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Testing for Section 508 Compliance Tutorial

This tutorial explains each standard, gives examples of testing tools and techniques, and explains what to look for while testing.

Accessible Radio Buttons — Likert Scale Solutions

A Likert scale is commonly used for opinion polls; it is a series of statements where the participant is asked to choose their attitude or rank the frequency of actions. This article describes techniques for accessibility in table mode or forms mode in a screen reader.

Coding Accessible Tables with the SCOPE Attribute

Retrofitting existing tables for Accessibility can cause problems with stlesheets due to the default style definitions of the TH tag. This article describes how the SCOPE attribute of the TH tag can be used to avoid problems and provide advanced accessibility features.

Techniques

Invasion of the Body Switchers on providing stylesheet switchers for improved accessibility features.

The Aural Text Class on how to create "invisible" text that screenreaders will correctly read to their users. This is very useful for providing instructions or information to non-sighted listeners to a web page.