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A collection of Articles, Tutorials and guidlelines for developing accessible web sites.

We have written on numerous topics related to Accessible web development and related technologies. we're proud that many of these articles have gone onto be referenced in other works and on other sites.

We will continue to add Articles to this site on topics of relevance and interest to the Web Accessibility Community. Contributions from other authors are invited; as well, if you have a comment or question to make about any of these articles please do not heistitate to Contact Us

Available Articles

• Access + Key Still Equals Accesskey
  This article is a re-print of an Official Comment made to the Editors of the XHTML 2 Draft Recommendation. It is presented here in a more open form to hopefully stimulate discussion and debate.
• Accountability in Accessibility Testing
  While Accessibility Testing tools exist, all too often the testing process is incomplete, and many pages which claim conformance to a declared standard fail.
• An Introduction to P3P - The Platform for Privacy Preferences
  P3P (The Platform for Privacy Preferences) creates the framework for standardized, machine-readable privacy policies, and consumer products that read these policies.
• Demonstration of the LONGDESC attribute and the 'd' link
  When images are provided to illustrate complex ideas, the same information MUST also be provided in an accessible form.
• Determining Readability
  One area of accessibility often overlooked is the readability of the content of your web pages.
• The Firefox browser and JAWS - at last!
  Our favorite browser finally bites. First off, let''s be very clear. We like Firefox. A lot! But up until now, it lacked the teeth required for users in the visually impaired community.
• Relative Sizing and Images
  Few people realize that with today's modern browsers, relative sizing can in fact be added to images as well as text elements on your web page.
• The Importance of Code Validation
  Authoring to standards allows developers a level of assurance that what they are posting to the web will be accessible not only to the popular browser of the day, but to any standards compliant user agent in the marketplace.
• Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics
  With the emergance of Standards based Unicode font support in modern browsers, web developers can create content for specialized groups of individuals, including Canada's Northern Aboriginal peoples.
• Understanding Cookies
  Some Web sites store information in a small text file on your computer. This file is called a cookie.
• Using Accesskeys - Is it worth it?
  The HTML4 feature known as ACCESSKEY is a navigational enhancement that allows you to jump to an active element (such as a form control or a link) on a page with a single keystroke - but is it worth it?

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