Kurtz Digital Strategy
High Impact Marketing and Communication
Does your website need to be accessible? Disabilities rights advocates say the answer is yes, but the actual requirements are less clear. Federal websites have had a mandate to make sites accessible for some time now. Most state and local government sites have complied as well. When I worked at Fairfax schools, making the websites… Read More
While only certain websites are required by law to be accessible for persons with disabilities, it is generally acknowledged to be a best practice to build accessibility into all websites. There is a great, free tool that allows web developers to check accessibility: WAVE. WAVE is developed and made available as a free community service… Read More
In October 2009, WebAIM conducted a survey of preferences of screen reader users. 665 valid responses to the screen reader user survey. This data is extremely interesting if you are concerned about accessibility of your website. Users of screen readers identified the following as the most problematic items at websites. In order of importance (most… Read More