Sunday, October 5, 2008

Web Accessibility

When I did my research on accessiblity I found that web developers and designers must keep in mind that they need to have a site that is understandable easy to navigate for users. Web developers also need to have their site accessible to people who have disabilites and people who do not have disabilities.
Also they need to take into consideration the color that they use on the site they need to have enough contrast. There are many people who have sight problems and who need to have colors that provide enough of hue difference.
Developers have not always taken into consideration people who have disabilities. I think that is being short sided on the developers part. I think that we need to use W3 schools for information to help us when we are developing web sites. Using only flash is creating problems for the screen readers. One thing developers could do is invite someone who has disability to visit the site and give you feedback on the site.

1 comment:

Dean said...

I kind of like the way that high contrast design looks. It can be a great way to enhance a design and make it pop. It doesn't have to be done in a way that is blatant and annoying. It can be subtle and still be effective.