456 Berea Street
17th Jan 2007, 05:45 am
Even those of us who work hard to build accessible websites make mistakes. Some of those mistakes directly affect the accessibility of the site, others may come back to haunt us down the line. In a two-part article (Seven Accessibility Mistakes (Part 1) (http://www.digital-web.com/articles/seven_accessibility_mistakes_part_1/), Seven Accessibility Mistakes (Part 2) (http://www.digital-web.com/articles/seven_accessibility_mistakes_part_2/)) published on Digital Web Magazine, Chris Heilmann explains some accessibility mistakes he has encountered and how Web developers can avoid them.
I recognise most of the mistakes from projects I have been involved in. Some of them are easier to avoid in future projects since it is mostly up to you and your development process. Others, however, have a lot to do with client demands and can be much harder to steer clear of.
The mistakes Chris mentions are (with my summary and comments added):
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I recognise most of the mistakes from projects I have been involved in. Some of them are easier to avoid in future projects since it is mostly up to you and your development process. Others, however, have a lot to do with client demands and can be much harder to steer clear of.
The mistakes Chris mentions are (with my summary and comments added):
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