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Current Posts

Apple to Make iTunes Fully Accessible

Sunday, November 23, 2008

So instead of the National Federation of the Blind (NFB) having to sue the computer giant, Apple has agreed to make its dominant iTunes software accessible by next year. Here's a link to the press release from the NFB:

National Federation of the Blind and Commonwealth of Massachusetts Announce Agreement with Apple to Make iTunes Fully Accessible

Apple will make iTunes U (a dedicated area of the iTunes Store for content provided by colleges and universities) fully accessible by December 31, 2008, and will ensure the full accessibility of the iTunes software and the rest of the iTunes Store to blind people using both Mac and Windows operating systems by June 30, 2009.

Also, it seems that the iPod is not accessible. Only the newly released iPod Nano (generation 4) has accessibility features such as spoken menus and high contrast screens.

More:

• iTunes U Accessibility Evaluation, Joe Humbert, Indiana University (PowerPoint presentation)
• iPod Accessibility from Apple
  

Labels: apple, audio, nfb, visual

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Ajax and Web Accessibility Presentation

Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Here's the link to my presentation at the Accessing Higher Ground: Accessible Media, Web and Technology Conference tomorrow in Boulder, Colorado. It's a Google Doc presentation.

Ajax and Web Accessibility Presentation

Addendum
Adding the PDF file: Ajax and Web Accessibility Presentation (PDF)

Labels: ajax, conference, javascript, pdf, presentation

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Podcast #67: WCAG2, events, CS4, John Slatin

Sunday, November 09, 2008

Download Web Axe Episode 67 (WCAG2, events, CS4, John Slatin)

News & Events

• Joe Clark wanted to be listed in Ross' typography blog post
• Ross in the news (co-working style enviornment)
• Refresh Detroit meeting November 19 will focus on web accessibility
• Dennis to speak at Accessing Higher Ground: Accessible Media, Web and Technology Conference; November 11-14, 2008; Boulder, Colorado

WCAG 2.0 nearing completion

• WCAG 2.0 succeeds in test sites, moves to last stage
• So near to the finish line by Accessify

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 was published as a W3C Proposed Recommendation on 3 November 2008. This means that the technical material of WCAG 2.0 is complete and it has been implemented in real sites. The next stage is the final publication, which is expected in December 2008.

Podcasts from Accessibility Conference last spring

• put on by AbilityNet in UK
• Download the podcasts, transcripts and summaries of Accessibility 2.0 presentations!

CS4 Accessibility

• Adobe's Favorite CS4 Accessibility Features
• Notably, Flash video playback controls are accessible by default.

John Slatin Fund Project

• John Slatin Accessibility Fund Project
• The John Slatin Fund
• Accessibility isn't a one-person job

Matches accessibility experts with companies wanting a brief accessibility audit of their websites. In return for the audit, site owners will contribute a minimum of $500 to help fund the medical expenses incurred by John's family during his long illness."

Revisiting Screen Resolution

• Should Web Developers Support 800×600?

Labels: adobe, conference, podcast, resolution, screen, wcag

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To learn more about Dennis Lembree, the founder and main host of Web Axe, visit his web site at www.DennisLembree.com.