Nsyght - Last Bookmarks tagged with "accessibility"

Is Your Website Accessible? Presentation by John F Croston III

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 12:33:36 GMT

This is a great presentation showing practical ways to make your web development process aid in accessible websites.
Submited by veeliam 12, November 2008

Stanford University Online Accessibility Program

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 12:33:36 GMT

The Stanford Online Accessibility Program has been established to provide guidance to the Stanford Community as they use various online means to share information to their respective constituents. This is a great resource.
Submited by veeliam 12, November 2008

Introducing onFocus and onBlur » Yahoo! User Interface Blog

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 12:33:36 GMT

Many times I wish someone would add focus events to their javascript, because many developers don't. Thankfully the YUI is making that an easier thing, with additional thanks to PPK, Peter-Paul Koch.
Submited by veeliam 12, November 2008

Calling Bullshit on Six Apart

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 12:33:36 GMT

Movable Type and TypePad, like all blogging software, fail to meet the Authoring Tools Accessibility Guidelines. The difference here is that Six Apart has known about it for years and claims to care, yet has done nothing.
Submited by veeliam 12, November 2008

Juicy Studio: Choosing an Accessible CMS

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 12:33:36 GMT

The back end of content management systems can make or break their accessibility. This article compares some of the more popular ones.
Submited by veeliam 12, November 2008

Speeding adoption of WAI-ARIA on Bruce Lawson’s personal site

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 12:33:35 GMT

Bruce brings up how valid HTML throws ARIA into question for adoption
Submited by veeliam 12, November 2008

Access Garage

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 12:33:35 GMT

I find it wonderful when there are folks who write about web accessibility. Aaron Leventhal has started this blog as if it were his garage and inviting you in.
Submited by veeliam 12, November 2008

WebAIM: Web Accessibility Gone Wild

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 12:33:35 GMT

What *not* to do with accessibility in web development. In other words, when accessibility is not your problem.
Submited by veeliam 12, November 2008

Arjan Eising » :focus on your links

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 12:33:35 GMT

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Arjan Eising » Don’t remove the outline from links

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 12:33:35 GMT

Submited by veeliam 12, November 2008

WebAIM: Blog - The plague of outline:0

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 12:33:35 GMT

What I've been saying for a long time.
Submited by veeliam 12, November 2008

Legacy defeats consistency in IE 8’s Web 2.0 accessibility effort « Access Garage

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 12:33:35 GMT

In IE 8 Beta 1 Microsoft introduced their own unique method for setting ARIA properties without notifying the working group.
Submited by veeliam 12, November 2008

fator W | Walmar Andrade fala sobre Produtividade, Empreendedorismo e Desenvolvimento Web

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 03:49:19 GMT

Submited by Kleverson 22, November 2008

CSS Systems for writing maintainable CSS | Natalie Downe

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:31:18 GMT

Submited by yatot 21, November 2008

W3C Mobile Web Initiative

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:14:47 GMT

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Nick Cowie

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:14:34 GMT

Submited by praguebob 20, November 2008

Mixx’s Engine Room » Hiding content, accessibility, and the onload problem

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 12:33:33 GMT

Jason Garber talks about how Mixx tackles their accessibility while still having fun with javascript.
Submited by veeliam 12, November 2008

Talklets makes the web talk

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 03:49:12 GMT

Submited by Kleverson 22, November 2008

Activate The Death Ray

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 01:07:03 GMT

"Activate The Death Ray is a Microformats and CSS demonstration site by Andy Clarke, part of the For A Beautiful Web series of web design and development workshops launching in 2008."
Submited by BaldTechnologist 22, November 2008

Facebook has an accessibility person

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 12:33:33 GMT

Facebook's "Causes" application changed the interface of the "Invite Your Friends" page, making it utterly inaccessible. Ironic, no?
Submited by veeliam 12, November 2008

Grandfather builds Web browser for autistic grandson - USATODAY.com

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 12:33:33 GMT

Zackary has autism, and found the web to bit pretty scary, so his grandfather a browser especially for him and other children with autism.
Submited by veeliam 12, November 2008

ATRC Web Accessibility Checker

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:51:04 GMT

This is an experimental service provided by the Adaptive Technology Resource Center (ATRC) at the University Of Toronto. It is a model system that demonstrates how web pages can be checked for accessibility problems.
Submited by Lisa 21, November 2008

Document titles and title separators | 456 Berea Street

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:02:55 GMT

I posted a comment with my take on the matter over at The Man in Blue, but I?ll state it here as well. This is not something I feel very strongly about, so if anyone has seen some research on what the best title separator is from accessibil [...]
Submited by millette 20, November 2008

A quick and dirty introduction to accessibility - Contents

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:02:55 GMT

Submited by millette 20, November 2008

A quick and dirty introduction to accessibility - Some quick ways to improve accessibility

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:02:55 GMT

# Are "alt" attributes used for all descriptive images? # Does the site use relative units for text size? # Do any aspects of the layout break if font size is increased? # Does the site use visible skip menus? # Does the site use access [...]
Submited by millette 20, November 2008

