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Not The Blog Post I Was Going To Write Today « Unrepentant
"At Stanford, where I work, most web developers on campus know that if you use a CAPTCHA on your site I will personally walk over to your office and smack you – quite literally (OK, maybe not, but I’m on record for saying that). Sadly, on the web this doesn’t scale."
accessibility  webdev 
november 2011 by epersonae
Eric's Archived Thoughts: Searching For Mark Pilgrim
Drama! (Or something. Who the hell knows.) FWIW, Dive Into Accessibility was one of my favorite resources when it first came out.
webdev  html5  history  accessibility 
october 2011 by epersonae
lightgetsin | Data
On asking for accomodations/accessibility. Disheartening to say the least.
accessibility  webdev 
september 2011 by epersonae
Source order and display order should match | 456 Berea Street
basically, the opposite of the most common advice over most of the 2000s. but intuitively makes sense.
accessibility  css 
march 2011 by epersonae
Bruce Lawson’s personal site  : JavaScript and screenreaders
"98.4% of screenreader users had JavaScript enabled" - no kidding. BUT...still usability/accessibility issues, and "small percentages of big numbers are also big numbers"
javascripty  accessibility  usability 
march 2011 by epersonae
Colorbrewer: Color Advice for Maps
helps pick shades for maps (and presumably other visualizations) that are generally safe for color-blind users. (And look pretty nice in general!)
accessibility  gis  webdev 
february 2011 by epersonae
6 Surprising Bad Practices That Hurt Dyslexic Users - UX Movement
interesting! organizes by "effect" - river of text, blur, and washout.
accessibility  typography  webdev 
february 2011 by epersonae
PDF vs HTML for organisations | AlastairC
the overuse of PDF by the city makes me gnash my teeth, even as I understand why it happens. (secretary doesn't have to wait for web person who doesn't have time/resources to help even if asked.)
accessibility  local  webdev 
january 2011 by epersonae
bestkungfu weblog » Five Myths about Accessibility Myths
"I would like to say that the material we have to offer people who want to learn about accessibility is plentiful (it is), and that it’s compelling enough to the constituencies we need to reach (it’s not)."
accessibility  webdev 
january 2011 by epersonae
Text alternatives for images: a decision tree « Writing for the Web
perfect.
accessibility 
december 2010 by epersonae
Awesome Freebie: Web Accessibility Checklist Desktop Wallpaper :Speckyboy Design Magazine
pretty and simple.
accessibility  reference 
october 2010 by epersonae
10 Years In The Hole: A Possibly Cautionary Tale About Being A Higher Ed Web Geek
Dylan's HighEdWeb presentation.
academia  personal  javascripty  accessibility  usability  webdev 
october 2010 by epersonae
President Obama Signs Accessibility Act « Adobe Accessibility
"Within 6 months, the FCC will set a schedule for requiring closed captions on video displayed online, for video that was delivered with captions on broadcast television." I'm excited, really.
accessibility  webvideo 
october 2010 by epersonae
HTML5 A11y Bug Comparison Chart
what the hell is up with that?!
html5  accessibility 
october 2010 by epersonae
The Pool Room - I’m confused. Why would you (a blind user) want to...
grrrrr.
html5  accessibility 
september 2010 by epersonae
Web accessibility for cognitive disabilities and learning difficulties - Opera Developer Community
"You may think that a lot of the points made in this article are nothing more than common sense, and you would be absolutely right! The good news is that the best strategy for creating a site accessible to those with cognitive or learning difficulties is to provide clear and straight forward content in an easy to use interface with few distractions."
accessibility  usability  writing  webdev 
august 2010 by epersonae
Geoff Teehan’s eminent domain
"Before we go any farther, isn’t that house adorable? Keep your reaction in mind, because I’ll shortly be asking you to honour it." fascinating story...cute house, too. I hope it doesn't get torn down!
accessibility  architecture  urbanstudies 
june 2010 by epersonae
Autism, iPhone, MacBook, and Life | ATMac
"In my pocket, every day, I have a voice for when I am unable to speak." fascinating.
accessibility  misctech 
june 2010 by epersonae
Towards A Cooler Focus Caret
a nifty little trick, actually, and very easy to implement.
