Coolfields Consulting Archive for the ‘Accessibility’ Category
Using Headings Properly
Published: Dec 17th, 2009 | 1 Comment
Within your web pages the correct use of headings is very important for two main reasons: 1) To signpost your content for your users, and 2) To help with search engine optimization (SEO).
Text for Screen Readers Only
Published: Dec 6th, 2009 | 2 Comments
Blind visitors to your site may well be using a screen reader, or a braille reader. There are a number of places on a web page where extra text would sometimes be useful for blind users to ensure that the full meaning of the content is apparent.
Accessibilty vs Usability
Published: Nov 30th, 2009 | No Comments
I thought it would be sensible to talk about the definitions of accessibility and usability as they relate to websites and web applications, since there still seems to be some confusion over the two concepts. It is important to note that they are not the same thing, but there is however an overlap between the two.
