HTML, XHTML, and CSS: Your visual blueprint™ for designing effective Web pages

Chapter 13. MAKING YOUR SITE ACCESSIBLE

Understanding Web Accessibility

To reach the widest possible audience for your site, take into consideration those users who may have physical or cognitive disabilities that would impede their ability to effectively use your site.

Primary Disabilities that Affect Web Usage

Following is a brief overview of the common disabilities that you need to consider when creating your Web sites.

Visual Impairment

As the Web is a primarily visual medium, visual impairment is perhaps the most important disability to consider when building your site. From total blindness to very poor eyesight, those with visual impairments use software applications called screen readers to navigate on their computers. Screen readers do precisely ...