Accessibility testing tools – Updated May 2019
Here at TPGi we have a technical accessibility testing process which does not rely on the use of automated tools. The technical audit results we provide to our clients are…
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CES 2019
This was year four for me at the annual CES in Las Vegas — the last three I participated in the Consumer Technology Association’s (CTA’s) Accessibility Leaders Group. CTA puts…
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New JAWS Inspect Release
The newest version of JAWS Inspect is now more robust and versatile with new export options and automatic updates, amongst other improvements. We are excited to announce that the latest…
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Describing aria-describedby
A well-designed user interface (UI) should clearly identify important content and controls. Often people correlate this to using prominent visual cues to help guide individuals through a task or point…
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5 free test tools: A11yTO meetup
#a11yTO (Accessibility Toronto) hosted a meetup at Hacker You where Bill Anstice and I gave a talk on how to test a website for accessibility using 5 free test tools. We…
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Short note on ARIA support
It is easy to get the idea that ARIA fixes everything for accessibility, but the reality is that ARIA serves a very specific purpose, for a very specific audience.
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Embracing Plain Language for Better Accessibility: TechAccess
I just got back from the TechAccessOK conference, which is a two-day conference on accessibility that’s put on by the Assistive Technology Act Program for Oklahoma. The conference organizer, Rob…
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Making accessibility teachable: SICSA
One of the most important aspects of digital accessibility advocacy is helping the next generation of designers, developers and managers learn the skills and knowledge needed to ensure accessibility is…
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Short note on progressive ARIA
When we talk about Progressive Enhancement (PE), we usually focus on HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, and often forget about ARIA. But when ARIA is hard-coded into HTML it can have…
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Prototyping Accessibility: WordCamp Europe 2018
I presented an afternoon workshop on accessibility for WordCamp Europe in Belgrade. I wrote it to include group exercises that did not involve a computer. As you can see in…
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Everything I Know about Accessibility I Learned from Stack Overflow: Guelph Accessibility Conference
Guelph University has just wrapped up its 10th annual accessibility conference. I returned to present my talk Everything I Know about Accessibility I Learned from Stack Overflow. There were, as…
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Introduction to ARIA: The Why, The How, The New, The Weird… (AccessU)
Last week I had to pleasure of attending the John Slatin AccessU conference at St. Edward’s University in Austin, Texas. In addition to taking part in many of the sessions…
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Cognitive Disabilities – Designing for a broad spectrum: AccessU
At the 2018 John Slatin AccessU conference organized by Knowbility, I spoke about the wide variety of circumstances driving the cognitive abilities any of us have at any given moment….
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Short note on being busy
The aria-busy attribute, when set to true is supposed to provide a hint to screen readers that the content within the subtree of the element it is on is being…
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There’s more to performance than meets the eye: DeltaV
DeltaV is a conference that “redefines web performance”. It was held for the first time in London, and I was asked to give a talk about accessibility and web performance.
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Technologic (Human after all): Accessible By Design
Accessible By Design is a new conference, organised by Indiana University, and hosted in the beautiful town of Bloomington. It brought together people involved in all aspects of web development,…
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EU Directive on the Accessibility of Public Sector Websites and Mobile Applications
The European Union (EU) Directive on the Accessibility of Websites and Mobile Applications requires EU member states to make sure their websites and mobile apps meet common accessibility standards. The…
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TPGi at the W3C Web of Things Plugfest, March 2018
I recently attended the Spring 2018 edition of the W3C Web of Things (WoT) PlugFest in Prague, the Czech Republic (or Czechia, if you will). This event formed part of…