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Message from Dean - May 8th 2007
I am currently testing out a new version of the APF Bridge Component - If you notice any errors within this demo store please drop me a line.
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 005
EAN: 9781847194084
ISBN: 1847194087
Label: Packt Publishing
Manufacturer: Packt Publishing
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 156
Publication Date: October 31, 2007
Publisher: Packt Publishing
Release Date: October 31, 2007
Studio: Packt Publishing
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A quick guide to creating accessible websites with Joomla!
- Understand what accessibility really means and why it's important
- Ensure that content editors and writers publish accessible articles
- Create accessible Joomla! Templates
- Understand Assistive Technology (AT) and the needs of people with disabilities
In Detail
Understanding how to create accessible websites is an essential skill these days . You may even be obliged by law to create websites that are usable by the widest audience, including people with a range of disabilities.
This book looks at what accessibility is and the various reasons, such as legislative or legal, as to why you really need to understand accessibility and then create websites that can be used by everyone.
This book therefore examines the diverse range of user requirements that need to be considered for humans to successfully use web technologies.
If you have no experience of being around, or working with, people with disabilities then it can be very difficult to successfully design user interfaces that cover their needs. This book will show you how you can both understand some of the various needs of people with disabilities and the technology they use to interact with computers and the Web.
What you will learn from this book?
- Get under the hood with Joomla! and learn how to modify Joomla! HTML output in order to make more accessible websites.
- Understand how to use WYSIWYG editors like TinyMCE and XStandard to create accessible content.
- Create accessible Joomla! templates.
- Understand some of the most popular assistive technologies (AT) and how they work.
- Gain a deeper understanding of some different disabilities.
- Get an overview of the legal requirement to be accessible.
- Gain some very practical guidance based on the authors' years of practical experience working as a web developer and with people with disabilities.
Approach
This is a practical book that contains many step-by-step examples for the reader to get their teeth into. Primarily, the book is designed to help the reader gain a deeper understanding of Joomla! and accessibility, but it can also be read as an introduction to assistive technology, disability, and the diversity of user requirements.
The book also attempts to de-mystify accessibility and take it off the theoretical platform and firmly root it in the real world with tangible benefits for users of Joomla!.
Who this book is written for?
This book is a guide to any Joomla! user who wants to make their sites more accessible and the author does assume that you have a basic working knowledge of Joomla!. You don't need to know anything about accessibility -- the author tells you all that you need to know to make your Joomla! sites accessible to the widest audience.
While some design skills and technical knowledge of HTML, CSS and PHP will be very useful you will still benefit from reading this book if you wish to understand more about assistive technology and the needs of people with disabilities. The book is distilled from years of hands on experience that the author has as a web developer and also working with people with disabilities.
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