Best Practices

Best Practices Documentation

• Section 508 Resource Guide ( PDF, 174 pages - 1.35MB)
• Access for Inactive Form Fields ( PDF, 3 page - 260KB)

Web Pages

• VA Web Best Practices Document ( PDF, 9 page - 449KB)
       (Use with Veterans Affairs Handbook 6102)
• VA Section 508 Best Practices for Web Pages ( PDF, 13 page - 290KB)
• Making Accessible Images ( PDF, 11 page - 340KB)
• Making Accessible Data Tables ( PDF, 36 page - 486KB)
• Example of an Accessible Data Table ( PDF, 1 page - 103KB)
• How Style Sheets are Read with Screen Readers PDF, 6 page - 117KB)
• Making Accessible Frames ( PDF, 2 page - 177KB)
• Section 508 Webinar Requirements ( html)

Web Applications/E-Course Development

• Accessible Rich Internet Applications ( html)
• Ajax ( html)
• ARIA Terms ( html)
• Proper Semantics video [ Flash/SWF - 1:52]

Microsoft Office

• Making Accessible Word Docs ( PDF, 4 page - 475KB)
• Adding Alternative Text ( PDF, 2 page - 491KB)
• Viewing Accessible Excel Spreadsheets ( PDF, 1 page - 241KB)

Adobe PDF/Adobe Acrobat

• Best Practices for Adobe Acrobat PDF ( PDF, 5 page - 201KB)
• Flash Accessibility Techniques ( html)
• Making Flash Accessible ( html)

Dragon Naturally Speaking

• Making Apps Compatible with Dragon Naturally Speaking ( PDF, 8 page - 141KB)
• Speech-Accessible HTML for Dragon Naturally Speaking and Dragon Medical ( PDF, 10 page - 86KB)
   

Best Practices (outside links)

• Evaluating Accessibility with JAWS Screen Reader ( html)

Java Script

• Best Practices for Accessible Javascript ( html)
• Making accessible interface elements ( html)
• Introduction to Rich Internet Application accessibility ( html)
  
  

Using Dragon Naturally Speaking

• Healthcare Solutions for Veterans Affairs ( html)

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