[nabs-l] How do I know or Check if Websites are Accessible With Screen Readers, and how do I make a Website Accessible in order to work with Them?

[Mikayla Gephart]

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> On Aug 5, 2014, at 2:37 PM, "Bill K. Dengler via nabs-l" <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Bill
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> From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Helga via nabs-l
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> Subject: [nabs-l] How do I know or Check if Websites are Accessible With Screen Readers, and how do I make a Website Accessible in order to work with Them?
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>    Hi everyone! How are you all? I just wanted to ask you, how do I know or check if a website is accessible with an Screen reader? For instance, JAWS, NVDA, Windows Eyes, and many others!
> Try it. Do all controls read properly? Can they be focused with the screen reader? Activated?
> If the site contains dynamic content, is it read out properly?
> Are images properly labeled?
> Do things like meta refresh, etc make it difficult to focus controls with a keyboard?
> Does the site have loud, auto-playing sound that could play over the screen reader making it hard for the user to hear the screen reader well enough to stop the sound?
> And if it is not, how can I make it accessible in order to work with them?
> Be sure that all images are properly labeled. This can be done with the alt attribute, like so : 
> <img src="/path/to/my/image.jpg" alt="insert description here"></img>
> If your description is more than about three sentences, you'll probably want to have two descriptions, a short description, and a long description in a separate HTML document, like so : 
> <img src="/path/to/my/image.jpg" alt="short description here" longdesc="/path/to/my/longdesc.htm"></img>
> It is important to have both short and long description, as some browsers don't support long descriptions.
> If you have links or buttons with images for labels, don't forget those images need alt tags as well!
> Don't use Flash. In addition to the fact that it doesn't work on mobile devices, it doesn't work with screen readers. Use HTML5 instead, 99% of your users are on modern browsers and the other 1% need to upgrade.
> Don't have auto-playing sound.
> Test your site regularly with a screen reader. NVDA, available at http://nvda.sf.net and Chrome Vox available in the Chrome Web Store are good choices.
> Let me Google "making websites accessible" for you (this info should be helpful ):
> https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=making+websites+accessible
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> I’m just wondering! I will really appreciate it if you can help me with this! Hope to hear from you soon. Thanks and God bless!  
> Helga Schreiber 
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> Fundraiser Coordinator for Phi Theta Kappa, Alpha Delta Iota chapter Member of National Federation of the Blind and Florida Association of Blind Students Member of The International Networkers Team (INT) Independent Entrepreneur of the Company 4Life Research 
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> Phone: (561) 706-5950
> Email: helga.schreiber26 at gmail.com
> Skype: helga.schreiber26
> 4Life Website: http://helgaschreiber.my4life.com/1/default.aspx
> INT Website: http://int4life.com/
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> "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." John 3:16  
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