accessibility  css 
april 2010 by epersonae
The Official Netflix Blog: Subtitles Now Available for Some Titles for PC/Mac Viewing
"today we have enabled closed captioning for some TV episodes and movies that you can watch instantly on your PC or Mac" (about 100 titles)
arts  accessibility  personal 
april 2010 by epersonae
Web Teacher › Meet Glenda Sims on Ada Lovelace Day
Glenda is rad!
sxsw  accessibility  gender  webdev 
march 2010 by epersonae
Vancouver Olympics Web sites are inaccessible to disabled people (Joe Clark)
"almost impossible to use for some people with physical disabilities, and hard to use and understand for blind or deaf people" - worst issue is lack of keyboard nav.
accessibility 
february 2010 by epersonae
Is Web accessibility a human right?
"If the Web is now a permanent and integral part of our society, then is denying a group of people access to much of the Web a form of discrimination and a denial of a human right?"
accessibility 
february 2010 by epersonae
Contacting Organizations about Inaccessible Websites
I like this advice: thoughtful and respectful.
accessibility 
january 2010 by epersonae
Ajaxian » WebAIM Study: Screenreaders and Javascript Co-Exist
"The study shows between 75% and 90% of screenreader users have Javascript enabled. This isn’t just speculation, but a survey of 655 screenreader users."
javascripty  accessibility  webdev 
january 2010 by epersonae
Web2Access
"This resource aims to help those making decisions about their use of freely available 'Web 2.0' interactive and collaborate e-learning tools."
accessibility  reference  webdev 
june 2009 by epersonae
Unobtrusify.com - Unobtrusive Javascript for Progressive Enhancement
cute little single-serving site
javascripty  accessibility  usability  standards 
february 2009 by epersonae
Dyslexia and accessibility | 456 Berea Street
The color contrast issues (part 2) were entirely new to me. (Elizabeth, do you find this to be so?) Most of the recommendations in part 3 are pretty straightforward good-readability stuff, IMHO.
accessibility  usability  personal  webdev 
november 2008 by epersonae
A List Apart: Articles: This is How the Web Gets Regulated
the latest from Joe Clark, arguing for govt regulation of online video captioning. as I said on twitter, I was just b*tching to C about this w/Netflix instant play. in the US, one hopes that this may come to the fore at the intersection of boomers & itunes/hulu/netflix. (the AARP might be a better group to look to than any deaf advocacy org!) also: "Self-regulation works about as well in captioning as it does in high finance. The difference is there’s less money involved." cracks me up.
accessibility  webvideo  society  politics 
november 2008 by epersonae
Google Chrome Accessibility - The Paciello Group Blog
"This release of Google Chrome does not appear to have been developed with the needs of users with disabilites taken into account" alas.
accessibility  google  browsers 
september 2008 by epersonae
WebAIM: Blog - Target lawsuit settled
"While this is a great victory for the NFB and the claimants, I think the majority of the accessibility community was hoping for some long-awaited case law that might better define the relationship of the Internet and the Americans with Disabilities Act." IOW, f'ing meager, really. NFB gets a big hunk of change, class action peeps rather less, Target admits no fault ever, "accessibility" means whatever Target & NFB say they are. grumble grumble grumble.
accessibility  politics 
august 2008 by epersonae
Tales of Coding: W3C recently posts updated docs on relationship between usability and accessibility
"cover specific examples of matching mobile web usability issues with accessibility issues" awesome!
accessibility  usability  mobileweb 
july 2008 by epersonae
wendy chisholm: cheap and easy?
"I believe that most people want to do the right thing but they aren't sure they know how, don't have the time to find out, and fear the costs." interesting stream of consciousness re: accessibility. (I was on the edge of that twitter conversation. mmmm,
accessibility 
july 2008 by epersonae
Hijax: Progressive Enhancement with Ajax
"Plan for Ajax from the start. Implement Ajax at the end." A very succinct way to express it. (Shelley makes a similar point in Adding Ajax.)
javascripty  usability  accessibility 
june 2008 by epersonae
Beyond CAPTCHA: No Bots Allowed! [Privacy and Trust]
IOW, we are totally screwed.
security  accessibility  usability  society  webdev 
june 2008 by epersonae
A quote from Me
(where "Me" = "Simon Willison") "Hey Google: any chance we can all build the social web together without requiring JavaScript?" no kidding.
