Web Accessibility Resources
This page is provided as a link to articles on all aspects of accessible web development - design and evaluation. Keep checking back as we plan to regularly update this with new material. If there's a specific topic you'd like to see addressed, just get in touch!
Articles
We've classified our articles in different categories, so as to be useful to a wide range of readers - let us know how useful they are to you!
- Basic - an overview of a topic, aimed at people without in-depth technical knowledge.
- For Everyone - articles that are relevant to all Web authors and developers.
- Advanced - articles that are more technical or theoretical and so aimed at readers with advanced Web development skills.
- 6 November 2008 (updated from original 2006 article): Improving keyboard accessibility, Part 1: the essentials Three ways in which you can improve accessibility for people who can't use a mouse - benefitting people with mobility impairments and people with severe visual impairments.
- 28 July 2006: Web Page Linearisation - an introduction to how Web pages 'appear' to screen readers and text-only browsers.
- 5 June 2006: What is Web Content? You may be a Web developer without knowing it! An overview of the ways in which your work can end up on the Web and the responsibilities you have for ensuring its accessibility.
Links
Useful books and web sites - our list of places where you can find out more about accessibility.
You might also like to check out DMAG's collection of articles on web design.
For general information on designing Web sites, visit the University's Web Development site, which has many useful resources on Web design.