Web Accessibility Tools In Action

An overview of free tools for web developers to use in the development of accessible web content, such as the FireFox Accessiblity Toolbar, Fangs, WAVE and others.

Full screencast available on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fm-FrlTF-L4

Transcript

1. WEB ACCESSIBILITY DEVELOPMENT @seanyo seanyo.ca sean.yo@uoguelph.ca WebDev A11y Tools In Action
2. When is Your Website Accessible?
3. If a person encounters a barrier to using your website, then your website is not accessible A high standard, but one worth striving for
4. If a person encounters a barrier to using your website, then your website is not accessible
5. If a person encounters a barrier to using your website, then your website is not accessible
6. Web Accessibility is about People
8. Web Accessibility is a Process
9. Define Accessibility for your project Be SMART Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, Timely
10. Measuring Web Accessibility
11. Tools People Expertise
12. TOOLS
13. WAVE.WEBAIM.ORG
14. WAVE TOOLBAR
15. WAVE DREAMWEAVER EXTENSION
16. WWW.TAWDIS.NET/INGLES.HTML “Web Accessibility Test”
17. TAW CMS INTEGRATION
18. TAW STANDALONE
19. TAW FIREFOX ADD-ON
20. FAE: FUNCTIONAL ACCESSIBILITY EVALUATOR http://fae.cita.uiuc.edu/
21. FIREFOX ACCESSIBILITY EXTENSION
22. FANGS FIREFOX SCREEN READER EMULATOR
23. WEB DEVELOPER TOOLBAR
24. NVDA NON-VISUAL DESKTOP ACCESS
25. HOLMES.CSS
26. CHECKMYCOLOURS.COM
27. READABILITY CALCULATOR
28. RESOURCES
29. WWW.W3.ORG/WAI Web Accessibility Initiative
30. BEFORE AND AFTER DEMONSTRATION http://www.w3.org/WAI/demos/bad/
31. WEBAIM.ORG
32. WEBSTANDARDSSHERPA.COM
33. BOOKS
37. CONNECT @seanyo http://seanyo.ca sean.yo@uoguelph.ca Get in touch. Srsly. I’m very lonely.