Olympic Accessibility
Posted on Aug 23, 2008 07:08:21 AM
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Tags: Accessibility, OlympicSeven Accessibility Mistakes (Part 1)
Posted on Apr 23, 2008 12:32:10 PM
There are several reasons inaccessible Web products get published. One we discussed in my last article is that some clients just don’t care about accessibility. Their reasons make a lot of sense if you put yourself in their shoes. Another reason is developer mistakes. Making mistakes is natural, and suffering the consequences and learning from them is what makes us better developers and better people.
Here are some of the major Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Accessibility, Mistakes, Part, Seven10 Reasons Clients Don’t Care About Accessibility
Posted on Mar 17, 2008 05:03:13 PM
Working as an accessibility consultant in an IT company is a very frustrating job right now. Highly publicized lawsuits and deep-rooted accessibility myths leave us with a lot to explain when the final product does not really help visitors. Our clients simply don’t care about accessibility as much as we’d like them to, and there are several reasons for that.
Reason 1: It’s the Law But There’s None to Follow##2## Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: About, Accessibility, Care, clients, ReasonsInnovative Design Inspired by Accessibility
Posted on Jan 8, 2008 04:23:36 AM
The Web provides unprecedented access to information for people with disabilities. People who are blind no longer wait for 25 pounds of braille to be printed and delivered or for a volunteer to read. People who have difficulty moving in physical space can easily attend classes. Those who find it hard to read the labels on products or have trouble getting oriented in grocery stores (whose layouts change frequently) can shop using Web sites with Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Accessibility, Design, Innovative, InspiredSeven Accessibility Mistakes (Part 2)
Posted on Jul 23, 2007 12:52:06 AM
This two part-article discusses reasons why some projects fail to result in properly accessible products. Last week we discussed the first three of seven accessibility mistakes I’ve encountered in my work, namely:
Mistake #1: Believing in products without putting them to the test. It’s no fun realizing halfway through development that the CMS does not really help create clean markup, or the framework in use spits out controls Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Accessibility, Mistakes, Part, SevenOptimizing Your Chances with Accessibility
Posted on Jul 15, 2007 06:44:58 AM
There are many reasons that justify following W3C Accessibility and U.S. Federal Section 508 guidelines. The first, and most important, is the increasing use of the Web by the elderly, disabled and partially-abled. With an increase in online population comes the opportunity for an increase in readership, users, and online purchasers.
A second important but often neglected benefit of accessible Web sites is the ease with which search Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Accessibility, Chances, Optimizing, with, yourMore usability frosting for your accessibility cake
Posted on Mar 14, 2007 04:22:11 PM
Mac users are spoiled. It’s a fact we Windows folks have to live with—when it comes to usable interfaces, Mac applications are far ahead. Even Microsoft makes better products for OS X than for Windows.
A perfect example of this is the truly elegant interface for boxes using tags. Take this simple form, for example. In Internet Explorer for Mac, the s create a list, through which you can navigate their associated s:##3## Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Accessibility, cake, frosting, More, Usability, yourAccountability of Accessibility and Usability
Posted on Feb 4, 2007 05:24:35 AM
Lawsuits make me nervous. Even if I'm not involved, precedents may be set that affect me or my life. As a person who makes my living off of the Web, it concerns me that Access Now, Inc. and Robert Gumson have sued Southwest and American airlines because Southwest's site is allegedly "inaccessible". This isn't the first time something like this happened, either. In 1999, the National Federation of the Blind filed a lawsuit against AOL because Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Accessibility, Accountability, Usability