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WAI - Web accessibility means that all information and
services on a Web site are accessible to and usable by
everyone, regardless of physical, sensory or cognitive
disabilities, and/or the browsing device or assistive
technology being used.

XHTML

• Cleaner, more logical markup
• Increased interoperability
• Greater accessibility

PROJECT STATUS

Released patch for both Dspace 1.3 Alpha1 and Dspace 1.3 Beta1. Claudia Jurgen tested the latest patch and noticed a number of XHTML/WAI non-conformances. I will be updating the patch in an attempt to resolve all outstanding issues.

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Further information on how to write XHTML is available
from http://www.w3c.org/TR/xhtml1/^{Image Removed} including guidelines
on HTML 4.0 compatibility.

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The WAI (Web Accessibility Initiative), have created a
set of guidelines for making web content accessible to
people with disabilities. These guidelines are available
from: http://www.w3.org/TR/1999/WAI-WEBCONTENT-19990505/^{Image Removed}

also available are checklists which can be used to make
sure that your content adheres to the priority level you
require (in this case AA as a minimum): http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG10/full-checklist.html^{Image Removed}

and techniques to help you to satisfy the requirements
defined in the “Web Content Accessibility Guidelines”: http://www.w3.org/TR/WAI-WEBCONTENT-TECHS/^{Image Removed}

Naming conventions

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For more information of the techniques needed for
creating accessible HTML please see:

http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG10-HTML-TECHS/^{Image Removed}

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