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Accessibility on the web has been an issue for over a decade, and it remains a crucial--but often overlooked--element of web design. Instructor Zoe Gillenwater explains the concept of accessibility as it applies to the web, and describes how it affects the audience. She also covers how to set up accessibility testing, and how to apply accessibility principles to new and existing sites using standards-compliant markup and CSS. Exercise files accompany the tutorials.

Course Web Accessibility Principles Author Zoe Gillenwater SKU ISBN Release Date 2007-10-16 Duration 6.10 hrs / 69 tutorials Work files Yes Price $ 49.95 Retail price $ 99.95 Language Tags

Introduction Welcome 01:03 Using the exercise files 00:57 1. Getting Started with Web Accessibility What does accessibility mean? 05:51 How does accessibility help your users? 03:30 Experiencing a website via a screen reader 05:46 How does accessibility help you and your clients? 03:09 Overview of Section 508 standards 05:51 Overview of WCAG standards 06:04 Understanding consistency and semantic markup 03:04 2. Setting Up an Accessibility Testing Environment Understanding screen readers and accessibility tools 06:12 Getting accessible browsers 05:41 Customizing Firefox for accessibility testing 05:53 Using custom accessibility toolbars 05:28 Using Fangs and the Color Contrast Analyzer 05:30 Accessibility tools to bookmark 05:53 Using automated accessibility checking tools 04:57 Setting up the JAWS screen reader on Windows 06:42 Using the VoiceOver screen reader on Mac OS X 05:52 Setting Dreamweaver accessibility preferences 02:23 3. Creating Accessible Page Layouts Avoiding tables for layout 03:30 Using CSS for layout 02:40 Creating a fixed-width layout 05:51 Creating an elastic layout 03:51 Creating a liquid layout 03:04 Customizing a liquid layout 07:16 4. Working with Text Specifying the language 03:43 Setting page titles 02:16 Setting headings and paragraphs 09:55 Styling headings 09:56 Hiding section headings from sighted users 06:41 Styling text for readability 06:41 Ensuring proper color contrast 06:36 Creating text emphasis 04:29 Indicating quotations 04:29 Creating basic lists 04:16 Styling lists 07:15

6. Working with Images Proper ALT text for navigation images 04:57 Proper ALT text for decorative images 05:19 Adding ALT text to an existing site 06:09 Adding ALT text to image maps 05:58 Describing complex graphics 05:32 7. Working with Tables Using tables for data 03:00 Creating header cells 04:05 Adding table captions and summaries 09:09 Styling tables 05:19 Applying header cells to complex tables 06:52 Adding id and headers attributes 05:36 8. Creating Forms Understanding form accessibility issues 03:07 Labeling form fields 06:09 Adding fieldsets and legends 04:42 Moving forms out of tables 03:44 Cleaning up a form's appearance 04:53 Aligning labels and fields using CSS 09:39 Indicating required fields 06:15 Dealing with CAPTCHA 03:38 9. Deprecated Accessibility Techniques The Text-Only technique 03:21 The Access Keys technique 02:35 The Tab Index technique 01:33 Conclusion Goodbye 00:18