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Re: guidelines for accessible HTML and CSS - these ok?

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From: Sandy
Date: Aug 23, 2011 5:06PM

Vincent - it does help. Thanks very much for taking the time to do this.

best regards,
Sandy


> One change could be:
>
> Was:
> The first item on every page is a *skip to content* link. This link
> takes you to an anchor set at the very top of the content — probably
> just above the |<h1>|
>
> Could be:
> The first item on every page has a *skip to main content* in-page link.
> This link takes you to an anchor set at the very top of the main content
> — probably just above the |<h1>|
>
> There seems to be some things missing. What level of compliance are you
> looking to achieve? If we are speaking strictly 508 you would surely
> want to include requirements for FRAMES and any other missing
> paragraph. If you are looking for WCAG compliance you would need to
> include requirements for document language and a host of others.
>
> You give a requirement for adding a label:
> Forms need labels |<label for="name">Name:</label>| |<input id="name"
> type="text" name="textfield" />
>
> |but you might want to point the developer to other label examples that
> make use of the TITLE attribute and/or FIELDSET.
>
> You've got a good start. Hope this helps.
>
>
> |
>
> |
> On Tue, Aug 23, 2011 at 12:01 PM, Sandy < <EMAIL REMOVED>
> <mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> >> wrote:
>
> hey all,
>
> I am getting ready to work with someone who is a very capable coder but
> not at all knowledgeable about accessibility. I have written some
> guidelines for the HTML and CSS and I hope you can find a little time to
> look them over and let me know what I've left out.
>
> http://sandyfeldman.com/resources/guidelines/
>
> thanks very much,
> Sandy