What is the biggest and most important benefit of accessibility?
It improves people's lives, and makes life easier for people with
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What are the benefits of accessibility for businesses? (6)
1. Improves public perception
2. Increases compatibility for web-enabled devices
3. Improves Search Engine Optimization
4. Increases your customer base
5. Increases your eligibility for funding
6. Helps you avoid lawsuits
What are the benefits of accessibility for people without disabilities? (3)
1. Accessible designs improve access for all
2. There is less burden on family members and helpers
3. There is an opportunity to befriend more people with disabilities
What are the main web accessibility principles? (4)
1. Perceivable
2. Operable
3. Understandable
4. Robust
What is the definition of the perceivable web accessibility principle?
The ability to perceive web content through at least one of your biological senses, with the focus being on sight, sound, and touch
How does someone perceive web content via sight?
They look at it and the brain translates the visual stimulus into meaningful information; works well for those with good vision but not so well for those who do not
How does someone perceive web content via sound?
Screen reader software can convert digital text into synthesized speech; it is a fundamentally different experience to access the web in this way, but not necessarily bad
How does someone perceive web content via touch?
Screen readers can convert digital text, including audio transcripts, into Braille
What can you use to make dynamic interactions accessible using digital text?
Accessible Rich Internet Applications (ARIA)
Why is the perceivable web accessibility principle important?
People can't access content unless they know it's there and making sure users know what's on the web page means you know they are able to access it
What is the definition of the operable web accessibility principle?
Making the input methods of web content functionality available to a wide range of input devices, including: mouse or touch pad, keyboard, touchscreen, voice recognition software, and other specialized input devices
What is the goal of the operable web accessibility principle?
To allow all features to work, no matter what input device a person is using
What are the components of the operable web accessibility principle? (4)
1. Navigating into web components
2. Using features within them
3. Navigating through them
4. Navigating out of them
With Flash objects, what is the keyboard trap?
Users are able to navigate into, within, and through a Flash object using a keyboard, but are unable to navigate out of them
How can you script for device independence? (3)
1. Use device-independent event handlers, such as onfocus, onblur and onselect, rather than device-specific event handlers such as onmouseover, onmouseout and ondblclick
2. If you need to use a device-specific event handler, include a redundant keyboard-specific event handler as well
3. Test the content in multiple ways and on touch screens [Show Less]