javascripty  google  blogosphere  accessibility 
may 2008 by epersonae
isolani - Web Accessibility: The accessibility of the date-time pattern in Microformats
I think the last time I did something with hCalendar, I did something with a span instead of abbr. I don't remember exactly what, though.
accessibility  microformat  webdev 
april 2008 by epersonae
WebAIM: Blog - 508 and Higher Ed.
for my friends still in higher ed. unlike Jon, I am unsurprised by the findings.
accessibility  academia 
april 2008 by epersonae
Bruce Lawson’s personal site : SharePoint and Web Accessibility
sharepoint. ::shudder::
accessibility  intranet 
april 2008 by epersonae
bestkungfu weblog » Aging and accessibility
my former assistant was of an age to be collecting Social Security, and damn web-savvy. (plus, yeah, stuff starts happening in the 30s. I have arthritis in both knees, TMJ, and creaky hands. I've worn glasses since I was 11, so that's nothing new.)
accessibility 
april 2008 by epersonae
The John Slatin Fund Accessibility Project
what a lovely idea/memorial.
accessibility  nonprofit 
april 2008 by epersonae
WebAIM: Cognitive [& Learning] Disability and Web Accessibility Survey
going to email this to Elizabeth....
accessibility 
april 2008 by epersonae
Captioning Sucks!
I like captioning, not just as a matter of principle, but because my hearing is not always what it should be...and sometimes I like watching vids late at night with the sound way down. (also: dig the intentionally garish design!)
accessibility  politics 
april 2008 by epersonae
WCAG Samurai errata released ¶ Personal Weblog of Joe Clark, Toronto
I will have to read this at some point soon.
accessibility  to-read  webdev 
march 2008 by epersonae
Please caption your videos about web accessibility ~ Interllectual.com
no kidding.
accessibility 
january 2008 by epersonae
Write Better: Online Readability Testing Tools Compared
Oddly enough, I'm partial to the tool built into MSWord. I spent a lot of time with it last year (?) rewriting stuff at Pierce.
writing  accessibility  webdev 
december 2007 by epersonae
One Reason Why Section 508 Isn’t Working - The Paciello Group Blog
"only 3% of the solicitations [...] included the Section 508 standards" -- this is a serious problem. I think it would've been a problem at Pierce if/when the web procedures got finished, too.
accessibility 
november 2007 by epersonae
6 Ajax Rules To Live By
Critical things to remember. (Also, by way of a plug for a friend, these are all covered in Shelley's Adding Ajax book.)
javascripty  accessibility  standards 
october 2007 by epersonae
ThePickards » Blog Archive » Accessibility: Making it all worthwhile
amen.
accessibility 
october 2007 by epersonae
Joe Clark Micropatronage: Phase 2
I can't resist anything called "the revenge" -- see: my love of chinese action movies. And this time I actually put some cash into it. Had to do it right away or I'd never get back to it. Too hard to overcome my cheap bastard tendencies.
accessibility 
october 2007 by epersonae
Accessibility and Usability issues with AJAX
a reasonably succinct overview.
accessibility  javascripty 
october 2007 by epersonae
Autopopulating text input fields demo
very cool. I've thought about similar things myself, but never gotten off my duff to do anything about it!
javascripty  accessibility  webdev 
october 2007 by epersonae
Videos of people using assistive technology | 456 Berea Street
more to do.
accessibility  webvideo 
october 2007 by epersonae
SitePoint Blogs » Why Accessibility? Because It’s Our Job!
amen. I had missed all this depressing sh*t. (although that reminds me of something i need to do.)
accessibility 
october 2007 by epersonae
Jeffrey Zeldman Presents : Testing designs for color-blindness
from the comments: "how about an application that simulates to the color blind what the normal-sighted see?" interesting idea. (my last assistant was/is color-blind.)
accessibility 
october 2007 by epersonae
Google Maps, HTML version
no kidding. hm.
gis  google  accessibility 
october 2007 by epersonae
Judge allows class action against Target website - Yahoo! News
that reminds me of something I need to check on....
accessibility  politics 
october 2007 by epersonae
Accessibility Is About Minimizing Requirements
A very simple way to explain it.
