenton. List Apart, A (2004). Design>Web Design>Accessibility>United Kingdom

Web Accessibility for Screen Magnifier Users

Discover how to improve both usability and accessibility for screen magnifier users using the Internet.

Moss, Trenton. Webcredible (2005). Design>Web Design>Accessibility

Web Accessibility Myths

Discover the truth about web accessibility. This article debunks seven accessibility common myths.

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Web Accessibility: The Basics

Learn all you need to know about web acessibility with this crash course!

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Web Usability: The Basics

Learn all about web usability with this crash course!

Moss, Trenton. Webcredible (2004). Design>Web Design>Usability

Website Content & Usability

Writing for the web is totally different to writing for printed matter - find out how to write content for this medium with these eight guidelines.

Moss, Trenton. Webcredible (2005). Design>Web Design>Usability

What Is Web Accessibility?

While the methods we use to create accessible websites can be complex, the essential principles are simple: consider the obstacles your site presents to users who approach it differently than you do, then remove as many of those obstacles as you can.

Moss, Trenton. List Apart, A (2004). Design>Web Design>Accessibility

Why a CSS Website Layout Will Make You Money

Many of us know about the benefits of using CSS over tables for layout. But did you know doing so could also make you money? Sounds strange but this article explains why and how.

Moss, Trenton. Webcredible (2004). Design>Web Design>CSS

Writing Effective ALT Text for Images

Simply inserting ALT text isn't necessarily enough to ensure accessible images - the text must also be effectively written. Find out how to achieve this...

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Writing Effective Link Text

Hypertext links are what connects web pages together and are at the very core of the Internet. As they're so important it's essential that your link text is effectively written and displayed - find out how.

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Ten Accessibility Blunders of the Big Players

More and more countries have passed laws stating that Websites must be accessible to blind and disabled people. With this kind of legal pressure, and the many benefits of accessibility, the big players on the Web must surely have accessible Websites, right?

Moss, Trenton. Sitepoint (2004). Articles>Web Design>Accessibility>Case Studies

The Benefits of an Accessible Website, Part 1: Increase in Reach

Some organisations are making accessibility improvements to their websites, but many are seemingly not making the accessibility adjustments. Disabled people don't access their website, they say, so why should they care?

Moss, Trenton. uiGarden (2005). Articles>Web Design>Accessibility

The Benefits of an Accessible Website, Part 2: The Business Case

Some organisations are making accessibility improvements to their websites, but many are seemingly not making the accessibility adjustments. Disabled people don't access their website, they say, so why should they care?

Moss, Trenton. uiGarden (2005). Articles>Web Design>Accessibility>Business Case

Manchester United: Top of the Web Accessibility League?

Manchester United have received a lot of press coverage for the separate accessible version of their website. They've probably invested a lot of time and effort to make this separate website, which according to Trenton Moss is totally unnecessary.

Moss, Trenton. Ecademy (2004). Articles>Web Design>Accessibility>United Kingdom

Secret Benefits of Accessibility Part 1: Increased Usability

Web accessibility has so many benefits that I really do wonder why such a large number of Websites have such diabolically bad accessibility. One of the main benefits is increased usability, which, according to usability guru, Jakob Nielsen, can increase the sales/conversion rate of a Website by 100%, and traffic by 150%.

Moss, Trenton. SitePoint (2004). Articles>Web Design>Accessibility>Usability

Secret Benefits of Accessibility Part 2: Better Search Ranking

One of the main benefits of Web accessibility is that a Website that's more accessible to people is also usually more accessible to search engines. The more accessible your site is to search engines, the more confidently they can guess what the site's about, giving your site a better chance at the top spot in the search engine rankings.

Moss, Trenton. SitePoint (2004). Articles>Web Design>Accessibility>Search Engine Optimization

Seven Screen Reader Usability Tips

Simply ensuring that your Website is accessible to screen reader users is, unfortunately, not enough to guarantee that these users can find what they're looking for in a reasonably quick and efficient manner. Even if your site is accessible to screen reader users, its usability could be so poor that they needn't have bothered stooping by in the first place.

Moss, Trenton. SitePoint (2005). Articles>Web Design>Accessibility>Usability

How to Avoid Screen Reader 'Noise Pollution'

Surely there can't be a skill to writing ALT text for images? You just pop a description in there and you're good to go, right? Well, kind of. Sure, it's not rocket science, but there are a few guidelines you need to follow.

Moss, Trenton. Digital Media Europe (2005). Articles>Web Design>Accessibility>Visual