Websites for those with special needs or specific language requirements
When dealing with clients having special needs or specific language requirements, special care should be given to the appropriateness of recommended websites. As well as the criteria applied to assessing the appropriateness of websites in general, you should exercise care to ensure that clients are directed towards accessible sites with appropriate content and format. For example, visually impaired people may be unable to access websites which are incompatible with software which they rely on.
Clients with Impaired Vision
Clients with impaired vision may be able to use a normal monitor screen if the settings are adjusted to give large font size and high contrast. However, others will need to use a software package which will read out the text on the web page - a screen reader.
Some web sites will not work well with a screen reader.
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Before proceeding, can you think of features on a website page which would cause difficulties for a client with impaired vision using a screen reader? |
Let's consider some Problems for clients with impaired vision ...
