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Do you all know what are the best tips for making the web accessible? Most of you will think by making the text larger will be accessible for people with disability. But there are more tips for making a web site accessible. The tips as below :
1) Web Accessibility is designed to promote access by individuals with limited environments.
Following are things that keep in mind about potential users from W3C web content accessibility guideline :
- They may not be able to see, hear, move or understand easily
- They may have difficulty reading or comprehending text.
- They may not have or be able to use a keyboard or a mouse.
- They may not have an early version of a browser.
- They may have a slow connection, a small screen, a text-only screen.
- They may not speak or understand fluently the language in the document written.
2) Use the markup and style sheets properly
Avoid from using the structural markup for the visual result given by popular browsers. Documents that contain orderly and appropriate structural markup can be transfer to almost any type of user agent or display device and stand still on their own easily.
3) Ensure user control of time-sensitive content changes
Not everyone can read information at the same pace. If you have scrolling or changing information, be sure there is a mechanism available for the user to pause or stop the flow of data so that it can be more easy for the user to get what the information within their time.
4) Ensure direct accessibility of embedded user interfaces
If an embedded object such as ActiveX control is used, the interface for that object must also be accessible so that other user with different browser can also see the object that posted by the writer.
5) Design for device independence
Not everyone has a mouse, and not everyone has a keyboard at home. Keyboard shortcuts, tabbing order, and event handlers all contribute to the accessibility of forms and elements. Keep in mind that people with a variety of input devices may interact with your documents.
6) Use the W3C technologies and guidelines
Adhere to W3C recommendations for markup and content development guidelines ; this provides greater security that the writer documents degrade gracefully to software that may not fully implement the most recent technologies.
7) Provide a clear navigation mechanisms
The most frequently used feature of any web site is the navigation system. No matter on a site a user may be, there should be a way to return to the home page with only one or two steps. This will create conveniences for various of users.
This are the 7 tips of making a web site accessible for various of users and I believe that, there are more tips on making a web site accessible as the technology now is getting more and more modern which would soon becoming the generation Z!
