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19 Mar 12
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this article will tell you who you need to consider when making your website and what their unique requirements are. So, let’s get started …
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Blind users
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Web users who have no sight at all may utilize a screen reader, which reads the content of the web page, or rather the HTML, back to them. This software, which sits between the user and the browser, sifts through the HTML markup and the technology deciphers what needs to be read aloud and what should be ignored.
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Partial/poor sight
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Color blindness
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Deaf users
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Keyboard/voice only users
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Other users
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New (and old) technology
PDAs and mobile devices
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WebTV
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JavaScript
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Slow connections
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And finally …
Any web developer with basic HTML and CSS design knowledge, and a bit of time on their hands, can easily learn and implement web accessibility — it’s not brain science after all. Web accessibility is all about following design standards and then adding in a few simple accessibility features.
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It’s not just about disabled users being able to access your website — it’s about everyone being able to access your website.
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18 Mar 11
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05 Dec 10
George Williams"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. Tre
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alison earnshawlinks to views as screen reader, colour blindness etc
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