Web Accessibility
Web accessibility means that people with disabilities can use the Web. More specifically, Web accessibility means that people with disabilities can perceive, understand, navigate, and interact with the Web, and that they can contribute to the Web. Web accessibility also benefits others, including older people with changing abilities due to aging.
Web accessibility encompasses all disabilities that affect access to the Web, including visual, auditory, physical, speech, cognitive, and neurological disabilities. Eventure Internet will offer consultancy for established projects and considers all aspects of accessibility in new projects.
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)
The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) documents explain how to make Web content accessible to people with disabilities. Web "content" generally refers to the information in a Web page or Web application, including text, images, forms, sounds, and such.
WCAG is primarily intended for:
- Web content developers (page authors, site designers, etc.)
- Web authoring tool developers
- Web accessibility evaluation tool developers
WCAG 1.0 has 14 guidelines that are general principles of accessible design. Each guideline has one or more checkpoints that explain how the guideline applies in a specific area.
Web developers
Using XHTML (Extensible HyperText Markup Language) that is the latest technology for viewing web pages and CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) makes it possible to implement guidelines effectively.
Please view our XHTML section for more information.
Access Keys
Access keys are keyboard shortcuts that are intended to help users who have difficulty in using pointing devices such as a mouse. They are intended to simplify navigation for people using special devices such as screen readers by delivering quick access to important links.
While great in theory, that said there are a number of problems with access keys that mean many site owners decide not to use them:
* Potential conflict with access technologies, browsers and operating systems that also use keyboard shortcuts.
* Some users find it confusing, having to learn a whole new navigation system on top of the regular site navigation - this is more likely when access keys are overused or used for uncommon shortcuts.
screen reader users, the main group for which hidden navigation is intended, already have a number of keyboard shortcuts that help navigation within pages. This includes functions to list links, headings, page titles, and frames and to skip between form fields.
After extensive research into current issues with Access Keys Eventure have decided not to use them at this point in time.
Please visit the RNIB for more information.
Eventure Internet's use of the most current development technologies ensures effective user-friendly accessibility, ultimately causing websites to receive a higher volume of viewings and thus become more successful projects.
Please visit the following links for more information:
