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From: Alan M. Dalton
Date: Jun 11, 2013 3:56AM

That’s interesting, Bevi. I’ve spent years working in web accessibility—on
the other side of the world to you—and I’ve heard most of those same
reasons!

One approach that I’ve found useful is a short explanation of how to make
websites more accessible:
http://accessibility.ie/MakeYourWebsitesMoreAccessible . In my experience,
designers, developers, content providers, and managers benefit from:
- a short, plain-English summary of what WCAG 2.0 says, and what it applies
to;
- a short explanation and exercise to teach people how to structure
information as they write it;
- a fuller, plain-English guide to what WCAG 2.0 says about making audio
and video information accessible;
- a note about planning a project to include time for checking and
improving accessibility;
- advice about regular web accessibility audits;
- a template for web accessibility statements;
- a mention of content management systems;
- a mention of staff training and style guides.

Regards,
Alan.

Alan Dalton
- Accessibility Development Advisor http://accessibility.ie
- Access Officer http://tinyurl.com/NdaAccessOfficer

National Disability Authority http://www.nda.ie
25 Clyde Road, Dublin 4, Ireland http://goo.gl/maps/gOjcj