August 2008

media

Today the web is beyond text. We find content in the form of audio, video and animation. This section will cover articles related to making media accessible to all.

Acknowledging the Elephant in the Room - Moving Toward Media Accessibility

Accessibility evangelists have long touted the ease with which inaccessible online content may be made accessible - merely convert your nasty, table-based Web site to spanking clean HTML and CSS, sprinkle on a few skip links, and you were home scot free. The argument was a compelling one - multiple groups of impaired people (screen reader, keyboard and assistive technology device users) benefit from these technical fixes. It makes for an elegant and easily-digested business case and moreover, can be carried out relatively cheaply. Read more on Acknowledging the Elephant in the Room - Moving Toward Media Accessibility..

Assistive Technology Corner

Did you know?

  • As per World Health Organization (WHO), there are 600 million people with disabilities in the world. Almost 10 per cent of the world's population is disabled.
  • India has signed the UN Convention on Rights of People with Disabilities.

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