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Sufficient Color Contrast

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.

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posted by Dennis Lembree at 12:00 AM   0 comments

Podcast: #41: The Definition of Web Accessibility

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?

Download Web Axe Episode 41 (Definition of Web Accessibility)

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posted by Dennis Lembree at 10:11 AM   2 comments

Oracle sued by blind workers in Texas

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 sued by blind workers in Texas

"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."

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posted by Dennis Lembree at 9:32 AM   1 comments

Podcast #40: About CAPTCHA and Accessibility

Saturday, February 17, 2007

Dennis and Ross discuss different methods of implementing CAPTCHA on the web and how to make it accessible.

Download Web Axe Episode 40 (About CAPTCHA and Accessibility)

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posted by Dennis Lembree at 12:09 AM   3 comments

Practical, Entry-Level Web Accessibility

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:

Comments are now closed to Mike's post, but I just barely got in my comments.

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Dennis Lembree is the founder of web development company CheckEngine USA, which specializes in web usability, standards, and accessibility.

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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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