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copied!<p>Visual Studio will generate accessible X/HTML mark-up for the client based entirely on the DOCTYPE you choose for the site and also the version of the web browser that is be used, which is a nice feature.</p> <p>For public sector sites you need to try and ensure that an AJAX or JQuery elements are also available if JavaScript it disabled. That is, make the funky additional features an optional extra for JS-endowed users, but the core function of the page will work regardless.</p> <p>Don't rely on JQuery for fundamental features as remember that in all liklihood, a screenreader will probably not be able to understand it and a non-JS browser won't either. </p> <p>It's important to note that non-JS browser doesn't neccesarily mean an old browser, but could just mean a web browser on a device like a mobile phone or some other future device that we don't know about yet.</p> <p>You should make sure that you use a DOCTYPE like XHTML 1.0 Strict. Specifying the DOCTYPE will mean that Visual Studio generates specific and compatible mark-up and 90% fullfills the requirement to create 'valid' code. You can check additional code quality with the W3C Validator Service.</p> <p>For accesibility of content you should think about:</p> <ul> <li>Do the colour schemes I've used contrast sufficiently (for partially sighted users)</li> <li>Am I using clear and well-structured text in the pages (for blind users)</li> <li>Make use of the split between CSS and HTML and ensure that if CSS is disabled then the page renders in a reasonable fashion (of the very least looks like a screen reader could comprehend it).</li> <li>Make sure the code is valid using W3C Validators</li> </ul> <p>Hope that helps.</p>

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