70 likes | 167 Views
Website Accessibility. By Barry Hill Visual Impairment Consultant Turn a Blind Eye. What…. …does web accessibility mean? Web accessibility means that people with disabilities can: Perceive Understand Navigate Interact with Contribute to your website. Who….
E N D
Website Accessibility By Barry Hill Visual Impairment Consultant Turn a Blind Eye
What…. …does web accessibility mean? Web accessibility means that people with disabilities can: • Perceive • Understand • Navigate • Interact with • Contribute to your website.
Who…. …needs an accessible website? • Web accessibility encompasses all disabilities and impairments that affect access to the Web, including: • Visual impairment • Auditory impairment • Physical disabilities • Speech impairments • Cognitive disabilities • Neurological disabilities
Which…. …websites need to be accessible to disabled people? • websites need to be accessible to disabled people? • Anyone providing a service in the public, private and voluntary sectors should make their website accessible to disabled people. This includes: • Internet • Intranet
Why…. …do websites need to be accessible to disabled people? • Anyone providing a service in the public, private and voluntary sectors should make their website accessible to disabled people. This includes: • Your Internet • Your Intranet
When…. …should you be thinking about making your site accessible? • You should be thinking about accessibility right from the beginning. • Catch up
How…. …do you make your website accessible? • There are many things you can do to make your website accessible. Here are a few: • Properly labelled alternative text for graphics; • Good use of headings; • Clever use of colour and contrast; • Consideration with fonts.