<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>HTML.co.uk &#187; checker</title>
	<atom:link href="http://www.html.co.uk/tag/checker/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://www.html.co.uk</link>
	<description>Just another WordPress weblog</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 12:45:46 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<language>en</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0</generator>
		<item>
		<title>Creating Accessible HTML</title>
		<link>http://www.html.co.uk/99/creating-accessible-html.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.html.co.uk/99/creating-accessible-html.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 13:59:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HTML Tutorials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[alt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[checker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[code]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[html]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Image Maps]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[webpage]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.html.co.uk/?p=99</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As we all know that internet has been a boon for everybody on this planet and especially for those with some disabilities. But one most important thing to be kept in mind before the designing of the website is the accessibility.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="blogtext">As we all know that internet has been a boon for everybody on this planet and especially for those with some disabilities. But one most important thing to be kept in mind before the designing of the website is the accessibility. Accessibility in terms of website indicates the degree or the measure to which any particular website is usable especially by people with certain disabilities. The main key to accessibility is flexibility. Always remember that people might be using numerous varied technologies to view your web pages depending on the availability of resources.  <span id="more-99"></span></p>
<p class="blogtext">Availability of proper options and ease of use are the two basic premises of accessibility. A website which has been designed on these grounds will surely be fun and will have optimized loading time. One of the easiest and the simplest methods to check accessibility of your website is to run through an HTML checker. The primary function of the HTML checker is to check through your entire HTML code thoroughly and help you see where your HTML page is inaccessible and finally redisplaying that particular page with images as annotations. This HTML checker is designed to check for all kinds of accessibilities whether it is related to the browser compatibility or the disability access problems.</p>
<p class="blogtext">Always ensure of having a workable text option in your web page as this will allow the people with visual disabilities to access through your pages easily and conveniently. This implies that you should always make use of the ALT tag when ever dealing with graphics and also create alternatives to IMAGEMAPS. And also remember to always give textual description of your graphics as this will prove to be quite important for your web page. The use of font tag with some hard coded values should be avoided especially for visually impaired people. The background should be kept monochromal or lighten the color of the background. Try to keep your website simple and easy by using textual listing of options and avoiding the use of hierarchical menus as far as possible.</p>
<p class="blogtext">The next important factor that comes into picture is the economic accessibility. Everybody cannot of the option of similar bandwidth or internet accessibility options. A website should be such that it should be designed kept in mind the slowest operating system, Lynx terminal thereby using the ALT tag and the textual version of imagemaps. The image and sound files should always be an optional part of the HTML code and not the necessary requirement. Always remember the website should be accessible by people from all walks of life. The vocabulary and the choice of appropriate and easy to understand words is very important. It is always possible to make the entire text and the subject understandable and clear without actually using 20 subjunctive clauses and 8 syllable words. Always make the text easier, simpler and comprehend.</p>
<p class="blogtext">Always remember that your HTML can be made accessible simply by keeping it simple by using clean and easy language. The webpage should support the slowest operating system i.e. Lynx friendly and relative font sizes should be used. The use of ALT tag and hyperlinked text for images and graphics description is always advisable.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://www.html.co.uk/99/creating-accessible-html.html/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
	</channel>
</rss>

