AJAX Accessibility for Websites

By Brigitte Simard
2008-03-10


What is AJAX?

AJAX is not a new technology in itself but a new approach to programming websites based on the following web standards:

• JavaScript
• XML
• HTML / XHTML
• CSS

The key word is asynchronous - AJAX applications work 'behind the scenes' with the web server to dynamically update the content of a web page. JavaScript plays an important role in this process, trading data with the server and manipulating the information on the page.

Tutorial Pages:
» Introduction
» What is AJAX?
» Accessibility benefits of AJAX
» Accessibility issues caused by AJAX
» Recommendations for AJAX and accessibility

Related Tutorials: » Getting Started with AJAX in jQuery » GWT Basics: AJAX Programming with Java » AJAX and PHP Form Processing » The obligatory 'My Ajax Tutorial' Post » A Designer's Guide to Prototyping Ajax » Ajax Wireframing Approaches