| For... | WebSites | Work Stations | Kiosks |
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| Everyone |
- Judicious Use of colors, fonts, and graphics
- Consistent layout
- "No Frames" compatibility
- Viewable with ANY browser
- Use evaluation tools and text-only browsers to verify accessibility
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- "More time" feature
- Headphones
- Easy to use documentations
- On-line context-sensitive assistance
- Adjustable volume
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- Same as Work Stations, plus
- No external Keyboard
- Large, well-spaced touch-points
- Adjustable volume
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| People who are visually impaired or blind |
- Descriptive text attributes (alt, longdesc, title, map, etc.) for images, links, graphs, charts, tables, maps
- Audio describe videos
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- Speech/audio and refreshable braille output
- Consistent screen layout
- User-controlled colors, contrast and character size
- Customizable cursor
- Large-type and/or braille key caps
- Infra-red port for special devices
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- Same as Work Stations, plus
- One-button activation
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| People who have hearing loss |
Text or visual cues for all auditory information (voice, sounds, etc.)
- Caption all videos
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- Text or visual cues for all auditory information, including alerts
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- Text or visual cues for all auditory information, including alerts
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| People who have motor impairments |
- Easily navigable (menu bar on each page, limit the number of clicks needed to navigate through the site, etc.)
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- Adjustable table height, reachable keyboard and mouse
- Assistive devices (alternate keyboards, mouse, trackballs, etc.)
- User-controlled keyboard access interface (built into Macs and Windows95; add-ons for Win3.x and DOS
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- Allows approach and use by people in wheelchairs
- Adjustable screen (height and tilt)
- Reachable activation switch or button
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| Useful websites |
Web Design Group
W3C HTML Validation Service
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Abledata
Trace Research Center
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Trace Research Center
Trace Research Center
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