{"id":86,"date":"2009-12-08T22:03:14","date_gmt":"2009-12-09T04:03:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/krisbunda.com\/blog\/?p=86"},"modified":"2015-07-18T14:52:05","modified_gmt":"2015-07-18T19:52:05","slug":"is-your-site-accessible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/krisbunda.com\/blog\/2009\/12\/08\/is-your-site-accessible\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Your Site Accessible?"},"content":{"rendered":"

What does that mean? \u00a0Accessible? \u00a0Yes, anyone can load my website; it’s located on the World Wide Web!<\/em><\/p>\n

What “Accessible” means in this case is that people with visual, auditory, or physical disabilities can still get information from your site.<\/p>\n

According to a report by the Danish Center for Accessibility, as many as 25% of the world\u2019s Internet users have some sort of visual, auditory or mobility disability.<\/p>\n

Source: An Idiots Guide To Accessible Web Design<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The article goes on to discuss “WAVE,” a service that will rate a web page on how accessible it is:<\/p>\n

\"WAVE<\/a>
WAVE accessibility screenshot of krisbunda.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

So whether you want to want your site accessible because of legal reasons, business reasons, or just because you want it accessible, then make sure your designer is following accessibility guidelines.<\/p>\n

In closing, another quote from the “Idiot’s Guide” article by Sandy Butler:<\/p>\n

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If you really want to see firsthand how much a difference you can make in the lives of disabled people by designing Web sites that are accessible, spend a few hours sitting next to a blind or physically challenged user.<\/p>\n

Once you witness for yourself how difficult the Internet can be when designers ignore 25% of the Internet user population, you\u2019ll keep accessibility top-of-mind whenever you sit down to design.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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