Accessibility Tõnis Hinnosaar altex marketing, partner Innovative Internet Marketing TM Internet Marketing
What are we  talking about? Innovative Internet Marketing TM Internet Marketing
What is accessibility? Innovative Internet Marketing TM Internet Marketing
The primary goal of these guidelines is to promote accessibility. However, following them will also make Web content more available to all users, whatever  user agent  they are using (e.g., desktop browser, voice browser, mobile phone, automobile-based personal computer, etc.) or  constraints they may be operating under  (e.g., noisy surroundings, under- or over-illuminated rooms, in a hands-free environment, etc.). W3C tells us Innovative Internet Marketing TM Internet Marketing
Text based browsers  – Only textual information, no pictures nor tables, CSS, JS, Flash, sound or pictures. WebTV  – 560px screen with no horizontal scroll. Screen readers  – reads web page content from HTML document. Mobile devices  – PDA’s, mobiles. Small screens and limited JS support. Slow internet connection  – Modem users Wide screens  – 1600px wide or wider About whom are we talking about (user agents)?  Innovative Internet Marketing TM Internet Marketing
Can’t read Can’t hear Physically handicapped  NB! Cultural accessibility! Who else (physical conditions)?  Innovative Internet Marketing TM Internet Marketing
Are usability & accessibility any different? Users Design goals Usability Different Improve user experience, user friendliness and ease of use. Accessibility Same Remove accessibility barriers, restrictons by devices.
Does accessibility improve usability and vice versa? Innovative Internet Marketing TM Internet Marketing
Sitemaps, marking links that are clicked in different way  – accessibility topics improve usability Consistent text, easy & clear navigation  – usability topics improve accessibility There are several connections, including with SEO. Often yes Innovative Internet Marketing TM Internet Marketing
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http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20/ W3C standards available Innovative Internet Marketing TM Internet Marketing
But we are not going into this! Innovative Internet Marketing TM Internet Marketing
HTML  http://validator.w3.org/ Code  http://wave.webaim.org/ Lynx view  http://www.delorie.com/web/lynxview.html Background/text  http://tlt.its.psu.edu/suggestions/accessibility/color.html Pictures  http://tools.webaccessibile.org/test/check.aspx 404 page, sitemaps Real tests 1 Innovative Internet Marketing TM Internet Marketing
Cynthia Says  http://www.contentquality.com/Default.asp Browsers: http://browsershots.org/ http://www.browsercam.com/Default2.aspx http://www.mydebugbar.com/wiki/IETester/HomePage Colour blindness: http://www.vischeck.com/ Mark Up  http://valet.webthing.com/access/url.html Real tests 2 Innovative Internet Marketing TM Internet Marketing
Flicker rate http://tools.webaccessibile.org/test/check.aspx Mobile  http://ready.mobi/ Few more tests Innovative Internet Marketing TM Internet Marketing
Image content, banners New content sections Info for webmaster… How can you make use of it? Innovative Internet Marketing TM Internet Marketing
[email_address] skype: tonish50 www.altex.ee Thank you! Innovative Internet Marketing TM Internet Marketing

Website Accessibility

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    Accessibility Tõnis Hinnosaaraltex marketing, partner Innovative Internet Marketing TM Internet Marketing
  • 2.
    What are we talking about? Innovative Internet Marketing TM Internet Marketing
  • 3.
    What is accessibility?Innovative Internet Marketing TM Internet Marketing
  • 4.
    The primary goalof these guidelines is to promote accessibility. However, following them will also make Web content more available to all users, whatever user agent they are using (e.g., desktop browser, voice browser, mobile phone, automobile-based personal computer, etc.) or constraints they may be operating under (e.g., noisy surroundings, under- or over-illuminated rooms, in a hands-free environment, etc.). W3C tells us Innovative Internet Marketing TM Internet Marketing
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    Text based browsers – Only textual information, no pictures nor tables, CSS, JS, Flash, sound or pictures. WebTV – 560px screen with no horizontal scroll. Screen readers – reads web page content from HTML document. Mobile devices – PDA’s, mobiles. Small screens and limited JS support. Slow internet connection – Modem users Wide screens – 1600px wide or wider About whom are we talking about (user agents)? Innovative Internet Marketing TM Internet Marketing
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    Can’t read Can’thear Physically handicapped NB! Cultural accessibility! Who else (physical conditions)? Innovative Internet Marketing TM Internet Marketing
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    Are usability &accessibility any different? Users Design goals Usability Different Improve user experience, user friendliness and ease of use. Accessibility Same Remove accessibility barriers, restrictons by devices.
  • 8.
    Does accessibility improveusability and vice versa? Innovative Internet Marketing TM Internet Marketing
  • 9.
    Sitemaps, marking linksthat are clicked in different way – accessibility topics improve usability Consistent text, easy & clear navigation – usability topics improve accessibility There are several connections, including with SEO. Often yes Innovative Internet Marketing TM Internet Marketing
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    Accessibility Innovative InternetMarketing TM Internet Marketing
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    Innovative Internet MarketingTM Internet Marketing
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    http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20/ W3C standardsavailable Innovative Internet Marketing TM Internet Marketing
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    But we arenot going into this! Innovative Internet Marketing TM Internet Marketing
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    HTML http://validator.w3.org/Code http://wave.webaim.org/ Lynx view http://www.delorie.com/web/lynxview.html Background/text http://tlt.its.psu.edu/suggestions/accessibility/color.html Pictures http://tools.webaccessibile.org/test/check.aspx 404 page, sitemaps Real tests 1 Innovative Internet Marketing TM Internet Marketing
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    Cynthia Says http://www.contentquality.com/Default.asp Browsers: http://browsershots.org/ http://www.browsercam.com/Default2.aspx http://www.mydebugbar.com/wiki/IETester/HomePage Colour blindness: http://www.vischeck.com/ Mark Up http://valet.webthing.com/access/url.html Real tests 2 Innovative Internet Marketing TM Internet Marketing
  • 16.
    Flicker rate http://tools.webaccessibile.org/test/check.aspxMobile http://ready.mobi/ Few more tests Innovative Internet Marketing TM Internet Marketing
  • 17.
    Image content, bannersNew content sections Info for webmaster… How can you make use of it? Innovative Internet Marketing TM Internet Marketing
  • 18.
    [email_address] skype: tonish50www.altex.ee Thank you! Innovative Internet Marketing TM Internet Marketing