Examples of well designed, accessible websites?
June 5, 2012 2:53 PM Subscribe
I am looking for examples of well designed, accessible websites. Specifically, those that feature font size and color scheme tools, but are still aesthetically pleasing (at least in their default state). Our specific audience has disabilities such as dyslexia, ADHD, vision impairment, etc.; the client in question is a school.
I have experience with making 508-compliant sites, but am tasked with presenting some examples of nicely done accessible sites (level of compliance can vary) to a designer who is freaking out, thinking this assignment is totally going to stifle creativity.
I have experience with making 508-compliant sites, but am tasked with presenting some examples of nicely done accessible sites (level of compliance can vary) to a designer who is freaking out, thinking this assignment is totally going to stifle creativity.
Really great question, Wossname. I've asked my network for some suggestions; as I recieve more, I'll add them in an additional reply to your post. For now:
posted by Bora Horza Gobuchul at 8:39 AM on June 6, 2012
- A bunch of sites in the HTML5 gallery tagged with WAI-ARIA.
- Designing Accessibility for a Beautiful Web - promo intro for a video series, but it's connected to a bunch of other resources, and is a positive introduction to the field.
- Whitlock.com is 508-compliant, and nicely designed...
- Finally, and with some humility, I'd offer my own site, although it is by no means perfect: in particular, I have to add usable ARIA roles to more of the navigation content.
posted by Bora Horza Gobuchul at 8:39 AM on June 6, 2012
Response by poster: To clarify, I'm really looking for sites that have in-site font/color palette changing tools, integrated nicely. I'm already very familiar with what goes in to creating an accessible site, I've just seen so very few that have in-site GUI-changing tools that don't seem half-assed in their implementation.
For example, http://www.brailleinstitute.org/ goes the extra mile to change its logo in the "high contrast" version, which is a design toch I like. But, it falls short on swapping out the palette for its image text... (not to mention that image text is kind of a bad idea on an accessible site to begin with).
posted by Wossname at 12:38 PM on June 6, 2012
For example, http://www.brailleinstitute.org/ goes the extra mile to change its logo in the "high contrast" version, which is a design toch I like. But, it falls short on swapping out the palette for its image text... (not to mention that image text is kind of a bad idea on an accessible site to begin with).
posted by Wossname at 12:38 PM on June 6, 2012
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posted by spinifex23 at 10:27 PM on June 5, 2012