Ma.gnolia: Bookmarks in Accessible Web Developers Tagged With "web"

Aaron Cannon's Web Accessibility Checklist ~ Authentic Boredom

2008-06-16T12:07:11-07:00

Great basic accessibility guideline/checklist.

Accessibility Evaluators Aren’t Worthless - Accessites.org

2008-05-06T20:47:17-07:00

We accessibility tools can be very useful, just don't love them or hate them too much, but simply extract any value they can offer.

A List Apart: Articles: Accessible Data Visualization with Web Standards

2008-04-09T20:04:03-07:00

Good tutorial on accessible data visualizations, but also a great how to on data visualizations

Surfin’ Safari - Blog Archive » Acid3 Range Exception Test Fixed - WebKit hits 92/100

2008-03-16T23:32:03-07:00

...fixed Acid3 test 11, a test case of exception codes from Range.surroundContents. The fix involved changing the exception checking code at the start of the rather complex Range::surroundContents core DOM method. As you can see, this wasn’t a very complicated change.

WCAG Samurai Errata now available

2008-02-27T12:06:08-08:00

As of 26 February 2008, the WCAG Samurai errata for Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 are available.

Prism (Mozilla Labs) - add your favorite web apps to your desktop environment

2007-12-23T17:07:05-08:00

Prism is an application that lets users split web applications out of their browser and run them directly on their desktop. They are accessible with Control-Tab, Command-Tab, and Exposé, just like desktop apps.

Exploring a Web Site’s Visual Accessibility - Beast-Blog.com

2007-11-01T14:56:01-07:00

There's more to web accessibility than accommodating minority users. A good site will also be visually accessible meaning it is well-organized, clear in content and layout, and more. Forgetting the needs of majority users does not a good site make.

Videos of people using assistive technology | 456 Berea Street

2007-10-18T07:07:36-07:00

A guy with spinal muscular atrophy playing World of Warcraft and Unreal Tournament 2004 using only his thumb. A woman with ALS controlling her computer with a switch taped to her cheek. A girl with athetoid cerebral palsy who can write and draw thanks to the computer. A woman with cerebral palsy who uses her computer to do graphic design work.

Say hello to web standards: Apple store relaunched

2007-09-26T11:49:52-07:00

Always beautiful, usable, and enticing, Apple's online store is now much improved from a markup, CSS and accessibility perspective. Beautiful inside and out! Congratulations to Faruk et al.

Imp's Internet Guide

2007-09-22T12:50:28-07:00

A great resource for people who are new to the internet or simply don't know. The mundane explained, in terms that are understandable to the greenest of novices. Explains how to use a web browser and to get the most of the browsing experience.

Sim Daltonism

2007-09-06T13:09:48-07:00

Color blindness simulator for Mac OS X. It filters in real-time the area around the mouse pointer and displays the result—as seen by a color blind person—in a floating palette.

BBC - My Web My Way - Homepage

2007-09-05T02:14:12-07:00

BBC website giving instructions on how to use accessibility features in various browsers and operating systems - including Linux! Written for the layperson rather than the techie. It may be useful to link to this site from any page on your site that refers to accessibility issues.

Interview with Andy "Malarkey" Clarke

2007-08-23T09:55:36-07:00

Design and fine art. Accessibility and clients. Accessibility and "Web 2.0." Informative interview with the always engaging triple talent Andy "Malarkey" Clarke.

Respect! A potential SXSW Interactive 2008 panel

2007-08-21T06:56:19-07:00

This proposed SXSW panel is about building respect for web design as a profession, helping others understand what you do, and working more harmoniously with practitioners of the various disciplines that go into making a great online user experience.

XRAY now supports IE6+

2007-08-21T06:55:24-07:00

Westciv's neat bookmarklet has been updated. In addition to webkit and Mozilla browsers, it now also works in IE6+. Recommended for all web designer slash developers.

Web Usability - Accessites.org

2007-07-16T06:46:34-07:00

What is web usability and how does it impact upon web accessibility?

25 Ways To Improve Your Site Today

2007-06-11T02:45:17-07:00

I’ve compiled a list of what I think are 25 ways to improve your website in as little time as possible. All can be done in a matter of minutes. Now, a website is hard work and usually there are no quick fixes but this list should provide you with a few pointers to make some updates today.

Clean Semantics

2007-04-19T06:34:16-07:00

After leaving behind old school web design with table tag soup many have fallen for the html & css combination. Only now the the table tag soup has changed in div tag soup. This article aims to show how you can achieve layouts without using any div's at all. Introducing the concept of Clean Semantics.

Stop Writing Garbage Code, Please » Beast-Blog.com

2007-04-14T17:38:21-07:00

Large-scale providers of plug-and-play code snippets, widgets, add-ons, plugins, and such are failing to provide quality code to the masses at the expense of well-crafted sites and developers. This needs to change... now

Launching the GAWDS Website Re-design Competition

2007-03-23T08:05:42-07:00

The Guild of Accessible Web Designers (GAWDS) is having a re-design competition. If you’re an accessible web developer, you might want to give this a go.

Cre8tive Flow - I'm a Web Browsing Expert -- aren't you?

2007-03-21T12:11:53-07:00

Another article exploring the task of doing for the user becuase browser makers don't or user don't know what's available.

Beast-Blog.com - Replicating Browser Behavior: The Top Link

2007-03-21T12:09:43-07:00

Should a back to top link be offered even though this functionality is part of the browser. This article explores the pros and cons.

Juicy Studio: Choosing an Accessible CMS

2007-03-20T09:20:45-07:00

The back end of content management systems can make or break their accessibility. This article compares some of the more popular ones.

Why Web Accessibility Makes Sense - Accessites.org

2007-03-16T08:35:42-07:00

A presentation of why web accessibility makes sense for web developers and clients alike

Beast-Blog.com - Using Compound Words on the Web

2007-03-14T23:08:29-07:00

Consider how certain non-mainstream compound words might end up as little accessibility and readability barriers for screen reader users.

Beast-Blog.com - Failed? Fundamentally Flawed?

2007-02-26T06:43:30-08:00

Is trying to do some good a flaw or failure in the web accessibility movement? I say it's not.

Graceful Degradation & Progressive Enhancement

2007-02-06T11:42:12-08:00

Accessites article about Graceful Degradation & Progressive Enhancement by Tommy Olsson

Accessites.org » A New Tool, A New Look, A New Method

2007-02-03T09:49:09-08:00

Details about the Accessites.org relaunch

Beast-Blog v2: Accessible WordPress Theme

2007-01-22T08:25:44-08:00

A powerful, dynamic WordPress blog theme that’s accessible, usable, solidly-built to high standards, and attractive.

The Absolute Minimum Every Software Developer Absolutely, Positively Must Know About Unicode and Character Sets

2007-01-20T06:17:40-08:00

Good lesson in this a it pertains to writing code for application distributed to a world market.