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Wednesday, February 28, 2007
On the blog Bite Size Standards, a post by Ann McMeekin Colour with Contrast discusses color and accessibility, and also provides some excellent links to tools and references.Labels: accessibility, color, expert, web
Sunday, February 25, 2007
Dennis and guest Joe Dolson discuss the definition of Web Accessibility including the W3C definition and WCAG 2.0, universal access, balance of effort, a principal?Labels: accessibility, definition, expert, podcast, theory, web
Tuesday, February 20, 2007
This has to do with software accessibility, rather than web accessibility, but very relevant to the movement and the cause..."Oracle is being taken to task in a lawsuit that complains software it sold to the state of Texas is unusable by blind employees.
The suit, filed in Texas state court, alleges Oracle's human resources software and other products do "not provide equal access to blind persons using screen access technology". One plaintiff says he is unable to review or enter hours worked, leave taken or information concerning employees he supervises without the help of a sighted colleague."
Labels: accessibility, law
Saturday, February 17, 2007
Dennis and Ross discuss different methods of implementing CAPTCHA on the web and how to make it accessible.Labels: accessibility, accessible, captcha, form, web
Thursday, February 01, 2007
Practical, Entry-Level Web Accessibility from Mike Cherim at Beast-Blog is a good article on the basics of web accessibility. Topics include:
Labels: accessibility, alt, article, basic, element, expert, web
Dennis Lembree is the founder of web development company CheckEngine USA, which specializes in web usability, standards, and accessibility.
Ross Johnson runs a web design company (3.7 Designs) that takes a wholistic view on the web and art of constructing pages. They strive to be creative and unique.
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