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Tips for securing WordPress sites, including a list of plugins to improve security
Google Image Chart Editor beta tool for creating charts. Start from a gallery, enter the data, and adjust the variables. Creates html code for the charts (not a link to an image--the code to create the chart.
Although this article doesn't give an answer to how much accessibility costs, it does list areas to consider when determining costs. It also provides tips on implementing accessibility effectively through iterative, agile design, focusing on high impact tasks first, rather than trying to do everything at once.
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- Determining accessibility requirements for final deliverables
- Developing internal style guides and best practices
- Training staff
- Finding new toolsets
- Modifying existing codebases
- Additional QA time & resources
- Consultant Fees/ Salary for an internal Subject Matter Expert
Typically, you will find added costs in the following areas when it comes to integrating accessibility:
Infographic with principles for accessible design
Resources on Section 508 and WCAG accessibility, including a tutorial on 508 and a comparison of 508 vs. WCAG
CSS-only gradients--no separate images needed. Still won't work in all browsers, but it's a nice touch for the ones that do.
When designing so colorblind users have full access to your content, you aren't stuck with black and white. Using contrast is important.
Some US stats on disabilities that affect web accessibility. Links to UN, UK, and Australian stats are also included.
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The most commonly discussed disabilities affecting website accessibility are sight and hearing impairments. These specific impairments encompass 6.8 percent of the population age 15 years and older – and climb to encompass 21.3 percent of the population when you look specifically at the population over 65, according to the 2005 report. Eight-point-two percent of this same population is listed as having difficulty grasping objects– which affects the use of a mouse.
Stories of crappy clients. We could have e-learning versions of at least half of these.
List of elements in HTML 5, clearly indicated what's new & what elements have changed.
Manual for eZ Publish (the CMS we use for our intranet)
The WCAG 2.0 guidelines for contrasting colors mean that if color is the only indicator of difference, you need to have sufficient contrast. It's really hard to meet the requirements with color alone, but if you underline your links it's OK.
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Because of the WCAG 2.0 contrast requirements, if you don’t underline your links, there’s not much flexibility if you want to be Level AA, let alone Level AAA conformant.
Recommendation for a book on intranet redesign--a project our team is going to take on shortly
Create accessible forms, YouTube captions, skip nav links, etc.
New features include support for text attributes, spell check, and HTML 5 video/audio
Similar to the other link about collapsible text, but this one allows for animation and has two separate links for sliding down & sliding up
Directions for creating text that you can expand and collapse. Seems to be accessible too
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