Universal design employs techniques to maximize your website's accessibility to all visitors, regardless of physical or environmental limitations. Physical limitations include vision, hearing, motor, and cognitive concerns and disabilities. Environmental limitations can include distracting surroundings, slow internet connections, and use of old or even cutting-edge technologies to navigate the Web.
In addition to securing the widest possible audience for your website's content, accessible websites are important to comply with laws such as the Americans with Disabilities Act, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability. In June of 2001, Section 508 of the Workforce Rehabilitation Act required all Federal websites to meet specific accessibility guidelines.
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Eleven years ago I wrote a tutorial on how to create a 360° virtual tour and to this day that web page is still popular.
There are many ways to build a virtual tour, but if you want to try your hand at a free way to create one, check out my old tutorial.
(You're looking at Diamond In The Rough Jewelers in Grand Blanc, MI. Click inside the tour or use the arrow keys to control the motion.)
Well-crafted websites do not have to "pay to play" when it comes to getting found via search engines such as Google, Yahoo, and Bing. The key is to develop your search engine optimizaiton strategy at the very beginning of a new website project.
Read more about getting started with search engine optimization on my blog.
Blogs are a great tool for sharing information. I prefer the WordPress platform to power blogs. Visit the Suski Web Design blog for web design resources and just-for-fun links.