Firefox Accessibility: little things that help
Standard Firefox focus is difficult to see. A small user style makes Firefox more accessible and usable.
The accessibility blog contains short pieces of news and thoughts on accessibility and usability. Accessibility covers making all of ICT easier to use by people with disabilities and challenges and how to make peoples lives easier by the use of ICT. Deeper examination of product and supplier matters appear in Peter Abrahams publications and articles for Bloor Research.
Accessibility Statement – What it should include
Every web site should include an accessibility page that explains how the site supports users with disabilities. What should be included on the page?
Wimbledon web site accessibility
Accessibility has been considered when creating the Wimbledon web site. Not everything is right. Hopefully it will be accessible to more people with disabilities next year.
The Olympic 2012 Logo fiasco
A video on the 2012 Olympic website caused epileptic fits. A quick investigation showed that the site as a whole is badly coded and hence not accessible. Time to fix it now.
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 latest draft
WCAG 2.0 is much more understandable than WCAG 1.0. The complexity of the standards should no longer be an excuse for not developing accessible solutions.
Progressive migration is a step forward
Data migration has typically been viewed as a big bang exercise - which is one of its problems - Celona offers an iterative approach.
Screen reader news and views
Accessibility news: Julie Howell, Microsoft Narrator, Thunder and IBM A-Browser
Visualisation and Accessibility – benefits and challenges of WEB 2.0
Web 2.0 has increased the use of visualisation for maps, dashboards, flow diagrams etc. The initial reaction is these will not be accessible but used in the right way they should improve accessibility
Who will go to jail under the Disability Equality Duty?
The UK Disability Equality Duty applies directly to public authorities and could lead to jail sentences but it will also impact suppliers of goods and services.
Court cases and accessibility – act now before it hurts
Two cases going through the US courts at the moment should be a wake up call to all enterprises and IT suppliers that accessibility and the rights of the disabled need to be on the urgent to-do list.