Improving online accessibility is becoming crucial in this day and age given rapid technological advancements and an ever-increasing reliance on the internet for accessing goods and services, as well as e-commerce. It is essential therefore that web and technology designers build accessibility into their websites and software so that access is not limited by disability. In order […]

For all user interface components (including but not limited to: form elements, links and components generated by scripts), the name and role can be programmatically determined; states, properties, and values that can be set by the user can be programmatically set; and notification of changes to these items is available to user agents, including assistive […]

For moving, blinking, scrolling, or auto-updating information, all of the following are true: (Level A) Moving, blinking, scrolling: For any moving, blinking or scrolling information that (1) starts automatically, (2) lasts more than five seconds, and (3) is presented in parallel with other content, there is a mechanism for the user to pause, stop, or […]

More than one way is available to locate a Web page within a set of Web pages except where the Web Page is the result of, or a step in, a process. (Level AA). Description A website may differ ranging a simple website of 4-5 pages to thousands of web pages. Searching for information on […]

Since December 11, 2008 W3C WCAG 2.0 (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) are widely used web accessibility standards. Covering almost all aspects of the web content these guidelines are adopted in many countries. Recently on October 15, 2012 W3C WCAG 2.0 is announced as as an ISO/IEC International Standard (ISO/IEC 40500:2012). The W3C (World Wide Web […]