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Layout Tables: Use tables for layout only when necessary
When tables are used for page layout, software that reads Web pages encounters table markup and attempts to interpret the page within a table context. ...
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Editorial Style
Editorial Style. Introduction · Break up text into segments: Web readers skim ... For improved screen reader access, use style sheets to indicate whether ...
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Page Layout: Provide navigation tools
Universal Usability: A universal design approach to web usability ... A number of navigation tools will work for different types of users and for different ...
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Layout Tables: Use simple layout tables
Figure 6.5: The online Wright Brothers exhibition from the National Air and Space Museum is designed using simple layout tables (outlined in red). ...
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Forms: Don’t auto-populate form fields with text
Don’t auto-populate form fields with text. Form input fields can be ... JavaScript can be used to automatically remove default text from a text input field. ...
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Universal Usability: A universal design approach to web usability
You’ll find the complete text and illustrations from the printed book here under ... Access by Design Online offers guidelines for universal usability, ...
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Links: Provide "you are here" orientation cues
Provide “you are here” orientation cues. Orientation is the first stage in wayfinding—the process of using information devices such as maps and signs to ...
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Links: Provide "you are here" orientation cues
A map without orientation cues requires that users attempt to identify their location on a map by looking for landmarks. For Web users, disorientation is a ...
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Fundamentals: Design for keyboard access
Fundamentals Design for keyboard access. One of the primary requirements for universal usability is keyboard accessibility. ...
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Forms: Design simple and clear forms
In general, good form design is a process of simplification and clarification. When designing a Web form, include only the essential elements, and make sure ...
