Accessibility+Through+Navigation

One barrier for access of Web 2.0 is navigation. This barrier mostly effects users with limited motor skills, but can be a barrier for all. When a website is not easily navigated, it limits everyone’s use. However, use by someone with limited motor skills can be limited by navigation that appears easy to others. Users with limited motor skills do not necessarily use typical devices, such as a mouse, to navigate. So when designing a website it is important to make it navigable using only the keyboard or any device other than a mouse. The following is a list of items to keep in mind when designing a website in order to assure more accessibility.
 * __ACCESSIBILITY THROUGH NAVIGATION__**
 * If you create buttons using image files and image maps, make the buttons large enough to select without hitting an exact target (in other words, bigger selection areas are easier for people to click on). *
 * If you use radio buttons or other FORM related selection devices, use them sparingly or only when needed. Small buttons (or target areas) to select are difficult for some people to click on. *
 * When offering a choice or any form of response-required element (e.g., button, link), make this obvious to any user. *
 * Create device-independent pages. Remember that not all users are using a mouse, or a scroll wheel, etc. Allow the user to determine which device to use by making sure to not create codes that are device-dependent (i.e., "on click") *
 * Guides on the home page informing people about the site's contents *
 * Better accessibility for voice recognition system user *

By keeping these and other guidelines in mind when developing a website, accessibility will be improved for all users, not just users with limited motor skills.

Resources
 * [|http://www.acsu.buffalo.edu/~dbertuca/ada/web-access.html#imp]
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