Web Accessibility: Web Standards and Regulatory Compliance

Description

An accessible HTML version of Web Accessibility: Web Standards and Regulatory Compliance, will shortly be available to purchasers of the printed version. More details coming soon.

The power of the Web lies in the fact that anyone and everyone can access it, and this should also extend to users with disabilities. Accessibility is about making websites accessible to those with aural, visual, or physical disabilities, or rather, constructing websites that don’t exclude these people from accessing the content or services provided.

This isn't difficult to accomplish and doesn't require anything more than your normal tool set-HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Flash, or whatever else. All you need to do is use these tools in the right way, and bear in mind the guidelines that exist to help you keep your websites accessible and the laws that enforce web accessibility around the world.

This book gives you all you need to know about web accessibility, whether you are a web designer or developer who wants your sites to be accessible, or a business manager who wants to learn what impact the web accessibility laws have on your websites.

After an overview of the accessibility law and guidelines, and a discussion about accessibility and its implementation in the enterprise, the book goes on to show how to implement accessible websites using a combination of concise references and easy-to-follow examples, covering:

• Understanding assistive technologies
• Creating accessible content using XHTML, JavaScript, CSS, Flash, and PDFs
• Testing against WCAG (including 2.0) and Section 508
• Retrofitting inaccessible sites where necessary

The book concludes with an in-depth analysis of accessibility law around the world. If you’re concerned about the legal and moral implications of web accessibility, then this book is perfect for you. It is written by some of the world's experts on accessibility, leaving you in good hands.

 

Table of Contents

• PART 1: THE IMPACT OF WEB ACCESSIBILITY
  • Chapter 1: Understanding Web Accessibility
  • Chapter 2: Overview of Law and Guidelines
  • Chapter 3: Implementing Accessibility in the Enterprise
• PART 2: IMPLEMENTING ACCESSIBLE WEBSITES
  • Chapter 4: Overview of Accessible Technologies
  • Chapter 5: Assistive Technology: Screen Readers and Browsers
  • Chapter 6: Accessible Content
  • Chapter 7: Accessible Navigation
  • Chapter 8: Accessible Data Input
  • Chapter 9: CSS for Accessible Web Pages
  • Chapter 10: Accessible JavaScript
  • Chapter 11: Accessible Flash
  • Chapter 12: PDF Accessibility
  • Chapter 13: Accessibility Testing
  • Chapter 14: Introduction to WCAG 2.0
  • Chapter 15: Retrofitting Case Study: Redesign of a University Website
• PART 3: ACCESSIBILITY LAW AND POLICY
  • Chapter 16: U.S. Web Accessibility Law in Depth
  • Chapter 17: Worldwide Accessibility Laws and Policies
  • Appendix A: Glossary of Terms
  • Appendix B: Guide to the Section 508 Standards for Electronic and Information Technology
  • Appendix C: Overview of PAS 78 Guide to Good Practice in Commissioning Accessible Websites

描述

《Web Accessibility: Web Standards and Regulatory Compliance》的HTML版本將很快提供給印刷版的購買者。更多詳細信息即將公佈。

網絡的力量在於任何人都可以訪問它，這也應該包括使用殘疾的用戶。無障礙性是指使網站對聽覺、視覺或身體殘疾的人士可訪問，或者說構建網站時不排除這些人士訪問內容或服務。

實現這一目標並不困難，只需要使用正常的工具集，如HTML、CSS、JavaScript、Flash等。您只需要正確使用這些工具，並牢記存在的指南，以幫助您保持網站的可訪問性，以及全球範圍內強制執行網絡無障礙性的法律。

本書將為您提供有關網絡無障礙性的所有知識，無論您是希望使您的網站可訪問的網頁設計師或開發人員，還是希望了解網絡無障礙性法律對您的網站產生的影響的業務經理人。

在概述無障礙性法律和指南以及企業中實施無障礙性的討論之後，本書將通過簡潔的參考和易於理解的示例來展示如何實施可訪問的網站，包括：

- 理解輔助技術
- 使用XHTML、JavaScript、CSS、Flash和PDF創建可訪問的內容
- 根據WCAG（包括2.0）和Section 508進行測試
- 在必要時改造無法訪問的網站

本書最後還對全球範圍內的無障礙性法律進行了深入分析。如果您關心網絡無障礙性的法律和道德影響，那麼這本書非常適合您。本書由一些世界上的無障礙性專家撰寫，讓您放心。

目錄

第一部分：網絡無障礙性的影響
- 第1章：理解網絡無障礙性
- 第2章：法律和指南概述
- 第3章：在企業中實施無障礙性

第二部分：實施可訪問的網站
- 第4章：可訪問技術概述
- 第5章：輔助技術：屏幕閱讀器和瀏覽器
- 第6章：可訪問的內容
- 第7章：可訪問的導航
- 第8章：可訪問的數據輸入
- 第9章：用於可訪問網頁的CSS
- 第10章：可訪問的JavaScript
- 第11章：可訪問的Flash
- 第12章：PDF可訪問性