Accessible Design with HTML5

Learn how to design web interface in HTML5 which supports people with disabilities. An Accessible Interface gives maximum reach to your application’s information, functionalities and benefits, by allowing multiple input methods, different interaction models, and customization based on special needs and limited device supports. The four major disabilities that effect user capabilities are visual, hearing, mobility (difficulty in using the mouse), and cognitive disabilities, which are related to learning abilities. Know how to use the latest technologies to accommodate these users in the user interface. Takeaways 1. Understand the problem around designing interfaces for people with disabilities 2. Learn the standard practices and design guidelines for accessible design 2. Know concrete steps in HTML5 to design and develop web interfaces to accommodate the four kinds of major disabilities