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Web Accessibility services and resources for producing web sites accessible to people with special needs.

 

How-To Techniques

A compendioum of external articles on coding techniques useful for creating accessible websites.

 

Relative Fonts

The trouble with using ems for font sizing
Good overview of the problem, some general solutions.
Using relative font sizes - Dive Into Accessibility
Issues and CSS hacks for relative (or rescalable) fonts.  A direct link to the chapter on Relative Fonts.
Relative Font Sizing
Example of CSS hack to standardize the font sizes across browsers.
A List Apart SIZE MATTERS Making CSS Keywords Work
Issues and CSS hacks for using keywords for relative fonts.

Hiding Text for Screenreaders

An accessible method of hiding HTML content
WebAIM: Adding accessible, invisible text that is read by screenreaders
Aural Text Class
A similar technique for accessible, invisible text

Tables

JAWS HTML Tables tutorial
The HTML Challenge
The Grouped Table

Flash

Macromedia - Accessibility in Flash applications
Creating Accessible Macromedia Flash Content

Javascript

Unobtrusive Javascript
JAWS Technical Support Tips for HTML
Reports-beyond_alt_text_20011213.pdf