#accessibility (449 links)
- Opera Mini™ for Mobile opera.com
A live demo of Opera Mini that functions exactly like it would when installed on a handset. Be advised that clicking on the screen does not work, instead use the phone's keypad.
- MODx Content Management System | Home modxcms.com
An open source PHP Application Framework
Ajax accessibility. I knew nothing about it, so I ran some user tests and presented original research.
"For all of the excitement and hype, still very little has been said on the subject of AJAX and accessibility.
"Although many of us web professionals just 'kinda know' that AJAX is bad for web accessibility, when pushed many would not be able to say exactly why or how certain screen readers cope with content that's been changed using AJAX (or using DOM Scripting m
- Bruce Lawson’s personal site : New windows in xhtml strict brucelawson.co.uk
Marked “considered harmful” [...] the comments are good, though
- Accessify Forum: Off-site links. Is rel="external" useful? accessifyforum.com
"Does the attribute/value set rel="external" provide a useful addition to navigation for those who might make use of other instances of the rel attribute? Or is it simply a case that it uses the rel convention without actually adding anything substantial
Top 5 reasons why you should beware of opening links in a new window.
When using PC-native file formats such as PDF or spreadsheets, users feel like they're interacting with a PC application. Because users are no longer browsing a website, they shouldn't be given a browser UI.
- Semantics and design | And all that Malarkey stuffandnonsense.co.uk
There is a danger of adversly effecting semantics through incorrect use of CSS.
- Web Accessibility in UK Small Businesses andyhiggs.co.uk
The dissertation approaches some key accessibility questions in the UK; do small businesses know that they are expected to provide accessibility and are they prepared to bite the bullet and shell out for an upgrade?
- Guidelines on ALT texts in IMG elements cs.tut.fi
The prime rule is: Consider what the page looks like or sounds like when images are not shown. Then, write for each image an alt text that best works as a replacement.
- Latest Accessibility News on Accessify | UKUPA presentation: What does PAS 78 mean for accessibility? accessify.com
Friday 28th April, 6.30pm for 6.45pm, Free for UPA members, £10 for Non UPA members (£5 for students).
- mozdev.org - waizilla: index waizilla.mozdev.org
The WaiZilla project is the first open source project aimed at producing a cross platform web-site accessibility testing tool.
- A List Apart: Articles: A More Accessible Map alistapart.com
Is there a way to display text-based data on a map, keeping it accessible, useful and visually attractive? Yes: using an accessible CSS-based map in which the underlying map data is separated from the visual layout.
- Skip Navigation jimthatcher.com
"An analysis/study of techniques for "skip navigation" links (also "skip to main content" links) which resulted from an assignment I had in the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines working group, Techniques task group."
- Lightbox JS v2.0 huddletogether.com
A simple, unobtrusive script used to overlay images on the current page. It's a snap to setup and works on all modern browsers.
- Accessibility Color Wheel gmazzocato.altervista.org
- Planet PDF - Accessible PDF planetpdf.com
Content managers often turn a blind eye to the hundreds of thousands of PDF files sitting on their servers, downloaded every day... and 99% of them, hideously inaccessible, and utterly non-compliant with Section 508.
A step-by-step guide that covers the basics for creating and optimizing Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) files so that they can be made accessible to users with disabilities such as blindness or low vision.
- Defining Acrobat PDF Accessibility webaim.org
In order for a PDF to be truly accessible two conditions must be met
- Shaw Trust User Testing - Blether blether.com
It became very clear to me just how inadequate [checking against WCAG, using simple tests like increasing text size, browsing with Lynx, and navigating with keyboard] was in truly determining whether or not the site was accessible
Accessible, usable websites built with universality and standards in mind need not be boring
BCS interviews Sir Tim: "Another important area of professionalism is accessibility awareness. Everyone should be accommodated, especially when around 20 per cent of the population have special requirements."
- Juicy Studio: Complex Table Inspector juicystudio.com
"Developers are encouraged to use summary, headers, axis, scope, and abbr for complex data tables to aid usability and accessibility. To help developers determine if they've used those features correctly, I've created a complex table inspector bookmark th
- BenToWeb Home Page bentoweb.org
A research project financed by the Information Society Technologies Programme of the European Commission priority of the Sixth Framework Programme (Action Line e-Inclusion).
- "RELAXED" the HTML Validator badame.vse.cz
An easy to use HTML validator implementation which doesn't use the official W3C DTD's. It rather validates HTML documents using it's own schema definitions written in Relax NG with embedded Schematron patterns.
- EIAO — Main eiao.net
"The EIAO project will establish the technical basis for a European Internet Accessibility Observatory. Frequently updated assessment data will be available online from a data warehouse providing a basis for benchmarking, policymaking, research and action
- GrayBit v0.5 Beta: Grayscale Conversion Contrast Accessibility Tool - Main Page - Presented by GrayBit graybit.com
An online accessibility testing tool designed to visually convert a full-color web page into a grayscale rendition for the purpose of visually testing the page’s perceived contrast.
- From DHTML to DOM scripting - an hands-on example of how to replace outdated JavaScript techniques. icant.co.uk
The article takes a normal web development task of creating a dynamic web page with a tabbed interface, a popping-up product shot and a slide show and shows two ways of reaching the same result
- JAWS for Windows 7.10 Public Beta freedomscientific.com
- Evaluating website accessibility: Part 3, Digging Deeper | 456 Berea Street 456bereastreet.com
In this final article of the series I will explain some aspects of website accessibility that are difficult to test with automated tools and require more time and/or experience to evaluate manually.
- Shaw Trust Web Accessibility Services shaw-trust.org.uk
- BBC NEWS | Technology | New standards for website access news.bbc.co.uk
- Accessify Forum: PAS 78 Launch event feedback accessifyforum.com
- UsabilityExchange :: Welcome usabilityexchange.com
Could be interesting...
- deconcept › A modern approach to Flash SEO blog.deconcept.com
"Search engine optimization is one of the most popular subjects when nerds sit around and talk about Flash. “Does Google index your swf files?” seems to be the most popular question [...] The real answer to this question, once and for all, is this: It
- Creating Accessible Macromedia Flash Content webaim.org
For individuals with disabilities, Flash can introduce unique accessibility problems.
- SimpleBits | Accessible Image-Tab Rollovers simplebits.com
The second article of three in a series of articles explaining how to perform a website accessibility evaluation.
- Accessible Heading Icons : Tutorial : Paul Michael Smith paulmichaelsmith.com
- A List Apart: Articles: Home Page Goals alistapart.com
The home page is your first impression. And like the old saying goes, you only get one chance. So home pages themselves have a unique set of design goals.
- Juicy Studio: User-Defined Access Keys juicystudio.com
"Access keys are a contentious area of accessibility, as they can sometimes clash with the shortcut keys used by user agents. One method to get around this problem is to allow users to define their own access keys. This post suggests a PHP class that allo
- Juicy Studio: Writing a Good Accessibility Statement juicystudio.com
Accessibility statements are an ideal place to empower visitors to your website. Most accessibility statements are too technical, and don't necessarily address the needs of the visitor. Those that do address the needs of visitors often have the informatio