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Practical Web Inclusion and Accessibility: A Comprehensive Guide to Access Needs
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Practical Web Inclusion and Accessibility: A Comprehensive Guide to Access Needs

by Ashley Firth
November 2019
Intermediate to advanced
489 pages
9h 25m
English
Apress
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A. FirthPractical Web Inclusion and Accessibilityhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-5452-3_8

8. Imagery

Ashley Firth1 
(1)
London, UK
 

According to statistics from Amazon’s data company Alexa Data Services, over 90% of the 10 million most popular websites on the Internet contain some form of imagery.1 Images have become a near–unavoidable component of website design and development – used for everything from sharing experiences on social media to showcasing products. Mirroring their diverse range of uses, visual media can create barriers for an equally diverse range of users.

Starting with this chapter, we’ll be shifting our focus from specific access needs to more general areas of online experience where a broad spectrum of users ...

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