This document provides guidance on web accessibility for designers. It notes that accessibility starts with understanding users and leads to happiness, while assumptions often lead to mistakes. Some key points made include that accessibility does not come from just one solution, the client does not always know best, disabilities do not give free passes, accessibility should be integrated rather than alternative, mistakes are easy to fix, forms require careful design, and assistance should be provided gently. It concludes by providing links to the author's Twitter, company website, and blog.

1. @SandiWassmer
Web Accessibility for
WELCOME
Happy Designers

2. Accessibility starts with
Understanding and leads to
Happiness.
When it begins with
Assumptions, it usually ends in
Mistakes.

3. Assumptions. Misunderstandings, Myths & Misnomers

4. Accessibility
does not
come in a box

5. Less is not More

6. The client
doesnʼt
always know
best

7. Having a disability does not give you a free pass

8. Beautiful,
useable &
accessible

9. It won’t break the bank

10. Validation
alone does
not cut the
mustard

11. Integral not alternative

12. Rely on what
you can
control

13. There is no
holy grail

14. Mistakes that are easy to make and even easier to rectify

15. What the heck is a Luminosity Ratio?

16. Please ask
first

17. Wild goose
chases

18. Alt text is there for a purpose

19. Goodbye Access Keys. Hello Bypass Blocks

20. Simply logical

21. Forms, forms and more forms

22. Give a helping
hand and
guide gently

23. Semi Automatic Public Turing Test to Tell Computers and Humans Apart
SAPTCHA not CAPTCHA

24. Do I really
need it?

25. Thatʼs All Folks!
Twitter:
www.twitter.com/SandiWassmer
Work:
www.copious.co.uk
Action for Blind People Blog:
www.actionforblindpeople.org.uk/news/blog

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2010 Sandi Wassmer