What are some examples of the techniques and benefits of accessible web design?
• Providing text alternatives to visual content (e.g., ALT tags for images) benefits anyone who does not have immediate access to graphics. While this group includes individuals who are blind or have low vision, it also includes those sighted users who surf the Internet using text-based browsers such as Lynx. Text based browsers have a loyal following because they provide quick and efficient access to web content. Also, despite the increasing availability of high bandwidth access technologies, 80 percent of home Internet users still connect via a regular dial-up telephone line. Slow loading graphics can seriously impede dial-up users; in fact, many who use graphical browsers such as Internet Explorer often disable the display of graphics in their browser to decrease download times. Similarly, users of handheld computing devices often disable graphics in their browsers to facilitate quicker downloads, conserve memory, or ensure a better view in their device’s small browser window. There
