AJAX, WEB 2.0 and Accessibility - a tutorial

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This Tutorial

Accessibility is an important factor to consider when designing any website. An awareness of users and their abilities both in terms of technology and a user's capability will allow more effective web sites and application. Web 2.0 is developing the internet as a platform but this is sometimes leaving behind some users who are not compatible with the technologies.

AJAX is one of the most important and used technologies in web 2.0. This tutorial looks at AJAX and how to use it in an accessible way. There are also non-AJAX alternatives to some of the most common uses currently in use on the internet.

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