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What is accesssibility?
Making the availability of
an HTML page through an equivalent browser to a visually disabled person
is termed as accessibility. The equivalent browser is provided by
Assistive technologies
What are the benefits if I make my
site accessible?
The website can be viewed even by a visually
disabled user. Thus all the opportunities in different fields like
education, career, knowledge, entertainment etc. which are available to a
normal user will be also available to a visually disabled user.
How can I make my site accessible?
To make a
website accessible it first needs to decide on an organizational strategy
level. To change an existing huge site with hundreds of HTMLs is a
tiresome, tedious ,cumbersome task for sure.Our product eliminates the
laborious task of converting the HTMLs and automates the entire process
via a user friendly User Interface.
Who defines the rules
for accessibility?
The US govt. amended it’s Rehabilitation
Act in 1998 and the Section 508 was enacted to eliminate barriers in
information technology, to make available new opportunities for people
with disabilities, and to encourage development of technologies that will
help achieve these goals. Standards set up by the AccessBoard of Section
508 have been based on the guidelines developed by Web Accessibility
Initiative of the World Wide Web Consortium for priority 1 level
checkpoints. It also recommends a testing tool called Bobby.
Are there different degrees of Accessibility?
There are three levels of accessibility as defined by WAI
(etc,) that a website owner can achieve. Priority level I - Legal
Requirements for all Federal Agencies Priority level II - Legal
Requirements for all Federal Agencies Priority level III - Legal
Requirements for all Federal Agencies
Upto what level does
the tool make a page accessible?
The tool provides upto the
Priority level II of accessibility.
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