Web Site Accessibility Information.

Accessible Web Page Design.

For many users accessibility to documents on the WWW depends not only on the capabilities of their browser or adaptive software but also on the Web page design itself. For example, images without ALT tags are inaccessible to users with visual impairments even with screen readers and audio files are inaccessible to those with hearing impairments. Similarly, large pages may be inaccessible to those using slow connections or old equipment and many people use browsers that can not handle forms or frames.

It is easy to ensure that your Web site is accessible to all without compromising aesthetics or functionality. Providing information in alternative formats and following simple design principles means you can ensure that the information you publish on the Web can be accessed by all. The following links point to some good references on Web page design:

Validators.

Another thing you can do to help ensure your Web pages are accessible is to validate them using one of the many validators available. Validators are tools that check your HTML markup is correct and will display properly in all browsers. Most Validators will read your web pages directly from your site but some are able to be downloaded and used locally from your server.

Bobby HTML Validator is a special validator "designed to detect a wide variety of accessibility problems found on web pages."
List of HTML Validators.

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Related Sites.

Vicnet Disability Page.

Trace Research and Development Center.

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Page maintained by Susan Keller. Last modified 1 July 2005.