| Understanding
Accessibility - Printed Copy
Product Details
About the Author
Robert B. Yonaitis is the founder of Hiawatha Island
Software Company (HiSoftware). Mr. Yonaitis' role at HiSoftware
involves technology direction, product architecture, partner
development, and standards development.
Mr. Yonaitis has been a member of the software and technology
community for over 15 Years. He has served in technology
leadership roles and participated in community education efforts
as well as being an author of multiple titles focused on the
areas of the Internet, Content Publishing and Content
Management.
While with HiSoftware, Mr. Yonaitis has authored three books
relating to Internet content and technology:
- The Elements of WebSite Promotion - 2000
ISBN: 1-930616-00-7
- Understanding Internet Traffic - 2001
ISBN: 1-930616-02-3
- Understanding Accessibility - 2002
ISBN - 1-930616-03-1
Book Description
Understanding Accessibility: A Guide to Achieving Compliance on
Web Sites and Intranets is designed to be a complete guide to
creating Web sites that achieve compliance with U.S. federal
standards for accessible Web content, outlined in the
Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1998, Section 508, Subpart B,
§1194.22. Additionally, this guide can assist you in ensuring
that your Web-based documents comply with World Wide Web, or
W3CŪ WCAG 1.0 , accessibility guidelines. This book includes a
CD-Rom which includes a FULLY licensed version of the award
winning software "AccVerify Cynthia Says Edition." AccVerify
Cynthia Says, endorsed by the American Council of the Blind,
provides a comprehensive solution for testing Web sites for
accessibility and content quality compliance. The CD also
includes the e-book version of "Understanding Accessibility."
In this book you will find:
- Comprehensive information on accessibility guidelines
- Advice and guidance on how to achieve compliance
- Easy-to-follow instructions that will help you build
accessible Web content
- A comprehensive reference on the HTML coding for
creating accessible sites
- Case Studies for Dynamics and Static Web sites
- Comparisons between W3C and US Federal Standards
- Useful information to help you select accessibility
audit software.
- Information on managing accessibility testing (Quality
Assurance)
- Guidance in acquiring software based on software
accessibility requirements.
This book is for Web Authors, Project Managers and basically
any individual or team that is faced with the challenge of
creating an accessible Web site or retrofitting a Web site to
make it accessible. If you are new to accessibility we suggest
you start at the beginning and read the entire book. If you are
tasked with repairing sites that are not accessible, this book
will serve as a reference and guide. If you review sites for
accessibility this book will help you to select tools and
understand accessibility requirements. |
