What is Web Accessibility?

what is Web Accessibility? making web content and multimedia accessible to people with disabilities US Population Hard of hearing 7% Deaf 2% 4.5% Visually impaired 2.6% Use mobility devices Epilepsy and seizures Designing for Accessibility www.w3.org/TR/WCAG10/#Guidelines Provide equivalent alternatives to auditory and visual content. image ALT attribute screen reader software video subtitles #1 D→ S #2 Don't rely on colour alone. Ensure user control of time sensitive content. #3 moving, blinking, scrolling can be easily paused or stopped #4 Ensure direct accessibility of embedded user interfaces. tab key alternative to mouse clicks screen reader friendly tab webdev-il.blogspot.com www.w3.org epilepsyfoundation.org disabledinaction.org dsc.ucsf.edu eyecarebusiness.com Data source: Graphics: CH