Web Axe: web accessibility podcast and blog
Podcast and blog on practical web design accessibility tips.
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Current Posts
Boagworld and Lauke on WCAG 2.0
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
In Boagword podcast #120 (June 4, 2008), Paul Boag speaks with Patrick Lauke on WCAG 2.0. It's a lengthy discussion that's definitely worth a listen.
Excellent web site re-launch from Web Axe listener!
Monday, July 21, 2008
Therese Nielsen, a veteran Web Axe podcast listener, has been a major contributor to the relaunch of the University of Michigan's Services for Students With Disabilities web site earlier this year. The following is a portion of a message she sent:I just wanted to let you know that listening to Web Axe helped me out a great deal as I created the site!...It has received a lot of really positive feedback, and a visually disabled student who is reviewing UM sites for accessibility recently raved about how much she likes using the site, calling it 'wonderful'.Thank you for the kind words Therese and congrats on the fine work!
Podcast #64: Language, Abbreviations, and Quotes
Sunday, July 13, 2008
This podcast covers the markup for Language, Abbreviations, and Quotes; CSS is a whole other issue which may be covered in a future podcast.Download Web Axe Episode 64 (Language, Abbreviations, and Quotes)
News
- Update on the ADA (WebAIM)
- Web Accessibility. Life In the Post-Guideline Age
- Andrew Kirkpatrick's slides for presentation "Webmaniacs Talk on Flex Accessibility"
- Easier YouTube from Chris Heilmann
- Flash now can be indexed by Google, etc.
Announcements
- Web accessibility consulting now offered by Dennis & Ross; contact them at webaxe [AT] gmail NOSPAM dot com
- The next Refresh Detroit meetup is Wednesday, July 30.
Main Segment
General Guidelines
- WCAG 1.0 Guideline 4. Clarify natural language usage
- WCAG 2.0 Guideline 3.1 Readable: Make text content readable and understandable
Language in HTML tag
<head>
<meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html;charset=iso-8859-1" />
<meta http-equiv="content-language" content="en-us" />
Code Examples: Blockquote
<blockquote>
<p>Dennis and Ross are highly recommended for web design!</p>
<cite>Jane Doe</cite>
</blockquote>
<blockquote cite="Jane Doe [or URL]">
<p>Dennis and Ross are highly recommended for web design!</p>
</blockquote>
Code Examples: Inline quotes
<p>A customer for web accessibility consulting said <q>Dennis and Ross are
highly recommended for web design!</q>, and that was pleasing to my ears.</p>
<q lang="en-us">Dennis and Ross are highly recommended for web design!</q>
As <cite>Jane Doe</cite> said, <q lang="en-us">Dennis and Ross are
highly recommended for web design!<q>
Code Examples: Abbreviations & Acronym
<acronym title="California" lang="en-us">CA</acronym>
<abbr title="California">Cali</abbr>
Also, the abbr attribute can be used in table headers:
<th scope="col" abbr="colors">colors selected currently</th> CSS + Aural Style Sheets
acronym {speak : normal;}
abbr.initialism {speak : spell-out;}
abbr.truncation {speak : normal;} Language Codes
List of language codes; the Representation of the Names of Languages. From ISO 639, revised 1989.
Other Links
- Block Quotes and Pull Quotes: Examples and Good Practices
- Quotations: The BLOCKQUOTE and Q elements (W3C)
Labels: abbreviation, acronym, language, podcast
Post-Guideline Age for Web Accessibility?
Tuesday, July 08, 2008
Are we entering a Post-Guideline Age for web accessibility? It's an interesting new argument being made in the article Web Accessibility. Life In the Post-Guideline Age from the E-Access blog.I believe there is a good case for this:
- Too many different guidelines and laws.
- Too many different technologies are being developed.
- Just because a site passes web accessibility, doesn't necessarily mean it's usable (this is what the article focuses on).
I think of this as a pyramid. Web accessibility is the foundation. Usability by disabled people is the next layer. And both of these underpin the ultimate goal: excellent user experiences by disabled people (and everyone).
Labels: article, guidelines
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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
Related Sites
- Web Overhauls - tune-up your web site!
- Accessible Twitter - superior alternative to Twitter.com.
- 3.7crea.tv - web design and marketing blog.
- Refresh Detroit - regional group for web professionals.
- Detroit Podcasters Network.
- Website Design - seo friendly web design company.
About the Hosts
About Dennis
Dennis Lembree is the founder of web development company Web Overhauls, which specializes in web usability, standards, and accessibility. Follow Dennis on Twitter: @dennisl
About Ross
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. Follow Ross on Twitter: @3pointross