Web Axe: web accessibility podcast and blog
Podcast and blog on practical web design accessibility tips.
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Current Posts
Last Call for WAI-ARIA Specification
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
The W3C has announced the last call for feedback for WAI-ARIA, the Accessible Rich Internet Applications technical specification. The deadline for comments is March 24, 2009.Related links:
Articles on Accessible Twitter
Monday, February 16, 2009
Accessible Twitter is coming along well. It's still in Alpha status, but the word is getting out! Here are a couple articles about Accessible Twitter that were published today.
Podcast #68: Accessible Twitter and News
Sunday, February 08, 2009
Download Web Axe Episode 68 (Accessible Twitter and News)Events
- Introduction to Usability: An Interactive Discussion, February 10, 2009
- Palo Alto Semantic Web (PAWS)
News
- Accessible Twitter is here! (Alpha) Created by Dennis.
- CSS Style Guide Tool. Created by Ross.
- Should we start thinking about HTML5? (despite 2022 predictions)
- Government websites are inaccessible to disabled people
- WCAG 2.0 Theme Song Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
- Screen Reader Survey Results
- WebAIM's WCAG 2.0 Checklist
- Easy YouTube caption creator - a very rough first ‘build’
Labels: caption, event, podcast, screenreader, twitter, wcag, webaim
Book: Universal Design for Web Applications
Thursday, February 05, 2009
Universal Design for Web Applications is a recently published book (by O'Reilly Media November 2008) which sounds very promising. I haven't read it yet, but it's received favorable reviews. Topics include:- How do you sell accessibility?
- W3C documentation
- Web page structure and design
- Forms
- Tables
- Videos
- Scripting and WAI-ARIA
I can definitely see my copy being lent to various colleagues in the coming months as I try to get them up to speed with modern web development techniques and how they relate to the world of accessibility.
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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