WebAIM - Web Accessibility in Mind

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:02:55 GMT

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Cognitive Disabilities: We Still Know Too Little, and We Often Do Even Less

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:02:55 GMT

Cognitive disabilities are the least understood and least discussed type of disability among Web developers. As a result, developers rarely design Web content to be accessible to people with cognitive disabilities. This is unlikely to chang [...]
Submited by millette 20, November 2008

Conceptualizing Design Considerations for Individuals with Cognitive Disabilities

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:02:55 GMT

Another way to look at conceptualizing design considerations is from a human factors approach. It is the experience of WebAIM staff members that developers often benefit from understanding design techniques from the user point of view. Plac [...]
Submited by millette 20, November 2008

An accessible method of hiding HTML content

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:02:55 GMT

Though somewhat rare, there are occasions when the accessibility needs of screen reader users appear to be at odds with the needs of visual users. This kind of conflict occurs when Web developers put form elements inside of a data table mat [...]
Submited by millette 20, November 2008

Section 508 Checklist

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:02:55 GMT

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Section 508 Checklist

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:02:55 GMT

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Section 508: Section 508 Standards

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:02:55 GMT

he purpose of this part is to implement section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (29 U.S.C. 794d). Section 508 requires that when Federal agencies develop, procure, maintain, or use electronic and information technology, Fe [...]
Submited by millette 20, November 2008

Using Opera to Check for Accessibility

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:02:55 GMT

Opera is not an accessibility validator per se?it's a Web browser, much like Internet Explorer or Netscape?but it can act like an accessibility validator if you know how to use it that way. In fact, it's one of the best available.
Submited by millette 20, November 2008

Visual vs. Cognitive Disabilities

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:02:55 GMT

Graphics, colors, and other visual elements are not directly accessible to people who are blind. They can't see them, so they can't benefit from them. If you're creating Web content specifically for people who are blind, such visual element [...]
Submited by millette 20, November 2008

Evaluating Web site accessibility

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:02:55 GMT

One of the first steps towards creating accessible content is evaluating the accessibility of existing content. This 7-step process will help you in evaluating the level of accessibility of a Web site using a variety of easy-to-use tools an [...]
Submited by millette 20, November 2008

Evaluation of Free Accessibility Evaluation Tools

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:02:55 GMT

Submited by millette 20, November 2008

AskAlice[TM]

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:02:55 GMT

I'm here to help you learn more about the importance of making your web site accessible to people with disabilities. Millions of people with disabilities are on the Internet every day, but cannot access many web sites because they include f [...]
Submited by millette 20, November 2008

A-Prompt Project

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:02:55 GMT

Web authors can use A-Prompt to make their Web pages accessible to people with disabilities. The A-Prompt software tool examines Web pages for barriers to accessibility, performs automatic repairs when possible, and assists the author in ma [...]
Submited by millette 20, November 2008

A-Prompt Project

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:02:55 GMT

Le logiciel A-Prompt (Accessibility Prompt) a été conçu pour aider les auteurs Web à améliorer l'accessibilité et la convivialité des documents HTML. En évaluant les pages Web pour déceler les barrières à l'accessibilité et faire les répara [
Submited by millette 20, November 2008

Watchfire WebXACT

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:02:55 GMT

WebXACT is a free online service that lets you test single pages of web content for quality, accessibility, and privacy issues.
Submited by millette 20, November 2008

WAVE 3.5 (development version) - Web accessibility validator

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:02:55 GMT

Submited by millette 20, November 2008

Web per tutti:: Test your web site

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:02:55 GMT

Torquemada offers to website developers a complete methodology for accessibility analysis which uses a tool for page checking that makes it possible to quickly identify which parts of a page are in error and the HTML code corresponding to t [...]
Submited by millette 20, November 2008

Full Options - Cynthia Says Portal Tester

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:02:55 GMT

Submited by millette 20, November 2008

Welcome to Bobby WorldWide

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:02:55 GMT

This free service will allow you to test web pages and help expose and repair barriers to accessibility and encourage compliance with existing accessibility guidelines, such as Section 508 and the W3C's WCAG.
Submited by millette 20, November 2008

Accessibility Valet

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:02:55 GMT

Submited by millette 20, November 2008

HiSoftware Web-Based Site Tester

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:02:55 GMT

Submited by millette 20, November 2008

The ethical case for web accessibility

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:02:55 GMT

The ethical case for accessibility refers to moral obligation, a positive move towards inclusion and responsible business practice.
Submited by millette 20, November 2008

Image Replacement Considered Evil - HTML Dog Blog - HTML Dog

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:02:55 GMT

It is a very good (although quite obvious, but so often neglected) point that John makes when he says that accessibility isn't all about accommodating those who are blind and use screen readers - there are other disabilities to consider, su [...]
Submited by millette 20, November 2008

Accueil - Présentation - OCAWA validateur d'accessibilité

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:02:45 GMT

Submited by millette 20, November 2008

FTB - EIAO project description

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:02:40 GMT

The objective of the EIAO project is to develop a framework for an automated web accessibility assessment to increase access to knowledge for people with disabilities. Currently there are no systematic, automatically updated overview standa [...]
Submited by millette 20, November 2008