#19369
It's important for Web designers to have a basic understanding of the mechanics of human visual perception. To the extent that your pages are 'easy on the eyes,' readers will find your site more inviting and more readable. Conversely, pages that visually overstimulate a reader are not only more difficult to read, but much more likely to result in eyestrain, fatigue, even headaches (none of which is particularly popular among readers).
Sullivan, Terry. All Things Web (1996). Design>Usability>Accessibility>Web Design
#23009
Whenever I ask a large group of people whether or not they have a visual disability, very few of them answer that they do. Then I ask whether or not anyone uses any assistive technology to overcome their visual disability. Most people are unsure what I mean. Invariably, though, as I look out across the group, I see many of them--often a majority--using an assistive technology for their vision at that very moment.
WebAIM (2004). Design>Accessibility>Visual
#22967
Visual vs. Cognitive Disabilities
Graphics are not directly accessible to people who are blind, yet graphics can be beneficial (in some cases necessary) to individuals with cognitive disabilities. Are these two disability types at odds with each other? How can Web developers reconcile the needs of these two very different audiences? Read more about the apparent conflicting interests in our feature article.
Bohman, Paul, Shane Anderson and Sachin Pavithran. WebAIM (2003). Design>Web Design>Accessibility>Universal Usability
#30765
Visually Challenged Users and Need for a Universally Accessible Web Site
Visually impaired people suffer from no faults of their own. This is quite worthy of consideration that a little more efforts toward adoption of certain features in your web site can help them retrieve information in the desired manner. Their ease of accessibility to your web site will not go unrewarded; they can well augment your business interests by turning into your most valuable customers.
Azam, Rahbre. Amateur Writerz (2008). Articles>Web Design>Accessibility>Universal Usability
#18456
Voice Interfaces: Assessing the Potential
Visual interfaces are inherently superior to auditory interfaces for many tasks. The Star Trek fantasy of speaking to your computer is not the most fruitful path to usable systems.
Nielsen, Jakob. Alertbox (2003). Design>Usability>Accessibility>Voice
#25465
Voice-Enable Your Web Page with Multimodal 4.3.2
Become fluent in X+V, today's versatile Web markup language (WML). X+V, short for XHTML+Voice, is a Web markup language that is comprised of voice and visual elements used for developing multimodal applications. This article provides the novice developer of Multimodal X+V, Web pages, and handheld devices with a process for creating and testing an X+V application. This article uses the IBM® Multimodal Toolkit 4.3.2 running on WebSphere® Studio Site Developer (Site Developer) or on WebSphere Studio Application Developer (Application Developer) 5.1.2.
Celi, Miriam. IBM (2005). Articles>Web Design>Accessibility>Audio
#20046
Voluntary Product Accessibility Template
The purpose of the Voluntary Product Accessibility Template is to assist Federal contracting officials in making preliminary assessments regarding the availability of commercial Electronic and Information Technology products and services with features that support accessibility. It is assumed that offerers will provide additional contact information to facilitate more detailed inquiries.
Adobe (2002). Resources>Accessibility>Web Design
#27667
Niniejsza książka odpowiada na dwa pytania. Pierwsze brzmi: 'Dlaczego powinienem uczynić swoją stronę WWW bardziej dostępną?' Jeżeli nie masz strony w sieci, ta książka nie jest dla Ciebie. Drugie pytanie to 'Jak mogę uczynić moją stronę bardziej dostępną?' Jeżeli nie zostaniesz przekonany przez odpowiedź na pierwsze pytanie, nie będziesz zainteresowany odpowiedzią na drugie.
Pilgrim, Mark. Dive Into Accessibility (2002). (Polish) Books>Web Design>Accessibility
#23181
W3C/WAI「ウェブ･コンテンツ･アクセシビリティ･ガイドライン 1.0」
W3Cが勧告として公開している「Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0」をソシオメディア監修「ウェブ・アクセシビリティ〜すべての人に優しいウェブ・デザイン」（アスキー）にて日本語訳したもの。
Sociomedia (2003). (Japanese) Design>Web Design>Accessibility
#23014
WAVE is a free web accessibility evaluation tool provided by WebAIM. It is used to aid humans in the web accessibility evaluation process. Rather than providing a complex technical report, WAVE shows the original web page with embedded icons and indicators that reveal the accessibility of that page.
#27423
In order to encourage vendors of non-W3C technologies to include accessibility features in their technologies, and in recognition of emerging technologies that are beneficial for the Web, WCAG 2.0 is technology neutral. Rather than list each technology that the guidelines cover, WCAG 2.0 introduces the concept of a baseline. This post attempts to explain what is meant by this baseline concept.
