Web 1.3 Some Concepts of Validation and Accessibility

1.3.1 Accessibility - Human Factors to Consider in Web Design

Goals

• learn what a web accessibility professional does
• Understand how disabilities relate to the web
• Introduce the four principles of accessible interface design

1/5 people have a disability

visual disabilities

hearing disabilities

motor disaster

cognitive disaster

more statics

opportunities for disabled

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Review

• Designing with accessibility in mind is the right thing to do for many reasons
• Adhering to standards (not flashy, cool effects) is key
• Pay special attention to the semantics behind the HTML5 tags

go to http://wave.webaim.org/ enter the URL, then select "no styles" option. See how much it is harder to perceive the contents.

1.3.2 Validating your code

three approaches to syntax

• validate by URI
• validate by Filename
• validate by Direct Input

https://validator.w3.org/

don't freak out

• starts at the top
• search for forum

accessibility validation

http://wave.webaim.org/

1.3.3 Hosting your site

two things needed

• domain name
• hosting company

domain

multiple years

hosting

need a registered IP address connecting to your domain name

1.3.4 cPanel

public_html folder

viewable to the public

change permissions

user | group | world
upload related files and notice the spelling of filename

working locally

• changes are immediately public
• less opportunity to test and debug

cron jobs

1.3.5 Using Secure File Transfer Protocol (FTP)

SFTP / FTP
only Public_html file folders
keep online and offline files constant

Review

You can upload your files many ways.(C-panel, Filezilla)
Make sure you know your login information

1.3.6 Final project