Accessibility

[DYLAN]

Hi Guys,

Hope you can offer me some advice.

I am trying to achieve level 2 or AA standard accessibility levels.

How on earth does one begin to do this.
I have looked at the W3C webiste, but it is not really clear.

For example the website I am working on does contain a lot of PDF's, however I am told that Acrobat 7 is really good for accessibility.

I have also heard that producing HTML documnets is also good - what ever this means

Please help me guys or suggestions would be great

Thanks

Dylan

[Chris_D]

How on earth does one begin to do this.
I have looked at the W3C webiste, but it is not really clear.
Hi Dylan,

The W3c site can be a little confusing to navigate if you don't really know what you are looking for.

In your case, I think the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) priority checklist (http://www.w3.org/TR/WAI-WEBCONTENT/) is probably the best starting point.

We have a free online accessibility test (http://www.cogentis.com.au/online-free-accessibility-test.html) which can at least get you started on identifying the areas of accessibility which require remediation on your web pages. The test produces reports which align with the numbering format of the WCAG's (select from the Accessibility Report Mode dropdown). Its also advisable to select 'do not fail - simply warn me' so you can see the full report with warnings.

Automated tests aren't perfect - they are an easy starting point.
Good luck!

:)