Accessibility (often abbreviated to A11y — as in “a” then 11 characters then “y”) in Web development means enabling as many people as possible to use Web sites, even when those people’s abilities are limited in some way.
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Accessibility Conferences, Meet-ups and Webinars Accessibility conferences, meetup and webinars are a great way too deepen your accessibility knowledge and meet with other industry professionals. Some of these conferences, meetups and webinars also contribute for IAAP CAEC (Continuing Accessibility Education Credit) which help renew IAAP certifications like CPACC, WAS and ADS.
Introduction A CAPTCHA (“Completely Automated Public Turing-test to tell Computers and Humans Apart”) is an automated test aimed at telling apart a human user from a software program. It is often used on forms to prevent spam.There are several types of CAPTCHAs, most of them are visual tests that ask the user to type a…
Lang attribute makes sure that screen readers automatically use the correct speech libraries for accent and pronunciation.When listening, correct pronunciation helps understanding. For users of assistive technologies such as screen readers it is particularly important, as some have different speech synthesizers for different languages. For example, “chat” means something different when using English pronunciation rather…
Landmark roles (or “landmarks”) programmatically identify sections of a page. Landmarks help assistive technology (AT) users orient themselves to a page and help them navigate easily to various sections of a page.They also provide an easy way for users of assistive technology to skip over blocks of content that are repeated on multiple pages and…
This checklist uses The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) as a reference point. The WCAG is a shared standard for web content accessibility for individuals, organizations, and governments. A: Essential If this isn’t met, assistive technology may not be able to read, understand, or fully operate the page or view. AA: Ideal Support Required for multiple government and…
Web Accessibility Cost Calculator Determine the cost of an accessibility audit taking the number of unique pages, type of website and consultation hours into consideration. The cost provided here is factored after gathering and analyzing industry data. No. of unique pages to be audited Type of site Simple Information SiteMedium Ecommerce Website Banking, Insurance or…
Aria-label is used to provide accessible name for the interactive elements, when aria-label or aria-labelledby is used extensively on a web page the aria-label bookmarklet will come in handy to check if the accessible name provided for the interactive elements is descriptive and sufficient. ARIA-Label Bookmarklet for Accessibility Testing If an element has an aria-label,…
Easy to understand Information and the operation of a user interface must be understandable: Users must be able to understand the information as well as the operation of the user interface. Under this principle you will find guidelines relating but not limited to: Let’s see how to apply the guidelines to our products 3.1. Make text…
Easy to work with different Web browsers and Technologies Content must be robust enough that it can be interpreted reliably by a wide variety of user agents, including assistive technologies: As technologies and user agents evolve, the content should remain accessible. Under this principle you will find guidelines relating but not limited to: Maximize compatibility with…
Easy to operate User interface components and navigation must be operable: The interface cannot require interaction that a user cannot perform. Under this principle you will find guidelines relating but not limited to: Keyboard Accessible: Make all functionality available from a keyboard. Enough Time: Provide users enough time to read and use content. Seizures and Physical…
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