Levelling the Road Ahead: Guidelines for the Creation of WWW Pages Accessible to Blind and Visually Handicapped Users.

Dixon, Judith M.

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Publication Date: 1996

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Levelling the Road Ahead: Guidelines for the Creation of WWW Pages Accessible to Blind and Visually Handicapped Users.

Dixon, Judith M.

Library Hi Tech, v14 n1 p65-68 1996

Suggests guidelines for creating World Wide Web sites that accommodate those using speech or braille aids. Hypertext Markup Language coding should provide (1) one-column format rather than side-by-side columns; (2) stand-alone hyperlinks; (3) "ALT=" attributes for image displays; (4) text alternatives to images or image maps as links or to graphically based file formats; and (5) forms. (BEW)

Descriptors: Braille, Computer Graphics, Electronic Text, Hypermedia, Internet, Low Vision Aids, Media Adaptation, Speech Synthesizers, Tactile Adaptation, Visual Impairments, World Wide Web

Publication Type: Guides - Non-Classroom; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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