Digital Iceland
Accessibility
The purpose of the accessibility guidelines is to ensure that everyone who works at Ísland.is cooperates in ensuring good access for all users of the website, regardless of disability or equipment.
Managers need to make sure that decisions are made with the needs of all users in mind.
Designers need to make sure that designs are accessible and meet standards.
Developers need to deliver technically accessible solutions.
Webmasters need to make sure that the content is understandable for all users.
Accessibility goals
Ísland.is is an information website that should be accessible to all users and take into account the needs of different groups, such as:
the blind and visually impaired
people with dyslexia
the hearing impaired and deaf
people with physical disabilities
other groups of people with disabilites
the elderly who often have trouble controlling a mouse
people using different devices, assistive devices, and technology to view a web
Those that do not speak or understand Icelandic
The WCAG standard
The W3C organization publishes a standard (WCAG) that guides how to make web content accessible to everyone. Websites that conform to the WCAG standard are generally more accessible to search engines and people who want to browse the web on different devices.
The WCAG standard can be found in its entirety on the w3.org website. The material is extremely extensive and not a particularly easy read for beginners.
You can also look at simpler versions of the WCAG list, for example the Center for Persons with Disabilities (webaim.org) has compiled the list into a simpler version.