Pepperio &... Pepperio & Accessibility
Accessible websites and Pepperio
On top of the usability that Pepperio employs to make your development more accessible, you can help ensure that your developed pages abide by a accessibility standards, by following some simple rules...
- Provide a text alternatives for any non-textual elements to your website. This ensures text included in flash and images can be accessible to visually impaired users.
- If your website uses multimedia such as video, make sure you have a caption and/or audio option synchronised with the video.
- Use appropriate logical design and colour scheming to maximise usability and visibility for users.
- Ensure all actions on a website are accessible via the keyboard, including forms with buttons and fields.
- Give all users enough time to read and make use of the information on a website.
- Ensure that your CSS code is compatible with a wide range of browsers, including Internet Explorer 6,7 and Firefox.
In addition to these common pointers, there are recognised guidelines for accessibility which your development should follow. Take a look at these links to learn more about web site accessibility:
- Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0: http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20/
- Accessibility Validator: http://www.ocawa.com/en/Home.htm
- Colour Blindness Validator: http://www.vischeck.com/vischeck/vischeckURL.php
- Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI):
- http://www.w3.org/WAI/guid-tech.html
- WCAG 1.0 Priority Guidelines
- http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG10/#priorities