Accessible Web Development Practices

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Learn how to integrate support for accessibility with your regular web development practice. This session examines what is involved in supporting accessibility standards such as Section 508 and the W3C's WCAG 2.0, and more.

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Preparing Accessible PDFs with Adobe InDesign CS5.... Preparing Accessible PDFs with Adobe InDesign CS5.5: Part II Part II: Exporting and Finalizing Your PDF. Take a step-by-step look at the new features in InDesign CS5.5 and Acrobat X Pro that make preparing files for accessibility a much faster, easier, and more efficient process. Runtime: 00:27:58 Added: June 12, 2011 Views: 4,192	00:27:58
Preparing Accessible PDFs with Adobe InDesign CS5.... Preparing Accessible PDFs with Adobe InDesign CS5.5: Part I Part I: New Accessibility Features in InDesign CS5.5. Take a step-by-step look at the new features in InDesign CS5.5 that make preparing files for accessibility a much faster, easier, and more efficient process. Runtime: 00:18:43 Added: June 12, 2011 Views: 7,251	00:18:43
Opening and Reading PDF Documents with Accessibili... Opening and Reading PDF Documents with Accessibility Tools Adobe Software Engineer Pete De Vasto demonstrates how users can open and navigate through PDF files using accessibility tools. Runtime: 00:06:42 Added: February 25, 2011 Views: 1,244	00:06:42
Creating Accessible Content with Flash Professiona... Creating Accessible Content with Flash Professional Get helpful guidelines, tips, and tricks for making your content accessible using Adobe Flash Professional authoring tools. Learn how designers and developers deliver interactive experiences and accessible video using Adobe tools and techniques. Runtime: 02:09:16 Added: October 27, 2010 Views: 1,042	02:09:16
HTML Accessibility with Dreamweaver HTML Accessibility with Dreamweaver Learn about the HTML accessibility features in Adobe Dreamweaver. Dreamweaver is one of the most comprehensive tools for building HTML content and improving the accessibility of your HTML content. During this session, you'll learn even more ways to make your content accessible. Runtime: 01:02:12 Added: October 26, 2010 Views: 1,127	01:02:12
Preparing InDesign Files for Accessibility Preparing InDesign Files for Accessibility Use InDesign and Acrobat Professional to create accessible content for persons with disabilities such as blindness, low vision, or limited mobility. Michael Murphy, Adobe Certified Expert, shows how InDesign can add structure, logical read order, and alternate text to graphics in documents that will be exported to PDF. With some added touch up using Acrobat Professional, these documents can be read using assistive technology such as screen readers and screen magnifiers. Runtime: 00:38:41 Added: August 11, 2010 Views: 21,981	00:38:41
Accessible artwork in Photoshop Accessible artwork in Photoshop Photoshop CS4 can help you save lives, or at least improve the lives of many people if you follow the tutorial and prepare your artwork well. We have a look at how to proof color, not only for CMYK, but also test our images to see if people with color blindness can read them well. Runtime: 00:06:50 Added: January 13, 2010 Views: 3,158	00:06:50
Navigating an Accessible PDF Document (Part 1) Navigating an Accessible PDF Document (Part 1) In part one of navigating an accessible PDF document, you'll look at the built-in features in Acrobat for previewing PDF files. Runtime: 00:03:57 Added: September 29, 2009 Views: 3,474	00:03:57
Navigating an Accessible PDF Document (Part 2) Navigating an Accessible PDF Document (Part 2) In part two of navigating an accessible PDF document, you'll look at the built-in features in Acrobat for previewing PDF files. Runtime: 00:05:34 Added: June 15, 2009 Views: 816	00:05:34
Ensuring Your PDF is Accessible Ensuring Your PDF is Accessible In this video, you'll put a PDF file through the paces to ensure it is truly accessible. Runtime: 00:04:38 Added: October 22, 2009 Views: 3,424	00:04:38
Creating an Accessible PDF File Creating an Accessible PDF File In this video, you will prepare a PDF document that is accessible for anyone who uses assistive technologies, such as a screen reader. Runtime: 00:06:32 Added: October 22, 2009 Views: 3,004	00:06:32
Flex and Accessibility by Giorgio Natili Flex and Accessibility by Giorgio Natili Create accessible custom component and make existing components like ILOG elixir accessible. Runtime: 01:02:13 Added: January 22, 2009 Views: 261	01:02:13
Acrobat: Using the Touch Up Reading Order tool Acrobat: Using the Touch Up Reading Order tool The Touch Up Reading Order tool in Acrobat 9 Professional is indispensable in PDF Accessibility workflows, but it does a lot more than touching up reading order -- view some more of it capabilities in this brief introduction. Runtime: 00:00:37 Added: May 17, 2010 Views: 1,701	00:00:37
