Public sector in the European Union requires accessibility statement within Web Accessibility Directive, but that does not mean that you should not have such a statement even if you are not a part of public sector or even if you reside outside EU.
Author: Bogdan Cerovac
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Beside content accessibility guidelines we must also be aware of authoring tool accessibility guidelines that your editor tools, for example content management system, should adhere to
My reflections on the process. And yes – testing early is a requirement. Developers should also use screen-readers to test their components, templates etc.
Short reminder about what is semantics and some practical examples of it before we explain the importance of semantics for accessibility and search engine optimization.
When more and more services move online, then they must be accessible, otherwise they exclude.
Wouldn’t it be nice if computer would just make a perfect alternative text for us when we include the image? While there are some services promising this – they should be manually checked and corrected! But in the future…
User is the sun in our galaxy – so let’s make sure we gravitate towards user needs first. But yes, reality can be cruel before decision makers are aware of the benefits that accessibility brings to users and businesses.
After researching on the net I’ve decided to pour some thoughts of mine on the brilliant WCAG-EM report tool for web accessibility evaluation
We can all benefit from textual descriptions of images and other primarily visual elements in digital content. Therefore we must always remember the need for alternative texts…
Let’s try to spread the good word about inclusion and equality on the web. I’ve tried to do my part too.
We know about browser inconsistencies but we must be aware of screen-reader inconsistencies as well. Additional burden that should be understood.
When you build a popular browser and learn developers about web technologies you must not forget about accessibility. And Mozilla is doing an amazing work.
User agents are sometimes going beyond their own guidelines and helping to improve accessibility with smart accessible defaults.
Web accessibility iniative on testing – valuable resource with a short reflection from me
Do not forget about keyboard. It is essential for accessible web-sites and web applications.
First post on my site – a bit philosophical as the first post should be.