Web Accessibility from a Personal Perspective
Since I am a web accessibility analyst, I have the good fortune of being mobility impaired. Of course, I only can say this regarding my work. It is like being…
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Testing and debugging iOS accessibility for VoiceOver
When you build an iOS app it’s easy to make it VoiceOver accessible. Native UI controls have accessibility built-in as standard, and custom controls can be accessibility-enabled without difficulty.
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Boy Makes Others Laugh at His Disability
When other people laugh at Jack Carroll’s disability, he does not become angry or embarrassed. In fact, he instigates the laughter. Jack, a fourteen-year-old school boy who has cerebral palsy,…
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aViewer intro
Here at the paciello group we are very excited by the improvements being made to our aViewer accessibility API information inspection tool. We want to share the updated aViewer with…
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Windows Accessibility Features for Persons with Dexterity Disabilities
Persons with dexterity disabilities may have little or no motor control in their hands to perform daily tasks. Many of them (including yours truly) still can operate the computer using…
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Interactive Accessibility @ CSUN
Are you attending the 28th Annual International Technology and Persons with Disabilities Conference (CSUN) 2013 in San Diego, CA? Interactive Accessibility’s CEO, Kathy Wahlbin, will be presenting at two sessions and cordially…
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Using WAI-ARIA Landmarks – 2013
Adding ARIA landmarks to your existing site, or to a site you are developing, provides useful global navigation features and aids understanding of content structure for users. Over time the…
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On joining the HTML editors team
I am honoured and excited to say I am now a member of the W3C HTML editors team. Joining Robin, Erika, Silvia, Ted and Travis to work on continuing the…
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Using HTML 5.1
tl;dr If you are an HTML author or developer – use the HTML 5.1 Nightly edition of the HTML specification. What is this thing called HTML? It can be confusing,…
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2013 Accessibility Trends
What is in store for accessibility in 2013? Section 508 Refresh Continued improvements with HTML5 and ARIA More mobile applications and websites New interaction models Accessibility enhancements within browsers More…
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Mobile Accessibility Survey
Mobile Accessibility Survey – Closed 31st January 2013 Mobile Survey Results page If you have a disability, are a mobile user and have 5 minutes to spare please take a…
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Using the HTML title attribute – updated March 2020
Note: This post has the same content as our 2010 post. They each originally addressed different aspects of the title attribute, but now they match. We are keeping both of…
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Making Images Visible to Blind Users
The web is a visual medium, which is a great way to convey information…unless you’re blind. An image, or other visual content, is only informative if users can see it….
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Notes on accessibility of Microsoft.com’s new home page
Microsoft.com has a new home page. It uses HTML5 and ARIA. I have done a quick review of their usage. There are a few issues…
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Why focus indicators are key to web accessibility
It’s no accident that both Section 508, 1194.21(c), and WCAG 2.0 Success Criterion 2.4.7 both call for visible focus indication. Users with mobility/dexterity disabilities often rely on keyboard accessibility, perhaps using assistive technologies…
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How to Write User Stories for Web Accessibility
In agile development, user stories capture what a user does or needs to do with the website or application. These “stories” are the basis for defining the functions that the…
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5 Tips to Improve the Web for Mobility/Dexterity Disabilities
Imagine … you are right-handed and you just broke your right wrist. You’re a programmer: how in the world will you get any work done? Mobility impairment is a broad…
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HTML5 Accessibility – September 2012
HTML5Accessibility.com has been updated to reflect HTML5 accessibility support in the latest browser versions.