Web Design
Glenda Watson Hyatt
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Does your website suffer from "click here" syndrome. Find out how this affects individuals using screen readers.
Assistive Technology: What the Heck Is It?
Broad categories of assistive technology are briefly described, as well as the strengths and weaknesses of each technology.
Accessible Web Sites Creates New Freedom
This brick-and-mortar story illustrates the importance of accessible web design.
Choosing Web Colour Schemes for People with Colour Blindness
Colour blindness is a common impairment, affecting approximately eight percent of males and one percent of females. Although there is no one "right" set of colours that will fit the needs of all individuals with all colour deficits, these guidelines will enable the majority of people with colour blindness to access ...
Online learning opens doors...or does it?
Online learning opens doors to students with disabilities, enabling and empowering them to get an education. However, what technology can giveth, technology can also taketh.
Web Empowers a Deaf-Blind Individual
Craig is deaf and blind. Despite this, he is about to graduate with his Bachelor of Arts degree and is extremely busy with other fascinating stuff. The Internet enables and empowers him to maintain a fulfilling and productive life.
US Government Explores Applying ADA to Private Web Sites
Explores myths about accessible web design raised during Subcommittee hearing on applying the ADA to private web sites.
Moving Towards Accessible Web Design: 1999 in Review
Highlights from 1999 in the move towards accessible web design becoming universally accepted.
My wish for Y2K
AOL Sued For Not Being Accessible: What Does It Really Mean?
On November 4th, 1999, the leader in interactive services America Online, Inc., was slapped with a lawsuit by the National Federation of the Blind, a non-profit organization promoting the general welfare of people who are blind. Why?