What steps should web developers follow when creating an accessible website?
• Know how users with disabilities interact with the web • Understand W3C current technical standards for markup (HTML/XHTML) and stylesheet (CSS) and apply these standards in your design. • http://www.w3.org/MarkUp/ • http://www.w3schools.com/css/ • Validate conformance with the WC3 technical standards by using tools such as the W3C’s HTML Validation Service and CSS Validation Service • Understand W3C Accessibility Standards for websites (http://www.w3.org/WAI/) • Build the site to be standards conformant (e.g. XHTML 1.0 strict and CSS) • Choose a standards-conformant accessible authoring tools like Dreamweaver or a CMS like Spearhead and use the standards support and accessibility features. • Examine pages using Graphical Browsers Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Netscape Navigator, Opera, and Safari. The following toolbars assist with evaluation: • AIS Toolbar for Internet Explorer, • WAVE Toolbar for Firefox, Internet Explorer, and Netscape Navigator, • Web Developer Extension f