What is an accessible name?
Many HTML elements have an accessible name. It can be derived from different sources, and browsers use an algorithm called the Accessible Name and Description Computation to figure it out.
Léonie Watson
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SVG Accessibility: CSUN 2017
The CSUN Assistive Technology conference is held each year in San diego. It is a week where accessibility professionals from around the world gather to share knowledge and ideas.
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TPGi at CSUN 2017
The 32nd CSUN Assistive Technology Conference will be in San Diego (February 27 to March 3). Here’s a round-up of the talks being given by the TPGi team and friends…
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Open Source accessibility: FOSDEM 2017
FOSDEM is a free event for developers of free and open software, held in Brussels each year. With 30 tracks to choose from, it’s an intense two days of ideas,…
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TPGi elsewhere in 2016
Many of us at TPGi write and speak about things related to the web. This post collects together some of the articles, talks, books and meetups we’ve shared over the…
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Blue Beanie Day 2016
Today is Blue Beanie Day, and at TPGi we’ve put on our blue hats to show our commitment to web standards and a web for everyone. We believe web standards…
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What does accessibility supported mean?
With the recent news that Microsoft Edge now has 100% accessibility support for HTML5, this post looks at what “accessibility supported” means, and where it fits into the bigger accessibility…
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Using the HTML
langattributeWhat do an American actor, a British sitcom character and an HTML attribute have in common? If you’ve ever watched Mary Poppins and winced at Dick Van Dyke’s attempt at…
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Does SVG text pass WCAG 1.4.5 (Images of Text)?
A recent question prompted me to ask whether the SVG <text> element would pass WCAG 2.0 1.4.5 (images of text).
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Short note on Jaws keyboard layouts
Jaws (screen reader) uses different keyboard commands for desktops and laptops. This is a short note to explain the difference and how to switch keyboard layout.
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Accessibility APIs: A key to web accessibility on Smashing Magazine
I co-wrote an article with Chaals McCathie Nevile for Smashing Magazine. The article explains the origins of the platform accessibility API, how it’s used by assistive technologies, and why semantic…
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TPGi at CSUN 2015
The 30th Annual International Technology and Persons with Disabilities conference (otherwise known as CSUN), gets underway on Monday 2nd March 2015. Several of the TPGi team will be there, and…
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Basic screen reader commands for accessibility testing
Updated 1st Feb 2016. When you test your website with a screen reader there are a few basic commands you should know. Just remember not to make design decisions based…
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Using aria-describedby to provide helpful form hints
When a form field has a label, screen readers will announce it automatically when focus moves to the field. If additional information is available to help people complete the task,…
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Using the tabindex attribute
The HTML tabindex attribute is used to manage keyboard focus. Used wisely, it can effectively handle focus within web widgets. Used unwisely however, the tabindex attribute can destroy the usability…
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Screen reader support for ARIA live regions
An ARIA live region is a simple mechanism for notifying screen readers when content is updated on the page. Despite the obvious Accessible User Experience (AUX) benefits that live regions…
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The TPGi Bug Bash
At TPGi we test websites, applications and apps for accessibility, with lots of different browsers and Assistive Technologies (AT). It means we get to play with some shiny tech, but…
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Using ARIA to enhance SVG accessibility
SVG1.1 accessibility support is limited in browsers and screen readers. Things are set to improve with SVG2, but ARIA can be used now to improve the accessibility of simple SVG.
