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Web Axe is a podcast and blog featuring practical web design accessibility tips

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Job Opening for Web Accessibility QA

Tuesday, June 26, 2007

If you or someone you know has good experience and knowledge in Web Accessibility, and wants a good job in California (Silicon Valley), please contact me, Dennis, at webaxe at gmail dot com. The position is in the QA department for a company that does a financial web application.

Labels: job

posted by Dennis Lembree at 7:24 PM   0 comments

Podcast #50: Analysis of WCAG 2.0

Sunday, June 17, 2007

The lastest version of the W3C's Web Content Accessibility Guidelines is discussed by Dennis, Ross, Jared Smith and Joe Dolson.

Download Web Axe Episode 50 (Analysis of WCAG 2.0)

News

• W3C is looking for input by June 29th for the latest revision of WCAG 2.0.
• HTML 5 and Accessibility, 456 Berea street
• HTML5 going towards presentation and not semantics?

Announcements

• Refresh Detroit, June 20th - Catherine Hayes Inner Circle Media, Ruby on Rails
• Refresh San Fran? Refresh San Jose? Who'll start one?

Questions/Topics Include

• Do you feel that (good) progress is being made after the concerns voiced about a year ago?
• Do you feel that "Success Criteria" make more sense than the previous "Priority levels/Checkpoints"?
• There is still a "loophole" for an alternative accessible page. Is this acceptable?
• Valid code is still not a requirement (politically motivated?). Should it be?
• Do you think that the WCAG 2 is too broad and vague?
• Is the quick reference an acceptable method for developers to understand WCAG2 if the actual documents are to complex?

WCAG 2.0 Links

• Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0
• Overview of WCAG 2.0 Documents
• WCAG 2.0 Quick Reference
• Comparison of WCAG 1.0 checkpoints to WCAG 2.0
• WCAG 2.0: Woeful to Wonderful in One Easy Draft? by Jack Pickard
• A review of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0

Labels: expert, podcast, wcag

posted by Dennis Lembree at 11:54 AM   0 comments

Lawyer warns that PDFs fail on accessibility (UK)

Friday, June 15, 2007

In a recent article on ZDNet UK, a lawyer warns that PDFs fail on accessibility. This is a good reminder that when web accessibility is addressed, many times people fail to make their Acrobat files accessible. So, don't forget your PDFs!

PDF documents on Web sites and intranets need to be accompanied by accessible HTML or text versions if they are to comply with disability legislation, a leading technology lawyer has claimed.

Labels: accessibility, acrobat, law, pdf

posted by Dennis Lembree at 8:21 AM   0 comments

Podcast #49: AJAX and Accessibility

Tuesday, June 05, 2007

Guest Mark McKay and Dennis talk about AJAX and accessibility. Topics include:

• An example of accessible AJAX from Mark's site SpokenText.net
• Methods for coding accessible AJAX
• Recommended books and web sites
• Many other related issues!
  

Download Web Axe Episode 49 (AJAX and Accessibility)

Links

• AJAX and Screenreaders: When Can it Work?
• Bulletproof Ajax (Book review)
• AJAX in Action (book)
  
• Real World Accessibility for Ajax and Web Apps
• Prototype (Javascript Framework)
• Making Ajax Work with Screen Readers
  

Labels: accessibility, ajax, expert, podcast

posted by Dennis Lembree at 8:35 PM   2 comments

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Previous Posts

• Five Most Common Accessibility Errors
• Writing for Accessibility Article
• WCAG 2.0 published as Candidate Recommendation
• Section 508 and Higher Education
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• Cognitive Accessibility Survey
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