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The power of the Web lies in the fact that anyone and everyone can access it, and this should also extend to users with disabilities. Accessibility is about making websites accessible to those with aural, visual, or physical disabilities, or rather, constructing websites that dont exclude these people from accessing the content or services provided. This isn& 8217;t difficult to accomplish and doesn& 8217;t require anything more than your normal tool set-HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Flash, or whatever else. All you need to do is use these tools in the left way, and bear in mind the guidelines that exist to help you keep your websites accessible and the laws that enforce web accessibility around the world. This book gives you all you need to know about web accessibility, whether you are a web designer or developer who wants your sites to be accessible, or a business manager who wants to learn what impact the web accessibility laws have on your websites. After an overview of the accessibility law and guidelines, and a discussion about accessibility and its implementation in the enterprise, the book goes on to show how to implement accessible websites using a combination of concise references and easy-to-follow examples, covering:

• Understanding assistive technologies
• Creating accessible content using XHTML, JavaScript, CSS, Flash, and PDFs
• Testing against WCAG (including 2.0) and Section 508
• Retrofitting inaccessible sites where necessary

The book concludes with an in-depth analysis of accessibility law around the world. If youre concerned about the legal and moral implications of web accessibility, then this book is perfect for you. It is written by some of the world& 8217;s experts on accessibility, leaving you in good hands. Summary of Contents:

• PART 1: THE IMPACT OF WEB ACCESSIBILITY
  • Chapter 1: Understanding Web Accessibility
  • Chapter 2: Overview of Law and Guidelines
  • Chapter 3: Implementing Accessibility in the Enterprise
• PART 2: IMPLEMENTING ACCESSIBLE WEBSITES
  • Chapter 4: Overview of Accessible Technologies
  • Chapter 5: Assistive Technology: Screen Readers and Browsers
  • Chapter 6: Accessible Content
  • Chapter 7: Accessible Navigation
  • Chapter 8: Accessible Data Input
  • Chapter 9: CSS for Accessible Web Pages
  • Chapter 10: Accessible JavaScript
  • Chapter 11: Accessible Flash
  • Chapter 12: PDF Accessibility
  • Chapter 13: Accessibility Testing
  • Chapter 14: Introduction to WCAG 2.0
  • Chapter 15: Retrofitting Case Study: Redesign of a University Website
• PART 3: ACCESSIBILITY LAW AND POLICY
  • Chapter 16: U.S. Web Accessibility Law in Depth
  • Chapter 17: Worldwide Accessibility Laws and Policies
  • Appendix A: Glossary of Terms
  • Appendix B: Guide to the Section 508 Standards for Electronic and Information Technology
  • Appendix C: Overview of PAS 78 Guide to Good Practice in Commissioning Accessible Websites

About the Author

Jim received his PhD from the University of Michigan in 1963, one of the first PhD& 8217;s in Computer Science. Together with his thesis advisor, Dr. Jesse Wright, Jim then joined the Mathematical Sciences Department, IBM Research, in New York.

His research was in the area of mathematical computer science, automata theory, and data abstraction. Jim began moving away from the abstract and toward the practical when he and Dr. Wright, who is blind, began working on access to the Personal Computer for people who are blind. He developed one of the first screen readers for DOS which, in 1986, became IBM Screen Reader (and the phrase later became generic). After that he led the development of IBM Screen Reader/2 for OS/2 which was the first screen reader for the graphical user interface on the PC (1991).

In 1996 Jim left his Research post to join the IBM Accessibility left (formerly IBM Special Needs Systems which produced Screen Reader, Home page Reader and other assistive technology) in Austin. He served as Vice-chair of the Electronic and Information Technology Access Advisory Committee (EITAAC) which was impaneled by the Access Board to propose standards for Section 508; he chaired the sub-committee on Software Standards.

Jim led the effort to establish the IBM accessibility guidelines specifically for use by IBM& 8217;s development community. He wrote the course on Web Accessibility for Section 508 for ITTATC, the Information Technology Technical Assistance and Training left, which was funded to support Section 508.

Andrew serves as the cross-product Accessibility Engineer for Adobe Systems. Prior to joining Adobe, Andrew was Principal Accessibility Engineer at Macromedia, and Director of Technology at the National left for Accessible Media (NCAM) at WGBH in Boston, with a focus on accessibility consulting for corporate clients including America Online, Yahoo!, BT, Apple, and Macromedia. In addition to activities with corporate clients at NCAM, Andrew managed projects focused on web and interactive media accessibility, and was the product manager for MAGpie (NCAM& 8217;s software for creating captions and audio descriptions) and developer of STEP (NCAM& 8217;s Simple Tool for [Accessibility] Error Prioritization). The Honorable Mark Urban is Chairman of the North Carolina Governor& 8217;s Advocacy Council for Persons with Disabilities. He is a member and past Chair of the Board of Directors for the International left for Disability Resources on the Internet ( Buy It at Lowest Price on Amazon

), and a member and past Vice Chairman of the International Committee for Information Technology Standards, V2 (IT Access Interfaces). He was chief executive of a municipality during the implementation of the Americans with Disabilities Act, and a reservist in the United States Navy. He is an experienced technical architect and IT policy developer. Mark currently does project management and consulting on accessibility and related IT and disability matters with federal, state, and local agencies and the businesses that supply them. Bruce Lawson is a member of the Web Standards Project\& 8217;s Accessibility Task Force. He was brand manager for \& 8221;glasshaus,\& 8221; which published many books on usable and accessible client-side development, including the first edition of this book, something he had an instrumental role in. He has also been invited by the Disability Rights Commission and the British Standards Institute to be on the review panel for the proposed British Accessibility Standard.

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