NETWORK WORLD NEWSLETTER: STEVE BLASS WITH ASK THE EXPERTS 08/16/04 Today's focus: Making Web sites really accessible
Dear [EMAIL PROTECTED], In this issue: * Dr. Internet columnist Steve Blass helps a reader find ��information on Web-accessibility guidelines and Section 508 ��standards * Links related to Ask the Experts * Featured reader resource _______________________________________________________________ This newsletter is sponsored by Oracle An Economist Intelligence Unit White Paper: From Grid to Great? Grid computing is breaking out. Familiar mostly to academics, government groups, and scientific researchers, this technology that links together the power of diverse computers to create powerful, fast and flexible systems is beginning to catch on in the corporate world. 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Where can we find information on the standards, and are there automated tools for evaluating and updating pages and sites for accessibility? The World Wide Web Consortium's Web Accessibility Guidelines are at <http://www.w3.org/WAI>. Information on federal Section 508 standards is available at <http://www.section508.gov/>. The Web Accessibility in Mind site ( <http://www.webaim.org/> ) provides links to free and commercial evaluation and repair tools. The site lists several online page-evaluation services and has as an accessibility toolbar download for Internet Explorer from the Australian National Information and Library Service, plus several commercial products and services for ensuring Web site accessibility. Most of the free evaluation tools produce a report that describes the problems with your current page and provides recommendations for repairing it. Automated page revision and large-scale accessibility-compliance project-management features are found among the commercial products. For example, Dreamweaver MX includes Lift from Useablenet.com. To check a page for compliance in Dreamweaver, choose Reports from the Site menu, check the Accessibility box and click Run to generate a report. _______________________________________________________________ To contact: Steve Blass Blass is a network architect at [EMAIL PROTECTED] in Houston. He can be reached at <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. _______________________________________________________________ This newsletter is sponsored by Oracle An Economist Intelligence Unit White Paper: From Grid to Great? Grid computing is breaking out. Familiar mostly to academics, government groups, and scientific researchers, this technology that links together the power of diverse computers to create powerful, fast and flexible systems is beginning to catch on in the corporate world. 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