Accessible Web applications with TYPO3

Accessibility and barrier-free web development at IBS

General

About 500 million people currently living in the EU (November 2010). Statistically, one in six EU citizens mild to severe impairment. Where in the over 75-year-old has one in three a disability. 20% of those affected are even significantly impaired. Because the population of the EU is getting older, these numbers will increase. Source: Website of the Office for Official Publications of the European Communities.

Classification of disabilities

Simplifies disabilities can be divided into the following groups

Physical disability
Language Disability
sensory disabilities [hearing loss, deafness, blindness, deaf-blindness]
intellectual disability

If a number of disabilities and their consequences together, we speak of multiple disability and severe disability. For example, when a person deaf from birth, is also usually occurs in a language disability.

Typo3 - a favorable content management system for the implementation of Accessibility

Programming with TYPO3 accessible.

The Internet is primarily for people with disabilities in everyday life has become a helpful guide. According to statistics of people with a handicap use the Internet to 30 percent more than comparable groups. Therefore, should the Internet be accessible particularly with regard to web design. Accessibility is a website only if it can be used without interference. With Typo3, all visitors will benefit from the website. With TYPO3, a web presence will be fully accessible. As a result, not only the number of visitors, but also increases the ranking in search engines.
As an accessible website is structured?

As an accessible website is structured?

On accessibility websites structure and formatting are separated, thus, the website will load much faster. In addition, the site can thus also be seen through other media such as handhelds and mobile phones. A full-time, worldwide access to the number of visitors increased by a multiple. The standardized source shortens the loading pages, which will also users with slower Internet connections for quick access. Accessibility means that in the end extremely high numbers of users can be registered. This leads to increased sales, also is a positive image produced.
Technical requirements for websites.

Technical requirements for accessible websites.

If you want to program-accessible, it must ensure that the content of the website to be perceived. In addition, the operation must be divided functionally and intuitive. So that future technologies to the website can be adapted to the content being structured robust - with Typo3 for granted. A barrier-free design is primarily for government and public institutions is a must. These are due to the Disability Discrimination Act obliged to keep their applications accessible. In addition, it is worth the use of Typo3 for companies, which can thus give access to a wide audience. Programming is extremely simple, with Typo3 even inexperienced users can easily make changes to their Internet presence. Be convinced of the advantages of content management system and design your website accessible and user-friendly!