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

ARIA: Accessible Rich Internet Applications/Relationship to HTML FAQ

amessinger — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 23:55:45 PDT

From the Mozilla Developer Center, a comprehensive guide to using WAI-ARIA in HTML (as opposed to XHTML) and why it's important. Very thorough, and addresses many concerns including cross-browser compatibility.

Accessible Web 2.0 Applications with WAI-ARIA (A List Apart)

amessinger — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 23:46:09 PDT

ALA article about WAI-ARIA as an accessibility aid. Parts of this may be a bit outdated, but overall it's a sound introduction.

Web Accessibility And Your Business - An Interview With Schalk Neethling

volume4 — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 03:50:53 PDT

On June 18th 2008 Schalk Neethling, Web Builder Zone Leader, was interviewed on Radio Today concerning the topic of web accessibility and how not being accessible can effect your business. Below follows the transcript of this interview.

WebInSight CAPTCHA Study

joeclark — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 10:27:50 PDT

Research study on audio captchas (which I don’t think is an acronym anymore)

Aaron Cannon's Web Accessibility Checklist ~ Authentic Boredom

austingovella — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 12:07:11 PDT

Great basic accessibility guideline/checklist.

Web Excessibility - Beast-Blog.com

MikeCherim — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 17:52:31 PDT

Too much of a good thing often ends up being less good. The same applies to web accessibility.

Web Design Blog » Web Browser Usability Issue - Designbit

MikeCherim — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 06:13:12 PDT

Browser makers could easy to use and consistent textsize widgets as part of the browser.

Court Agrees That Paper Money Discriminates Against the Blind

apartness — Wed, 21 May 2008 08:00:18 PDT

In a 2 to 1 decision, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit said the existing currency system violates the federal Rehabilitation Act. The judges said that the Treasury Department must find a way to accommodate the needs of the visually impaired.

Web Accessibility for Older Users: A Literature Review

JBRU — Tue, 20 May 2008 13:22:59 PDT

Great overview of accessibility problems associated with aging. From the W3C.

Accessibility Evaluators Aren’t Worthless - Accessites.org

MikeCherim — Tue, 06 May 2008 20:47:17 PDT

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.

Pragmatic Progressive Enhancement

digitarald — Tue, 06 May 2008 03:00:51 PDT

In this article I want to point out the reasons why progressive enhancement is a very clever way of developing software and give you some tips and tricks how to develop when it comes to applying it. I am a strong believer in progressive enhancement and had my fair share of criticism for it as a lot of people neither consider it a need nor an easy technique to apply — it is often seen as a unnecessary overhead rather than a safety precaution.

Wait till I come! » Oh look, using Ajax in a stupid way is not a good idea?

digitarald — Thu, 01 May 2008 02:51:15 PDT

It is quite fascinating to me that the newest article on dev.opera.com entitled ‘Stop using Ajax!’ is such a big thing right now. Tweets, shared bookmarks and Google Reader items are pouring in and people seem to consider it an amazingly daring article. However, there is nothing shocking or daring or new about this.

Update on WebKit accessibility support (Re: WebKit release cycle and dep

adactio — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:30:01 PDT

The last piece is falling into place. IE8 has ARIA support, Mozilla has ARIA support ...and now WebKit is getting there. Excellent!

Derek Featherstone – Real World Accessibility For Real World People | Web Directions

digitarald — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:19:26 PDT

When we follow the principles of web standards, we write valid HTML and CSS, unobtrusive JavaScript and follow WCAG and other accessibility guidelines. This simple act goes a long way to creating an accessible web site, application or service. At the same time, many sites that don’t utilize all that is good and wholesome about web standards perform surprisingly well when they are used by people with disabilities.

bn14aj - Google Maps

adactio — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 03:50:39 PDT

There is an undocumented feature in Google Maps: add "&output=html" to the URL to get the accessible, non-Ajax version.

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

vanderwal — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 20:04:03 PDT

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

The John Slatin Fund Accessibility Project

apartness — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 14:39:58 PDT

Matches accessibility experts with companies that would like a brief review of their site for accessibility. In return, the site owner is asked to contribute a minimum of $500 to The John Slatin Fund. John was a wonderful man and a friend. This project will raise awareness of accessibility and help his wife Anna cover some of the expenses associated with his long illness. Spread the word.

Captioning Sucks!

joeclark — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 21:09:04 PDT

Because it *does*

The Leukemia Letters: John passed away peacefully 10pm Mon, March 24

apartness — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 07:14:17 PDT

The world, and the web, have lost a wonderful man. Rest in peace, friend.

Juicy Studio: The AxsJAX Framework for ARIA

amessinger — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 21:06:56 PDT

A JS framework for inserting ARIA properties into web applications, for better accessibility with assistive software / devices.

E-shop accessibility: from theory to reality (Juicy Studio)

amessinger — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 21:04:04 PDT

Guidelines for front-end and back-end accessibility of e-commerce sites.

Web Essentials 2005 - The Title attribute - what is it good for?

MikeCherim — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 14:43:56 PST

Extended information about using the title attribute

WCAG Samurai Errata now available

apartness — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 12:06:08 PST

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

Don't lose your head over accessibility

MikeCherim — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 06:08:38 PST

Blair Millen describes a common problem with image replacement techniques.

E-Access Blog - Raising the Standard

MikeCherim — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 06:13:40 PST

PAS 78 goes into play.

Are Lists Becoming the New Tables? - Beast-Blog.com

MikeCherim — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 10:57:17 PST

Misusing specific elements in a way not intended, especially for presentational purposes, while creative and admirable on many levels, simply isn't right. It happened to tables, and now it seems to be happening to lists

Inaccessible Label-Wrapped Form Inputs - Beast-Blog.com

MikeCherim — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 16:28:34 PST

Wrapping a form input with its label can have serious consequences affecting Windows Eyes and Mac Safari users. It's best for use a for/id attribute association

PunBB.org Forums / Accessibility testing

MikeCherim — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 06:57:36 PST

Add your feedback about making this application accessible

The New Accessigooglability - Beast-Blog.com

MikeCherim — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 10:39:12 PST

Accessibility and Googlability combine to form Accessigooglability or Search Engine Accessibility (SEA). Is it a negative thing? It's not perfect, but is it generally good or bad?

Parkbench Chat About Web Standards and Accessibility - Raincity Radio

veeliam — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 18:01:52 PST

Dave interviewed William Lawrence about Web Standards at a Drupal Camp.