Acrobat: Finding Tags from Selections Acrobat: Finding Tags from Selections The Tags panel in Acrobat 9 Professional shows us PDF document structure. Watch this video to learn how to navigate the Tags panel and find specific Tags from selections that you make. Runtime: 00:01:06 Added: May 17, 2010 Views: 437	00:01:06
Acrobat: Changing Tag Type with Tag Panel Acrobat: Changing Tag Type with Tag Panel Changing Tag type or Role in Acrobat 9 Professional can be accomplished inside the Tags panel -- watch to learn more! Runtime: 00:01:10 Added: May 17, 2010 Views: 566	00:01:10
Acrobat: Viewing or Modifying Tag Roles Acrobat: Viewing or Modifying Tag Roles Acrobat 9 Professional comes with a set of standard Tag types which are used to create the Tag structure. You can also add custom Tag types -- here's how! Runtime: 00:01:35 Added: May 17, 2010 Views: 393	00:01:35
Acrobat: Setting Security for Accessibility Acrobat: Setting Security for Accessibility When you use Security settings to protect your PDF document, you must ensure those settings don't interfere with document Accessibility. This video illustrates best practices for keeping security and accessibility with Acrobat 9 Professional. Runtime: 00:01:41 Added: May 17, 2010 Views: 600	00:01:41
Acrobat: Setting Up PDF Maker in Word Acrobat: Setting Up PDF Maker in Word The easiest way to get an Accessible PDF is by converting it from an external application like Microsoft Word with accurately marked-up styles, tables and images. Here's how to set up PDF Maker in Word to get the most out of PDF accessibility. Runtime: 00:01:41 Added: May 17, 2010 Views: 2,021	00:01:41
Acrobat: Using the Headers Attribute Acrobat: Using the Headers Attribute For certain complex data tables, Row and Column headers may not provide enough information to assistive technologies. In these cases, the Headers attribute can be added with Acrobat 9 Professional. Runtime: 00:01:53 Added: May 17, 2010 Views: 307	00:01:53
Acrobat: Labeling Radio Buttons for Accessibility Acrobat: Labeling Radio Buttons for Accessibility If you're adding Radio buttons to your PDF forms, you must ensure that their labels are correctly announced to Assistive technology. In this video, learn how to set accessible labels for radio buttons in Acrobat 9 Professional. Runtime: 00:01:56 Added: May 17, 2010 Views: 1,405	00:01:56
Acrobat: Adding Headings to your PDF Acrobat: Adding Headings to your PDF Accessible documents need a correct Heading structure, as the Heading elements allow assistive technology users to understand the document structure. Learn the various ways of manipulating Headings in Acrobat 9 Professional. Runtime: 00:02:07 Added: May 17, 2010 Views: 484	00:02:07
Acrobat: Removing Content from the Tags Tree Acrobat: Removing Content from the Tags Tree In an Accessible PDF, the Tags Tree determines which content is perceived and announced by assistive technologies (screen readers). See how to safely remove Content from the Tags Tree in Acrobat 9 Professional. Runtime: 00:02:17 Added: May 17, 2010 Views: 514	00:02:17
Acrobat: Adding Table Headers With Table Editor Acrobat: Adding Table Headers With Table Editor If your PDF contains data tables, ensure that they have table headers defined, as those table headers allow screen reader users to understand tabular cell contents more easily. Acrobat 9 Professional's Table Editor can assist in this. Runtime: 00:02:19 Added: May 17, 2010 Views: 1,681	00:02:19
Acrobat: Adding Text Alternatives to Images Acrobat: Adding Text Alternatives to Images If your PDF document contains images, you'll have to ensure that those images have proper textual alternatives. If not, screen readers will not be able to perceive or understand your images. Runtime: 00:02:31 Added: May 17, 2010 Views: 737	00:02:31
Acrobat: Setting Tab Order for Form Controls Acrobat: Setting Tab Order for Form Controls If your PDF doc contains interactive forms, you must make sure that the form's Tab Order is correct. In this video, learn how to do this with Acrobat 9 Professional. Runtime: 00:02:26 Added: May 17, 2010 Views: 3,246	00:02:26
Acrobat: Running Form Field Recognition Acrobat: Running Form Field Recognition If your PDF document has form fields, and you want to make them interactive and Accessible, Acrobat 9 Professional will recognize the form fields for you. Runtime: 00:02:27 Added: May 17, 2010 Views: 1,497	00:02:27
Acrobat: Setting Document Language Acrobat: Setting Document Language Setting the language of a PDF document in Acrobat 9 Professional will allow Assistive technologies to interpret the words and sentences inside your document. Runtime: 00:02:29 Added: May 17, 2010 Views: 788	00:02:29
Acrobat: Changing the Specified Reading Order Acrobat: Changing the Specified Reading Order An Accessible PDF document needs a specified reading order that tells Assistive technology in which order contents should be read. However, visual layout does not necessarily dictate reading order, as seen in this video. Runtime: 00:02:55 Added: May 17, 2010 Views: 307	00:02:55
