This is a brief overview about web accessibility, particularly as it relates to the publishing of documents.

1. Web
accessibility
Bobby Graham Publishers
12 December 2012

2. What is web accessibility?
Web accessibility means that people with
disabilities are able to use the web. Disabilities
are varied and can include:
● visual (blind, partially sighted, colour)
● auditory (hearing impaired, work in noise)
● physical (fine motor control difficulties)
● language (other language; appropriate)
● learning difficulties (dyslexia)
● neurological (Parkinson's)

3. How do people with disabilities use
the web?
Keep web accessibility in mind
http://youtu.be/yx7hdQqf8lE
A short film about three people with disabilities
talking about how they use the web.

4. Web components
● Base formats: Hyper Text Markup Language
(HTML), Cascading Style Sheets (CSS),
PDF, Flash
● Authoring tools: Content Management
Systems (CMS), code editors, blogs, wikis
● User agents: web browsers, media players,
assistive technologies, mobile devices
● Web content: text, images, media, code

5. iPad

6. Good or bad website design
Vision Australia
http://www.visionaustralia.org/
● tab order
● links style
● colours
● size
Canberra Dendy Cinema

7. Legal requirements
● Disability Discrimination Act 1992
● UN Convention on the Rights of Persons
with a Disability
● Equal Employment Opportunity Act 1987
● Occupational Health and Safety Act 1991
● Freedom of Information Act 1982
● Web Accessibility National Transition
Strategy

8. Social, business and financial
benefits of accessible web design
● equal opportunities
● older people
● people with low literacy or not fluent in the
language
● with low bandwidth, older technologies,
infrequent web users
● search engine optimisation
● web and mobile design together
● increased website use

9. References
Introduction to web accessibility
Web Accessibility National Transition Strategy
Webaim
Web content accessibility guidelines

10. Contact me
I look forward to hearing from you at
Email: bobby@bgpublishers.com.au
Mobile: 0418 27 17 47
Web: http://bgpublishers.com.au/
Address: Bobby Graham Publishers Pty Ltd
4 Bingle Street, ACT 2615 Australia
ABN 18 158 960 386