These are links to articles and messages posted in Accessibleweb Yahoo Group by PWAG members regarding web design and self-help about accessibility. [sb_child_list] Share this:
Web Accessibility Tips
Here is a collection of web accessibility tips which will be useful in complying with the recommendations set by PWAG’s Web Design Accessibility Recommendations. Feel free to click on each link. [sb_child_list] Share this:
Tip #9 – How to Write a Good Alt Text – Jojo Esposa Jr.
One if not the “a must” thing anyone learns in designing accessible websites is putting an ALT attribute on images. The Manila ICT Design Recommendations states that we need to “Attach ALT (alternative) text to graphic images so that assistive computer technology such as screen readers can reach the content”. After reading a few articles about web accessibility and from […]
Tip #7 – Color Contrasts – Jojo Esposa Jr.
In designing websites, one must also consider its color combination. Colors make up the aesthetics aspect of web designing. Beautiful, matching and colorful designs make an attractive and eye-catching website. However, a person with visual impairment would find it very difficult to read the content of a website if the text cannot be read clearly because it somewhat blends with […]
Tip #8 – Basic Accessibility Statement Contents – Jojo Esposa Jr.
Those who crafted the “Manila ICT Design Recommendations” for which our Web Design Accessibility Recommendation is based, made Accessibility Statement as their utmost priority. In fact, this recommendation is number one among the list. So probably they considered this very important. I definitely agree with them. Here’s why. What is an Accessibility Statement? Sometimes called an “Access Instruction Page”, an […]
Similar Court Actions Taken by Other Countries – Written by Ms. Mel Pedley
>Did they already make amendments to the Americans with Disabilities Act? Not to the Act itself. What happened was that a judge finally decided that shops and services, as defined in ADA, were not limited to physical premises but could be extended to electronic services and online shops. Very often it is not a law itself that determines what cases […]
Can we be sued if we don’t make our web site accessible? – written by Jojo Esposa Jr.
Web accessibility is for any person using the Internet. These persons may or may not be physically handicapped. According to Republic Act No. 7277 otherwise known as the “Magna Carta for the Disabled Persons”, a disabled person is defined as those “suffering from restriction or different abilities, as a result of a mental, physical or sensory impairment, to perform an […]
UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Overview – Shared by Ms. Carmen Zubiaga
Please find the speech of Ms. Venus Ilagan on the brief overview of CRPD delivered during the Philippine Celebration of entry into force of CRPD last May 12, 2008. Its good for us to understand the nature of CRPD as an important document for PWD advocates of policies, laws and efficient service delivery for PWD sector. BRIEF OVERVIEW: THE CONVENTION […]