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womble -> How users can make websites more accessible to them (11/3/2006 17:31:23)
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I've found a couple of very useful sites while researching a training course I'm putting together - the course isn't on web accessibility, but as it's for deaf people who are having problems figuring out how to use the forum software they have on their site and generally aren't used to internet, I thought it would be useful to include some general things about what they can do to make using the internet easier, such as resizing text etc., and on my web travels came across these sites.
Both of the sites are aimed really at web users rather than designers/developers, but are a useful overview of how (disabled) surfers can make their viewing experience easier and gives you an idea of the accessiblity features of the various browsers out there (the BBC site covers Windoze, Mac, and Linux - yay!), and shows why those accessibility features you use (or don't use/misuse) affect web users who rely on the accessibility features of browsers and use 'non standard' ways to surf the web. The BBC site especially is a goldmine of information and essential reading for anyone who's interested in accessibility.
BBC Website: “My Web My Way” - seeing websites, hearing websites, keyboard and mouse, reading websites, filling in forms (for Windows, Mac, and Linux Operating Systems): http://www.bbc.co.uk/accessibility/index.shtml
WAI (Web Accessibility Initiative): “How to change text size or colours” - http://www.w3.org/WAI/changedesign.html
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