What you need to know about accessible web design

If you are involved in organising to have web pages written, or in making sure that equity measures are in place, there are four things that you should know.

1. Much of the web is still not accessible (although this is continuously improving)

2. Access to web pages is covered by the law

3. International guidelines exist which describe standards for accessible web design

4. Many resources exist to help designers design for access and usability

If you are a designer, resources are listed for design and checking will be of particular interest to you.