Chapter 11
As with Chapter 1 and Chapter 2 this chapter does not have any
exercise code.
Since this chapter is about accessibility, usability and legal issues
that relate to websites a list of some useful resources is below (in no
particular order):
Accessibility
- GAWD - Guild of Accessible Web
Designers
- WebAIM - This is probably the
best known accessibility site on the web and they have an article on
Expression Web and Accessibility at
http://www.webaim.org/techniques/msew/
- Section508.gov - The official
website for complying with Section 508 with VPAT forms for getting your
website/products in the federal compliance database.
- Best online accessibility checker -
Cynthia Says, remember that no
automated checker can verify that your site is accessible but they can
still be useful.
- Start to
Web - free accessibility class, this is a self paced class that will
start you on the road to an accessible site.
- Building Accessible Websites - Joe Clark has a very readable book on
creating accessible websites. While I prefer the
printed version but it is also available to
read on the web
- Hard to read but useful is the W3C site on accessibility
Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)
Usability
- The best book on usability I've read is Stephen Krug's "Don't
Make Me Think" a quick short read I liked it well enough to buy
his second edition as well as his first. BTW, this is a book you can
read from cover to cover in a couple of hours, he practices what he
preaches.
- Jared Spool is probably the best known (though maybe Jacob
Neilson is better known) speaker on usability. Check Jared's company
site http://www.uie.com/ for more
information and his seminars if you are interested.
Legal
Note, this is not a comprehensive list - just a place to start.