Who are you?
Are you a person using a handheld small-screen device ... or a screen reader ... limited by a slow modem ... do you have to concentrate mightily to understand ... are you anxious and a millisecond of a click away?
Your concern as a web site designer is making sure to include these people in your audience. We all want to see our message get through.
Who have you included with your present approach? Who have you excluded? These are the issues and concerns of this site.
This site is for you - the web designer or administrator who would like to know more about web site accessibility, which focuses on your audience. I will offer simple, straight talk and strive to make your time worthwhile.
Following are six questions with links to pages discussing the topic, then a brief description of the topic. Please note an access key setting of the letter c have been added to the following hyperlinks.
What does accessibility mean? Link to Issues Page. This page will examine issues related to web users with disabilities.
Who are we talking about here? Link to Users Page. This page will consider audience's abilities, conditions, and circumstances.
Why should I care? Link to Motives Page. This page will list reasons and scenarios for thinking outside the box.
What can I do? Link to Tools Page. This page will present a brief list and description of current tools available.
Where can I learn more? Link to Resources Page.This page will present a brief list of free resources offering training and knowledge.
When am I OK, how can I know? Link to Validators Page. This page will list computer programs and sites that check for compliance.
*Words to design by: Know your audience! [along with who pays and who has to be satisfied - these shall receive no further mention].
Web Site Updated December 7, 2000
Web Site Created November 20, 2000
By Bill Teysko, teysko@home.com
For CIS213,
Cuyamaca College, El Cajon, CA
Url: http://www.oocities.org/webaccess2k
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