TAILIEUCHUNG - Lecture E-commerce and e-business for managers - Chapter 14: Accessibility

Chapter 14 - Accessibility. The following will be discussed in this chapter: Web accessibility, web accessibility initiative, providing alternatives for multimedia content, accessibility in Microsoft Windows 2000, other accessibility tools. | Chapter 14, Accessibility Outline Introduction Web Accessibility Web Accessibility Initiative Providing Alternatives for Multimedia Content Readability Using Voice Synthesis and Recognition with Voice XML Accessibility in Microsoft Windows 2000 Tools for Visually-Impaired People Tools for Hearing-Impaired People Tools for Users Who Have Difficulty Using the Keyboard Microsoft Narrator Microsoft On-Screen Keyboard Accessibility Features in Microsoft Internet Explorer Other Accessibility Tools Introduction Persons with disabilities make up a significant portion of the population, and legal ramifications exist for Web sites that discriminate by not providing adequate and universal access to the site’s resources In this chapter, we explore: The Web Accessibility Initiative and its requirements Various laws regarding businesses and their availability to people with disabilities How some companies have developed their systems, products and services to meet the needs of this demographic Web Accessibility In 1999, a lawsuit was filed by the National Federation for the Blind (NFB) against AOL for not supplying access to its services to people with visual disabilities, a mandate of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 is dedicated to providing disabled individuals with the same opportunities as the general population Provides online educational opportunities for people with disabilities Web Accessibility Web Accessibility We Media home page. (Courtesy of We Media Inc.) Web Accessibility The Internet has also enabled disabled individuals to work in a vast array of new fields Prior to its advent, 25 percent of the 15 million Americans with disabilities found employment as a result of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Technologies such as voice activation, visual enhancers and auditory aids afford disabled individuals with more

• Thương mại điện tử
• E business for managers
• Thương mại điện tử
• Web accessibility
• Web accessibility initiative
• Microsoft Windows 2000
• Visually impaired people