Podcast 61: Accessibility Statements

Download Web Axe Episode 61 (Accessibility Statements)

News

• Donate to Web Axe! Button in sidebar. Looking to purchase Dragon Naturally Speaking
• Ross merged his company, moved offices, ingenexdigital.com
• Refresh Detroit/MIUPA meeting on Jan 30
• DOCTYPE broken (A List Apart)
• Learning from Screen Readers (WebAIM)
• February Milestone On Road To Web Access Guidelines
• Introducing WAVE 4.0

Listener’s Comments

• Free web site accessibility checkers
• Added: Web Accessibility Evaluation Tools List by W3C WAI
• Accessible WordPress templates; try Mike Cherim’s Seabeast WordPress template

Main Segment Topics

• What is an accessibility statement?
• Should an accessibility statement be on my web site?
• Where should I provide links to the accessibility statement?
• What should be included in the accessibility statement?
  • A brief description of the policy.
  • How to report failures on the site.
  • Details of the functions built-in to the site.
  • Information on browser options.
  • The standards used in the building of the site.
  • The verification processes used.
  • Links to further information.

Related Links

• Added: Accessibility Information Pages Show Commitment to all Site Users – Law Office of Lainey Feingold
• Accessibility Statement – What it should include
• Making the most of the footer
• Writing a good accessibility statement.php
• Just Say No