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

Grandfather builds Web browser for autistic grandson - USATODAY.com

fineartdavid — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 08:58:44 PDT

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

Create a search page with Textpattern

mevans76 — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 07:05:32 PDT

Nice little write up on making a search page within textpattern.

Renaming the Textpattern Admin Directory for Added Security

mevans76 — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 07:05:25 PDT

Nice article on renaming the default Textpattern directory for additional security.

Aaron Cannon's Web Accessibility Checklist ~ Authentic Boredom

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

Great basic accessibility guideline/checklist.

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.

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

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

sjstrutt — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 23:32:03 PDT

...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

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.

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

austingovella — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 17:07:05 PST

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

MikeCherim — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 14:56:01 PDT

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

apartness — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 07:07:36 PDT

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

apartness — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 11:49:52 PDT

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

MikeCherim — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 12:50:28 PDT

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

apartness — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 13:09:48 PDT

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

peter — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 02:14:12 PDT

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

apartness — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 09:55:36 PDT

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

apartness — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 06:56:19 PDT

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+

apartness — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 06:55:24 PDT

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

MikeCherim — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 06:46:34 PDT

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

25 Ways To Improve Your Site Today

aspiramedia — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 02:45:17 PDT

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

roho2006 — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 06:34:16 PDT

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

MikeCherim — Sat, 14 Apr 2007 17:38:21 PDT

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

MikeCherim — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 08:05:42 PDT

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?

MikeCherim — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 12:11:53 PDT

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

MikeCherim — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 12:09:43 PDT

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

MikeCherim — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 09:20:45 PDT

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

MikeCherim — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 08:35:42 PDT

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

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

MikeCherim — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 23:08:29 PDT

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?

MikeCherim — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 06:43:30 PST

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

Graceful Degradation & Progressive Enhancement

MikeCherim — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 11:42:12 PST

Accessites article about Graceful Degradation & Progressive Enhancement by Tommy Olsson