Web Standards
What are Web Standards?
The Worldwide Wide Consortium (W3C) make the protocols and guidelines that ensure the programming languages used to make websites are compatible with the hardware and software used to view them. It is not compulsary, but very good practice to ensure that a website's code validates to W3C standards.
The Ants Inya Pants Website
The website is written in XHTML 1.0 Strict and uses CSS to style the website. The site uses 100% valid code, and has been validated by the W3C's HTML validation service and CSS validation service Validate XHTML | Validate CSS
Accessibility
This website follows guildlines laid out be the W3C meaning that this website acheives at least Priority Level 1 (the minimum required) level of accessibility. The website does in fact offer a higher level of accessibility than the minimum required. Read more about Accessibility.
Why is this a good thing?
Using valid code means that the website is more likely to work as intended in web browsers, and on different types of hardware and software. It also means that if the website is used with special software such as a screen reader it will work correctly. Screen reading software enables blind people to use websites. However, if a website's code does not validate and the website does not meet a basic level of accessibility then the website may not work correctly, meaning that the website would then be inaccessible.
Following accessibility guidelines means that the website will be easier to use by those with disabilities.
