Accessibility is Key.

This week allowed me to use what I read about accessibility and put it in to practice by evaluating a school's website. I found that to determine if a website is accessible, it is important to make sure the website is perceivable, operable, understandable, and robust (Web Design in a Nutshell). Also, I used the checklist provided in the readings by W3C to help me determine if the website I analyzed was accessible.

The website that I evaluated was able to be opened on several different browsers, and handheld devices. It also was able to be magnified and still easily read. Also, the pictures were good quality when magnified. The website also did a very good job of grouping related links together, and providing links to go to the top of the page. The "Home" button was also accessible from every page of the website, and it was the first link on the website.

The main problems that I encountered as far as accessibility of the school's website were the school not providing titles for their pictures, using different color texts and not making them available without color, and providing crowded/long text in some places. All of these issues seem to be pretty simple to fix. I plan on using what I learned about the importance of accessibility in the readings this week and apply them to any website I create in the future.