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Accessibility Issues

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The Disabilities Discrimination Act (DDA, 1995) and the Special Educational Needs and Disability Act (SENDA, 2002) state that discrimination due to disability is unlawful, reasonable adjustment should be made and such adjustments should be anticipatory. Web sites therefore need to be accessible and the W3C have established guidelines:

http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG10/

Creating web pages with accessibility in mind from the outset is more effective than retrospectively attempting to fix bad web pages.

Abstract

These guidelines explain how to make Web content accessible to people with disabilities. The guidelines are intended for all Web content developers (page authors and site designers) and for developers of authoring tools. The primary goal of these guidelines is to promote accessibility. However, following them will also make Web content more available to all users, whatever user agent they are using (e.g., desktop browser, voice browser, mobile phone, automobile-based personal computer, etc.) or constraints they may be operating under (e.g., noisy surroundings, under- or over-illuminated rooms, in a hands-free environment, etc.). Following these guidelines will also help people find information on the Web more quickly. These guidelines do not discourage content developers from using images, video, etc., but rather explain how to make multimedia content more accessible to a wide audience.