Dear Listmembers (and especially Web site developers)
Want to know if your web pages are fully accessible to people with
disabilities?
The Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST) provides free web-based
analysis of accessibility through it's BOBBY program. It will check and
rate web pages based on the following criteria based on the World Wide
Web Consortium's (W3C) Web Content Accessibility
Guidelines.
For example, to become Bobby approved, a Web site must:
- provide text equivalents for all non-text elements (i.e., images,
animations, audio, video)
- provide summaries of graphs and charts ensure that all information
conveyed with color is also available without color.
- clearly identify changes in the natural language of a document's text
and any text equivalents (e.g., captions) of non-text content
- organize content logically and clearly.
- provide alternative content for features (e.g., applets or plug-ins)
that may not be supported
Bobby also analyzes web pages for compatibility with various browsers.
When a web site receives a Bobby Approved rating, you are entitled to
use a Bobby Approved icon on your site.
"CAST offers Bobby as a free public service in order to further its
mission to expand opportunities for people with disabilities through the
innovative uses of computer technology."
For more information see:
http://www.cast.org/bobby/
Linda Herman
