Creating Accessible Web & Document Content
Understanding types of disabilities
Although we frequently discuss providing accessibility for blind users, there are many different types of disabilities that are protected under the law. These generally fall under a few broad categories (source):
Visual - Blindness, low vision, color-blindness
Hearing - Deafness and hard-of-hearing
Motor - Inability to use a mouse, slow response time, limited fine motor control
Cognitive - Learning disabilities, distractibility, inability to remember or focus on large amounts of information
Each of these disabilities have implications that are noted in the WCAG 2.0 standards.
What does accessible content sound like? Courtesy of Normandale Community College
This video shares an introduction to web accessibility, highlighting exactly why it's important to create accessible content.
Depending on your content, the following features are necessary to make it accessible.
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This site was developed with resources from WebAIM, Adobe Acrobat, and in collaboration with material provided by the University of Montana Electronic Accessibility Department.
