About me:
Name:
Rafael Martinez-Minuesa
Nationality:
Spain
Current Address:
Cebu, Philippines
Tel:
(+63) 908 77 645 22
e-mail:
rafael_minuesa@yahoo.com
Geocities is closing and this CV is moving to Blogger.
Accessibility
Accessible web design allows people with Visual, Hearing or Motor disabilities to navigate the content of the pages without any constraints.
Accessibility Issues
In order to ensure a web page is accessible to any visitor, the following issues must be addressed:
- Check for all elements used to format the page text:
- The page must still make sense without using the associated cascading style sheet.
- Increasing the font size to the largest option mustn't make the text unreadable.
- Check the high-contrast settings to make sure that after changing all font and background colors the page is still readable.
- There must exist "Alt" text for every image or multimedia object that conveys content.
- Test for linearization:
- Copy all text and paste it into a word processing document to ensure that still makes sense linearized and without graphics.
- Print each page on a black and white printer to see if the absence of color hides any content or creates confusion.
- Test the Navigation:
- Test if you can navigate the entire site using only the keyboard.
- Test that the logical tab order for the page follows the page structure.
The foundation of accessible Web design is the concept that all pages must be accessible by just using the keyboard.
Taking this limitation into account, the following issues should be addressed:
- Create an interface and navigation scheme that is intuitive and consistent.
- If needed, create a logical tab order for the page using the "tabindex" attribute.
- Place navigation elements at top and bottom of pages.
- Provide methods that permits users to skip repetitive navigation links.
- Create keyboard shortcuts using the AccessKeys attribute.
Accessibility Resources
- Section 508
Resources for understanding and implementing the requirements that make information technology accessible to people with disabilities. - AWARE
Instructions on how to create accessible web design, written by the HTML Writers Guild. - Bobby
Free web-based program that checks web sites for adherence to international accessibility guidelines and provides specific recommendations to correct access problems. - UIAccess
Resources for developing and implementing universal interface design and usable accessibility. - Usable Web
A collection of links about information architecture, human factors, user interface issues, and usable design specific to the World Wide Web. - Web Accessibility Initiative
Guidelines for accessibility in technology, accessible websites, tools, education, research and development for Internet accessibility from the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). - Web Accessibility In Mind
Articles, resources and tutorials concerning Web Accessibility. - International Center for Disability Resources on the Internet
Web Accessibility and Disability Resources in Spanish and Portuguese
Validation of this website:
Please note that if you plan to use or validate the XHTML and CSS code of these web pages, you'll need to remove first the extra code generated by Yahoo servers that triggers Quirks Mode when viewed in IE.Quirks Mode is triggered in IE when the browser fails to find a doctype declaration at the very first line of the document.
For your convenience I'm making available the code for the HTML document as a text file that you can download here:
- index.txt (HTML file)
All you have to do is change the name of the file from "index.txt" to "index.html" and then you can validate it at the W3C Validator.
You will also need the following CSS files:
- rafaminu.css (CSS file)
- rafaminu_ie.css (CSS file for IE in Quirks Mode)
that you can validate at the CSS Validator.
And if you want to use any of the images, you can grab them from the following directory:
- http://oocities.com/rafael_minuesa/img/ (Images)
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