Day 6# Learn about assistive technologies and share one you loved (hardware) • Assistive technology is any device, software, or equipment that helps people work around their challenges. • Some examples of assistive technology are text-to-speech and word prediction. • Assistive technology includes low-tech tools, too, like pencil grips. Sip-and-Puff Systems Sip-and-puff systems are used by students who have mobility challenges, such as paralysis and fine motor skill disabilities. These systems allow for control of a computer, mobile device, or some other technological application by the child moving the device with his or her mouth. Similar to a joystick, the child can move the controller in any direction and click on various navigational tools using either a sip or a puff. An on-screen keyboard allows the child to type using the same movements. Sip-and-puff systems are a type of switch device, which refers to the technology used to replace...
Day 5# 30 days of Accessibility testing Day#5 Read the 12 guidelines of Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.0.) Write a short post on one of them The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (known as WCAG 2.1) are an internationally recognized set of recommendations for improving web accessibility. They explain how to make digital services, websites, and apps accessible to everyone, including users with impairments to their: • vision - like severely sight impaired (blind), sight impaired (partially sighted) or color blind people • hearing - like people who are deaf or hard of hearing • mobility - like those who find it difficult to use a mouse or keyboard • thinking and understanding - like people with dyslexia, autism, or learning difficulties WCAG 2.0 is based on 4 design principles: • Perceivable - Information and user interface components must be presentable to users in ways they can perceive. • This means that users must be able to perceive the inform...
Day 22 # Why Semantic HTML is important? Because semantic HTML uses elements for their given purpose, it’s easier for both people and machines to read and understand it. Semantic elements = elements with meaning. A semantic element clearly describes its meaning to both the browser and the developer. Examples of non-semantic elements: <div> and <span> - Tells nothing about its content. Examples of semantic elements: <form> , <table> , and <article> - Clearly defines its content. Semantic markup is a way of writing and structuring your HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) so that it reinforces the semantics , or meaning, of the content rather than its appearance. In a broader sense, it means that your site architecture separates presentation from content ; essentially saying that HTML is used for structure, and CSS is used for the style of your web design. Semantics and ac...
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