SlipFire’s Accessibility Division designs websites for our customers that are Bobby Approved, have fully compliant XHTML and CSS markup, and meet the guidelines and standards defined by the W3C/WAI and Section 508.
We build websites your customers will love and logos your customers will remember. Your website will be listed by the top search engines, and we tell them what to say about your business. We take advantage of everything the internet has to offer and bring it to your business: RSS feeds, personalized Google Maps, online event calendars, email mailing lists, online backups, easy blogging tools, social networking and more.
Additionally, all of our accessible websites follow these guidelines:
Site Layout
To ensure complete accessibility to all users, all global navigation is exposed, and high-contrast dark text on a light background is used for better readability. Background colors will be avoided since color schemes can create problems with legibility.
Alt-Text Tags
Every graphic image will have an “alt” tag and a short description that is intuitive to the user. If a graphic image is used as a navigation element, it will contain a text description and direction that is intuitive to the user.
Hyperlinks
Text hyperlinks are written so that they make sense when read out of context and avoid the use of vague references such as “click,” “here,” “link,” or “this.”
Forms
An alternative form of access will be made available for online forms, such as an email address or phone number.
Tables
Tables will include textual information displayed in a linear form across the table; additionally, cells will be named to aid as reference.
Bread Crumbs
Breadcrumb trails are proved to give users a way to keep track of their location within the website
Navigation
The site navigation is listed on both the top of the page and the bottom to insure quicker access.
Skip Navigation
Every page on our clients websites has a “skip navigation” link. Choosing this link moves the user directly to the main content of the page, bypassing any navigational links which appear on the page. This permits faster and easier navigation for those using screen readers or for anyone using the keyboard rather than a mouse to navigate the site.
Site Map
Immediately following “skip navigation”, is a “site map” link. The link moves the user to a page that displays a map of the entire website. This allows immediate access to all content listed on the website.
Search Box
An easy to use search box with search button removed, makes searching the website a breeze. Just enter the text you want to search for and hit enter.
Text Size
Text size for the main content can be adjusted by selecting from a dropdown menu. Additionally, the text can be brought back to its original size by clicking on “default”.
Browser Testing
Multiple browser testing is conducted on the current versions of Firefox, Internet Explorer, and Lynx.
