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Section 508 guidelines

Section 508 Guidelines (a) A text equivalent for every non-text element shall be provided (e.g., via "alt", "longdesc", or in element content). If we properly separate our three layers, we remove most of the situations in which we would have to provide text equivalents. Markup should only include img tags when the image is actually part of the content of the page (i.e. Flickr or Boston.com's The Big Picture ). The lesson: Logos, navigation, buttons and other content elements are not proper uses of img tags. When non-text content is necessary, use title and alt attributes. (b) Equivalent alternatives for any multimedia presentation shall be synchronized with the presentation. That fancy Java slideshow applet that adds ripple effects to the slides probably isn't necessary. Simplify your life and make basic HTML pages styled with CSS instead. The lesson: If you do need multimedia capabilities, use technologies that have acce

15 Steps for Web Accessibility

  Steps to make your website accessible   1. Make sure all images, graphs, and other non-text items have a text equivalent. 2.  Provide synchronized captions for all video, as well as captions or a transcript of audio content. 3.  Do not use color as the only way to convey information. 4.  You can use style sheets for layout, but the page must still make sense without them. 5.  When using images as links, for example a drop down menu, make sure each link (as well as the overall image) has alt text describing the destination.  Avoid using server-side image maps.  If you do use server-side image maps, be sure to provide separate identical text links to access the same content. 6.  Label column and row headers in a data table.  Try to avoid using tables for layout purposes, but if you do then do not label headers. 7.  Make sure all cells in the table are associated with the appropriate headers. When the table is set-up correctly, screen readers can navigate through data t