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How to Develop Accessible Linux Applications
Sharon Snider
Copyright © 2002 by IBM Corporation
v1.1, 2002-05-03
Revision History
Revision v1.1 2002-05-03 Revised by: sds
Converted to DocBook XML and updated broken links.
Revision v1.0 2002-01-28 Revised by: sds
Wrote and converted to DocBook SGML.
This document provides Linux software developers with guidelines and test cases for developing accessible Linux applications.
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. Developing Accessible Applications
2.1. Principles for Developing Accessible Applications 3. Guidelines for Developing Accessible Applications
3.1. Keyboard Navigation
3.2. Mouse Interaction
3.3. Graphical Elements and Objects
3.4. Fonts and Text
3.5. Color and High Contrast Settings
3.6. Magnification
3.7. Audio
3.8. Animation
3.9. Focus
3.10. Visual Focus Indicator
3.11. Timing
3.12. Documentation 4. Additional Resources:
1. Introduction
This document provides developers with the information necessary to assess their applications for accessibility. Some of these tests should be performed using various types of [http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO/ Accessibility-HOWTO] adaptive technologies.
Please send any comments, or contributions via e-mail to [mailto: snidersd@us.ibm.com] Sharon Snider. This document will be updated regularly with new contributions and suggestions.
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2. Developing Accessible Applications
Some of the most important rea