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Accessibility Handbook

by Katie Cunningham

August 2012

Intermediate to advanced

100 pages

2h 18m

English

O'Reilly Media, Inc.

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How I Got into AccessibilityWhy This Book?What Does It Mean to Be “Accessible”?Background of Section 508Who Does It Cover?Who Benefits from Accessibility?Who Is This Book for?Structure of This BookAbout Code SamplesConventions Used in This BookUsing Code ExamplesSafari® Books OnlineHow to Contact UsAcknowledgments
DefinitionAnnoyances, in BriefScreen ReadersCreating Accessible SitesHTML and FormattingLogical flowHiding textHeadersSkipping navigationTablesImagesGraphs and diagramsFormsLabelsErrorsCAPTCHA and challenge responsesJavaScriptFrames and iframesFramesIframesFlashAccess keysWAI-ARIAAlerts for updatesNavigationOther semantic markupResourcesTestingAutomated testingManual testing
Low VisionAnnoyancesGrow GracefullyContrastOverridesFormsColor BlindnessAnnoyances in BriefOptimization of Color SchemesOptimization of ImagesDiagrams, Graphs, and Maps
Who Does It Cover?Annoyances in BriefVideosInteractive FeaturesLive Chat
Who Does It Cover?Annoyances in BriefBest PracticesFormsPop-UpsNavigationMoving around the PageTimingTestingTesting Without a MouseTesting for Uneven Pointers
OverviewDyslexiaFontsContentSentence lengthParagraph lengthColor ChoiceJustified TextImagesMeaningful ImagesAnimationsAnimations with meaningAdvertisementsBackgroundsAlt textPrint VersionsSite NavigationADD and ADHDSimilarity to DyslexiaTimed TasksInstructionsOrganizationConsistent User Experience
U.S. Government RequirementNon-U.S. GovernmentsExclusion Can Hurt Your BusinessAn Accessible Site Is More Usable for Everyone
General Accessibility ResourcesTestingDesignScreen ReadersHearing DisabledPhysically DisabledCognitively Disabled

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