Web Accessibility - Week 7
Lecture/Demo:
- IA Presentation on Web Accessibility
- A look at screen readers and how they read your site
- Accessibility Checking Software - Cynthia Says
- Verify the following 2 sites on Cynthia Says Software
- CSS Layouts for accessibility
- Accessible layouts - The liquid and em layouts
- ALT Tags and LONGDESC
- Tabbing through a page
- Creating accessible forms and tables
- Getty Images - How to login and search for images for your portfolio.
- Free Backgrounds - Choose a background for your portfolio
Lab:
- Update books.html to be WCAG Compliant - use Head First Web Design text book (pages 314-318)
- Begin work on your final project.
Homework: - Final Project
- Read Chapter 8 on Web Accessibility from the Head First Web Design text (pages 275-318).
- Begin work on your final project - due week 11
- Create the theme, metaphors and at least 3 story boards. Due next week.
- Find any images you need for free on Getty Images. (You need to fill out a form first.)
- Make sure to design site for Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG Priority 1)
Accessibility Resources
- SCREEN READERS
- GUIDELINES
- FORUMS/TESTING RESOURCES