I once worked with a small business who wanted to make their website accessible to as many users as possible. The business owner approached me directly, after reading my book and this blog, to help her reach more customers. She was an ideal client, well-informed and attacking web accessibility both because it made business sense
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Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act
The Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) is a law aimed at making the Canadian province of Ontario fully accessible by 2025. The act is a framework for standards to make the Canadian province accessible to all.
The Act wants to create an Ontario of full participation. This means that every Ontario citizen has the
Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2014
May 15th is this year’s Global Accessibility Awareness Day. A day about promoting web accessibility to people who’ve never heard of it before. It’s a day when people like me do everything we can to spread the good word of web accessibility.
Here’s the introduction the official website gives:
The target audience of GAAD is the design
Error Prevention (All) (3.3.6 – Level AAA)
‘Error Prevention (All)’ requires a website to check, confirm and allow reversal of pages that require users to submit information.
Introduction
When a user is going through a process that results them submitting information, it’s more important than ever to try and prevent mistakes.
Although all users are susceptible to making mistakes, some disabilities and impairments can make
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Help (3.3.5 – Level AAA)
Provide help to users.
Introduction
While many guidelines cover highlighting mistakes and remedying them, it’s useful to help users avoid making errors in the first place. Users with disabilities, such as impairments with reading, focus or understanding, are more likely to make mistakes than others.
Where a label or control isn’t as clear as it can be, adding
Change on Request (3.2.5 – Level AAA)
Elements do not change without a request.
Introduction
Some of your users will find automatic changes hard to deal with. Unexpected actions can interrupt their concentration and prevent them from reaching their goals. Help your users by keeping them in control and avoiding elements on your website that change automatically.
A change without a request is especially troublesome
Pronunciation (3.1.6 – Level AAA)
Define words where meaning is ambiguous without pronunciation.
Introduction
You can help your users by paying attention to words where the meaning isn’t clear unless the word is pronounced (or spoken). Words like these can make it hard for your users to understand your content, especially if they use a screen reader (which could pronounce words incorrectly)
Get Started with Web Accessibility
If you’re new to web accessibility, you’ve come to the right place. I made this website to simplify the world of web accessibility, so that everyone can understand it. I want you to know that web accessibility isn’t as hard as it seems, and the
Reading Level (3.1.5 – Level AAA)
‘Reading Level’ requires that users with nine years of schooling can read your content.
Introduction
All of your users need to be able to read your content. That means you need to write with a range of people in mind, from a College Professor to someone straight out of school.
The key is to write as simply as