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Web Accessibility Principles Training DVD

Learn how to take your skills to the next level. This Web Accessibility Principles training DVD is the ultimate in comprehensive learning for the discerning professional.

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Introduction

Welcome Demo
Using the exercise files

1. Getting Started with Web Accessibility

What does accessibility mean? Demo
How does accessibility help your users? Demo
Experiencing a website via a screen reader Demo
How does accessibility help you and your clients? Demo
Overview of Section 508 standards Demo
Overview of WCAG standards Demo
Understanding consistency and semantic markup Demo

2. Setting Up an Accessibility Testing Environment

Understanding screen readers and accessibility tools Demo
Getting accessible browsers Demo
Customizing Firefox for accessibility testing Demo
Using custom accessibility toolbars
Using Fangs and the Color Contrast Analyzer
Accessibility tools to bookmark
Using automated accessibility checking tools
Setting up the JAWS screen reader on Windows
Using the VoiceOver screen reader on Mac OS X
Setting Dreamweaver accessibility preferences

3. Creating Accessible Page Layouts

Avoiding tables for layout
Using CSS for layout
Creating a fixed-width layout
Creating an elastic layout
Creating a liquid layout
Customizing a liquid layout

4. Working with Text

Specifying the language
Setting page titles
Setting headings and paragraphs
Styling headings
Hiding section headings from sighted users
Styling text for readability
Ensuring proper color contrast
Creating text emphasis
Indicating quotations
Creating basic lists
Styling lists

5. Creating Navigation

Using lists for navigation
Creating a horizontal navigation bar
Creating a vertical navigation bar
Adding skip navigation links
Hiding skip navigation links
Proper link text and title attributes
Opening new windows
Accessibility limitations of fly-out menus
Creating an accessible fly-out menu

6. Working with Images

Proper ALT text for navigation images
Proper ALT text for decorative images
Adding ALT text to an existing site
Adding ALT text to image maps
Describing complex graphics

7. Working with Tables

Using tables for data
Creating header cells
Adding table captions and summaries
Styling tables
Applying header cells to complex tables
Adding id and headers attributes

8. Creating Forms

Understanding form accessibility issues
Labeling form fields
Adding fieldsets and legends
Moving forms out of tables
Cleaning up a form's appearance
Aligning labels and fields using CSS
Indicating required fields
Dealing with CAPTCHA

9. Deprecated Accessibility Techniques

The Text-Only technique
The Access Keys technique
The Tab Index technique

Conclusion

Goodbye

Web Accessibility Principles Info

Title Information.

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.. Close »

Instructor : Zoe Gillenwater

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Publisher:

lynda.com, Inc.

Duration:

6.25 hours - 68 lessons

Platform:

PC or Mac

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Price:

$49.95

£34.57

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