Elizabeth Galle tweeted a request today for accessibility references that a team of not-necessarily tech savvy people would get some use out of. Twitter responded with some great links almost immediately, and I wanted to collect those replies here in one place to serve as a starting point for any others with similar needs.
The tweet that started it off:
I need to brief team on what accessibility is and how we can improve our sites.Can you recommend any references for non-tech people?
— Elizabeth Galle (@drinkerthinker) October 20, 2011
@Tawreh makes an excellent point that web accessibility can be likened to a book, and that you should give your readers a sense of “I know where things are” immediately rather than trying to reinvent the wheel and inevitably confusing them (or frustrating them to the point that they just give up).
@drinkerthinker compare it to a book: you know where to find things in a book, you want to have the same experience with a website
— Sophie S-K (@Tawreh) October 20, 2011
@drinkerthinker like with a book, you know the contents are at the front, the page numbers tell you where you are, and so on ?
— Sophie S-K (@Tawreh) October 20, 2011
Others presented links to basic guidelines from the W3C and WebAIM groups, the authoritative sources for web usability and accessibility. Continue reading “Round-up: Accessibility References for Non-Tech People”