Web Axe: web accessibility podcast and blog

Podcast and blog on practical web design accessibility tips.

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Current Posts

ALT, Long Description, D-Link

Friday, September 30, 2005

Good and bad examples of the ALT parameter. Long descriptions and D-links: what are they and how do you code one?

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W3C on text equivalents

Code samples:

<img href="mskensington.jpg" alt="Ornate photo of Ms. Kensington" />

<img href="earningschart1.jpg" alt="Chart of XYZ Corporation Earnings 1995 through 2005" longdesc="long_desc_earningschart1.htm" />

<img href="earningschart1.jpg" alt="Chart of XYZ Corporation Earnings 1995 through 2005" />
[<a href="long_desc_earningschart1.htm" title="Long text description of earnings chart">d</a>]


Labels: accessibility, alt, code, image, podcast, text, web

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Web Axe Promo

Thursday, September 29, 2005

Here's the first Web Axe promo clip (MP3, 64kbps 44khz). Feel free to play in your podcast or wherever else. Please do not modify the file.

Download Web Axe Promo 1

Labels: accessibility, podcast, promo, web

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Quick--But Important--Tips

Wednesday, September 28, 2005

Going over some simple but important techniques for web accessibility including text links, heading tags, close links on popups, and dropdown menu (select) links.

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[transcript]

References:
Checkpoint 7.4 and 7.5
Checkpoint 10.1

Labels: accessibility, heading, menu, podcast, popups, web

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Data Tables

Monday, September 26, 2005

What you need to know to make your table accessible. This means your tabular data table, of course, since we're no longer using tables for layout, right? Dennis covers summary, caption, th, scope and abbr.

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[transcript]

W3C techniques on row and column information

Sample code:
<table width="100%" summary="Three-column table of annual average temperature and humidity for all United States">
<caption>
Average temperature and humidity for the United States
</caption>
<tr>
<th scope="col" abbr="state">State Name</th>
<th scope="col" abbr="temp">Average Temperature</th>
<th scope="col" abbr="humidity">Average Humidity</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Alabama</td>
<td>50</td>
<td>50</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Alaska</td>
<td>50</td>
<td>50</td>
</tr>
</table>

Labels: accessibility, caption, code, data, header, podcast, scope, table, web

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Accessible Form Elements

Sunday, September 25, 2005

How to add a label tag to a form element. This makes your form element such as an input field accessible and a little more user-friendly.

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[transcript]

W3C reference on labels

Sample code:
<form>
<label for="txtEmail">Your email:</label>
<input type="text" name="txtEmail" id="txtEmail"/>
</form>

Labels: accessibility, code, element, form, input, label, podcast, web

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Introduction Episode

Sunday, September 18, 2005

The first Web Axe episode covers what this blog and podcast is about, a little background on the host Dennis Lembree, and a few important URLs for Web Accessibility.

Download Web Axe Intro Episode 1

[transcript]

Great resources:
Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI by the W3C)
WebAIM (Web Accessibility In Mind)
Section 508 (U.S. Federal Law)

Labels: accessibility, administrative, podcast, web

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Coming soon!

Thursday, September 15, 2005

Welcome to Web Axe -- the blog and podcast of practical web accessibility tips. The first podcast episode is coming soon. Please leave a comment with any suggestions or ideas. Or email Dennis at Web Axe send an email at webaxe at gmail dot com.

Labels: administrativen

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Web Axe was nominated for "Podcast of the Year" in .net magazine's 2008 and 2009 Best of the Web awards.

To learn more about Dennis Lembree, the founder and main host of Web Axe, visit his web site at www.DennisLembree.com.