Web Axe: web accessibility podcast and blog

Podcast and blog on practical web design accessibility tips.

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Current Posts

Podcast 61: Accessibility Statements

Sunday, January 27, 2008

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News

• Donate to Web Axe! Button in sidebar. Looking to purchase Dragon Naturally Speaking
• Ross merged his company, moved offices, ingenexdigital.com
• Refresh Detroit/MIUPA meeting on Jan 30
• DOCTYPE broken (A List Apart)
• Learning from Screen Readers (WebAIM)
• February Milestone On Road To Web Access Guidelines
• Introducing WAVE 4.0

Listener's Comments

• Free web site accessibility checkers
• Accessible WordPress templates; try Mike Cherim's Seabeast WordPress template

Main Segment Topics

• What is an accessibility statement?
• Should an accessibility statement be on my web site?
• Where should I provide links to the accessibility statement?
• What should be included in the accessibility statement?
• A brief description of the policy.
• How to report failures on the site.
• Details of the functions built-in to the site.
• Information on browser options.
• The standards used in the building of the site.
• The verification processes used.
• Links to further information.

Related Links

• Accessibility Statement - What it should include
• Making the most of the footer
• Writing a good accessibility statement.php
• Just Say No

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JAWS and Target

Monday, January 21, 2008

JAWS

The trial version of JAWS has always been a hassle to use for testing with its 40 minute sessions and required reboots. In the WebAIM blog, Jared Smith points out that the license infers that you cannot use the demo version of JAWS for web development purposes. Someone in the comments of the post suggests using Window-Eyes.

Target vs. NFB

Early this month, it was reported that Target lost an appeal of the class action status of the lawsuit by the National Federation of the Blind.

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Web Accessibility Training

Thursday, January 10, 2008

WebAIM is offering Web Accessibility Training Feb 20-21, 2008 in Logan, Utah. The fee is $850/person ($700 per person for groups of two or more).

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Previous Posts

• Podcast #76: Web Accessibility Disasters
• Roundup: Accessibility Links on Twitter
• Accessible YouTube Sites
• Free Browsers for Visual Impairment
• Colorblind, Law, and Lightboxes
• Podcast #75: Jeremy Keith Interview, Google Wave
• ATIA Chicago 2009
• Accessibility Round-Up from Twitter
• Podcast #74: Awards, Events & Back to Basics
• Accessible Twitter Wins Award, Slidedeck

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• Refresh Detroit - regional group for web professionals.
• Detroit Podcasters Network.
• Website Design - seo friendly web design company.

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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.