Survey about accessibility

[Duncan]

Hi all, I was wondering how far everybody goes to make an
accessible website. If you are familiar with W3C's WIA
standards, do you go for Priority 1, 2, 3 or all three?

Some examples would be:

Do you use the font-size: smaller, larger, largest etc or
xxx% to define font sizes instead of px and pt?

Do you add in the <acronym> tag for acronyms?

Do you use alternative text for images and multimedia
content?

Do you use the <th> tag for table headers?

Do you avoid excessive use of images/animation on your
page as well as rapidly flashing content?

Do you avoid pop-up windows, or have adequate warning of
them?

I'm just developing a website for some personal use, but
want people with disabilities to be able to drop in as
well. If I ever scale it up, I would like to be able to
have a base set up already, and get some sort of personal
template/guidelines setup. Just curious as to how other
people operate and how far they go.

-Duncan

 

[Jerry]

Duncan,
I do not currently W3C's standards but I am thinking that
I would like to do that in the near future.
If you are just starting the site I can't think of a better time
to learn and follow W3C's guidelines.
Just my opinion.
Good Luck

 

[Duncan]

Those were my thoughts exactly, I think I need to start
writing a reference book for myself though. There is so
much stuff to remember, and especially as I'm trying to
do it in XHTML 1.1 with CSS2, I find myself always
looking up on www.w3schools.com which elements are
depreciated or not from HTML. Although, I think spending
my free time learning it properly (plenty of time, my
teachers are on strike) will benefit me a lot in the
future.