accessibility 
october 2007 by epersonae
Accessify: latest news / Teach a Man to Fish (or How to Resize Text)
I'm sure this is a great video, but I can't see it. (Rassafrassing Barracuda....)
accessibility  webvideo  to-watch 
september 2007 by epersonae
Hixie's Natural Log: Fire, a two-hour weekend, accessibility, and other rants
"It was clear at the festival that the sizeable deaf community present there was fully enjoying the music." Greyson used to do sign language at a dance club, before I knew him; I always enjoyed watching him sign Depeche Mode songs. :)
accessibility  arts 
september 2007 by epersonae
5 Steps To Reworking A Legacy Site - Accessites.org
how to tackle an omg-this-is-so-inaccessible site that you can't just tear out and start over with.
accessibility 
august 2007 by epersonae
Confirming a Web Site’s Accessibility
a good description of the final process.
accessibility  reference 
august 2007 by epersonae
Introduction to screen readers and screen magnifiers | 456 Berea Street
links to videos (w/out captioning, sadly)
accessibility  webvideo  to-watch 
july 2007 by epersonae
Creating sites accessible to people with cognitive disabilities
nicely done, very thoughtful
accessibility  reference  webdev 
july 2007 by epersonae
Drag and drop
fun little javascript toy.
javascripty  accessibility 
july 2007 by epersonae
CastingWords: Podcast Transcription
a half-hour podcast, then, transcribed in 7-14 business days, is $22.50. not bad, really.
accessibility  blogosphere 
july 2007 by epersonae
When accessibility is not your problem (Joe Clark)
interesting examples, and good food for thought. (my experience w/cognitive disabilities points to the incredible variability in them. (hi, Elizabeth!)) sorta sad that Joe isn't going to be doing this anymore.
accessibility 
july 2007 by epersonae
London 2012 Olympics branding film causes epileptic seizures
I shouldn't laugh, but it's just too absurd.
accessibility  design  weird  webdev 
june 2007 by epersonae
25 Ways To Improve Your Site Today
*today* might be an exaggeration, but there are some useful reminders here.
seo  accessibility  usability  reference  webdev 
june 2007 by epersonae
Trying not to pretend ¶ Personal Weblog of Joe Clark, Toronto
"market forces have shown that pretty much nobody wants to hire a sarcastic gay vegan to fix their Web accessibility" alas. Joe is my personal hero in web accessibility, in part because he's a sarcastic bastard. (also, like the mighty Z, he's one of the f
accessibility  blogosphere  history  philosophizing 
june 2007 by epersonae
Introduction to WCAG Samurai Errata for WCAG 1.0
mostly very reasonable stuff. like most people, I'm very curious about the make-up of the group, still.
accessibility  standards 
june 2007 by epersonae
Evaluation of WYSIWYG editors (2007)
Useful info.
accessibility  javascripty  drupal  reference  standards  webdev 
june 2007 by epersonae
Keyboard-Friendly Link Focus - Accessites.org
good points, but I'm mostly bookmarking because I LOVE the way they do skip-links.
accessibility  css  to-do 
may 2007 by epersonae
Web Accessibility Validation Tool, Check Accessibility Online by Truwex
fascinating. helped me catch a possible color contrast problem that I wouldn't have ever thought of.
accessibility  reference 
march 2007 by epersonae
Vitamin Features » Setting & Retrieving Accesskeys with JavaScript and DOM
what a crazy (cool?!) idea.
accessibility  usability  javascripty  to-read  weird 
march 2007 by epersonae
Juicy Studio: Choosing an Accessible CMS
2-second summary: Quick & Easy, Drupal, Plone. (They didn't test WP.)
accessibility  wordpress  drupal  usability  cms-research 
march 2007 by epersonae
Design View / Andy Rutledge - Federal Reservations
oh, that's just fricking depressing.
creditunion  accessibility  standards 
march 2007 by epersonae
Colorblindness - A Usability Guide for Commercial Applications, Part 1
an impressive level of detail in dealing with colorblindness issues. (10% of white american men!)
accessibility 
march 2007 by epersonae
WebAIM: Blog - Spam-free accessible forms
some good ideas here.
accessibility  php  webdev 
march 2007 by epersonae
A List Apart: Articles: Flash Embedding Cage Match
ow. ow. ow.
to-read  standards  browsers  accessibility  webdev 
february 2007 by epersonae
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