Lemon, Gez. Juicy Studio (2006). Design>Web Design>Accessibility>Standards
#31626
WCAG 2.0 Preview: So What's New?
This article reviews the new Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) version 2.0 and was published in SPIN Magazine. The article summaries the new guidelines and identifies key revisions and changes made to the original WCAG version 1.0.
Palmer, Mark. User Vision (2007). Articles>Web Design>Accessibility>Standards
#28295
WCAG 2.0: The New W3C Accessibility Guidelines Evaluated
WCAG 2.0, the second version of the W3C's accessibility guidelines are soon to be released - find out what accessibility experts at Webcredible think of these new guidelines.
Moss, Trenton. Webcredible (2006). Design>Web Design>Accessibility
#21719
Accessible Web design eliminates barriers for people who have disabilities such as: visual, hearing, cognitive, learning, and mobility.
ALLTech (2004). Design>Web Design>Accessibility
#20045
There are many legal issues currently raised by the growth in e-commerce and e-learning, but one of the least discussed is that of Web accessibility. As a result of the increased use of proprietary technologies and a failure to follow guidelines when designing Web sites a large percentage of the Internet remains inaccessible to many parts of the disabled community. As a result, the effect has been to exclude a significant section of the population from fully benefiting and participating in the increased use and reliance on e-commerce and e-learning. The purpose of this paper is to explore, in light of events and experiences elsewhere in the world, whether and to what extent the disability rights legislation in the UK might apply in such a scenario. It also considers the effect of the recent Special Educational Needs and Disability Act 2001 on the previously excluded area of education.
Sloan, Martin. JILT (2003). Design>Accessibility>Web Design>United Kingdom
#22064
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
#25502
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
#31763
Brenda Huettner provides us with the basics for making our web sites accessible in this training podcast.
Huettner, Brenda P. IEEE PCS (2008). Articles>Web Design>Accessibility>Podcasts
#27483
Web Accessibility Evaluation Tools: Overview
Web accessibility evaluation tools are software programs or online services that help determine if a Web site meets accessibility guidelines. While Web accessibility evaluation tools can significantly reduce the time and effort to evaluate Web sites, no tool can automatically determine the accessibility of Web sites.
Abou-Zahra, Shadi. W3C. Design>Web Design>Accessibility>Software
#13766
Web Accessibility for People With Disabilities: An Introduction for Web Developers 
This article presents an overview of the topic of web access for people with disabilities. First, we describe the four basic disabilities and explain the benefits of making sites accessible, as well as the reasons that more sites are not accessible. We review the relevant laws regarding web access, and we then discuss efforts being made by vendors and professional organizations, especially Microsoft and the World Wide Web Consortium, to encourage accessibility. Finally, we describe major resources that web developers might consult to assist them in making their sites accessible to people with disabilities.
Carter, Jeff and Mike Markel. IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication (2001). Design>Accessibility>Web Design
#25515
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
#27712
Web Accessibility for Section 508
The legislation referred to as "Section 508" is actually an amendment to the Workforce Rehabilitation Act of 1973. The amendment was signed into law by President Clinton on August 7, 1998. Section 508 requires that electronic and information technology that is developed by or purchased by the Federal Agencies be accessible by people with disabilities.
Thatcher, Jim. JimThatcher.com (2004). Articles>Web Design>Accessibility>Section 508
#23821
Web Accessibility Icons and Graphics
How can you display that your site is accessible? Why would you want to? These questions are answered.
Bartlett, Kynn. HTML Writers Guild (1999). Design>Web Design>Accessibility
#21315
The Web Accessibility Initiative
Gillen explains the Web Accessibility Initiative, a coalition of groups that work to advance the cause of accessibility on the Web.
Gillen, Lori. Intercom (2004). Articles>Web Design>Accessibility
#11799
Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)
It might be easy to dismiss the WAI as another mouthful of acronyms for yet another Web standard but that would be a mistake. Their goal is to, '…make Web content more available to all users, whatever user agent they are using (e.g., desktop browser, voice browser, mobile phone, automobile-based personal computer, etc.) or constraints they may be operating under (e.g., noisy surroundings, under- or over-illuminated rooms, in a hands-free environment, etc.).' To meet this goal, the WAI identifies two primary principles for accessible design, which are totally in keeping with the basic principles of usability: 'Ensure graceful transformation' and 'Make content understandable and navigable.' There are fourteen guidelines that help authors understand and implement these principles. Each includes a description and rationale, along with links to other resources and a set of checkpoints. A related document shows detailed techniques for implementing accessible web pages. Even if you are not primarily concerned wi
Quesenbery, Whitney. STC Usability SIG (1999). Design>Accessibility