Acrobat: Magnifying Text vs. Scanned Documents Acrobat: Magnifying Text vs. Scanned Documents When converting a document to PDF, it's important to consider how your PDF will respond to certain zooming/magnification levels. Runtime: 00:03:32 Added: May 17, 2010 Views: 315	00:03:32
Acrobat: Determining if a Document is Tagged Acrobat: Determining if a Document is Tagged For your PDF document to be Accessible, it must have a Tag structure. This video introduces the various ways of viewing the Tag structure in Acrobat 9 Professional. Runtime: 00:02:42 Added: May 24, 2010 Views: 441	00:02:42
Acrobat: Examining Tags With the TURO Tool Acrobat: Examining Tags With the TURO Tool Acrobat 9 Professional provides the Touch Up Reading Order (TURO) tool to fix Accessibility problems in your PDF document. Runtime: 00:03:32 Added: May 17, 2010 Views: 176	00:03:32
Acrobat: Creating an Accessibility Report Acrobat: Creating an Accessibility Report When you want to make your PDF accessible, it can be helpful to use Acrobat 9 to create an Accessibility Report that will highlight the most common accessibility issues in your document. Runtime: 00:03:33 Added: May 17, 2010 Views: 315	00:03:33
Acrobat: Using Optical Character Recognition Acrobat: Using Optical Character Recognition When converting a paper document to PDF, use Optical Character Recognition (OCR) to convert scanned text to a format that Assistive Devices can read and understand. Runtime: 00:04:17 Added: May 17, 2010 Views: 3,138	00:04:17
Acrobat: Adding Form Controls Acrobat: Adding Form Controls LiveCycle Designer can be used to design and create your forms, but Acrobat 9 Professional allows you to add form controls directly to your pre-existing PDF content. Runtime: 00:04:34 Added: May 17, 2010 Views: 743	00:04:34
Acrobat: Adding Text Alternatives to Images Acrobat: Adding Text Alternatives to Images In this video, learn how to accurately apply alternative text to images in PDF using the Tags panel and the Touch Up Reading Order tool in Acrobat 9 Professional. Runtime: 00:07:11 Added: May 17, 2010 Views: 376	00:07:11
Acrobat: Tagging PDF Content as a Table Acrobat: Tagging PDF Content as a Table If your PDF contains data tables, learn how to efficiently and accurately mark them up for Accessibility using the tagging, structure and reading order tools in Acrobat 9. Runtime: 00:07:22 Added: May 17, 2010 Views: 1,380	00:07:22
Accessibility Basics: Making Websites Useful for M... Accessibility Basics: Making Websites Useful for More People Join Derek Featherstone as he shows us how accessibility makes your website more available and useful to more people, including users with disabilities, users on mobile phones and other devices, users with low-bandwidth connections, and seniors. Runtime: 01:02:49 Added: January 08, 2009 Views: 2,386	01:02:49
Building Accessible Content in Flash CS4 Professio... Building Accessible Content in Flash CS4 Professional Join Andrew Kirkpatrick as he shows us how to build accessible content in Flash CS4 Professional. Hear product experts explain how to use best practices and techniques to help you build accessible video players, user interfaces, and more. Runtime: 01:03:59 Added: January 08, 2009 Views: 658	01:03:59
Accessible Web Development Practices Accessible Web Development Practices Learn how to integrate support for accessibility with your regular web development practice. This session examines what is involved in supporting accessibility standards such as Section 508 and the W3C's WCAG 2.0, and more. Runtime: 01:00:00 Added: October 07, 2009 Views: 385	01:00:00
Accessible video and SWF content for Flash Accessible video and SWF content for Flash Learn how to incorporate accessibility support into video for Flash and interactive SWF movies. Compliance with accessibility standards such as the W3C's WCAG 2.0 and Section 508 is readily accomplished by using best practices... Runtime: 01:00:00 Added: October 07, 2009 Views: 683	01:00:00
Building Accessible Flex and Adobe AIR Application... Building Accessible Flex and Adobe AIR Applications Learn how to comply with accessibility standards and provide access for people with disabilities within your Flex and AIR applications. This session will provide an overview of how Flash Player communicates accessibility name, role, and state information Runtime: 01:00:00 Added: October 06, 2009 Views: 1,385	01:00:00
Building Accessible LiveCycle Forms Building Accessible LiveCycle Forms Learn the process of building accessible forms with LiveCycle Designer. Attendees will get an introduction to PDF accessibility, see techniques to create forms that comply with accessibility standards, and learn best practices for evaluating forms... Runtime: 01:00:00 Added: October 07, 2009 Views: 3,987	01:00:00