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Podcast #72: Twitter Accessibility, Events, and News
Monday, June 22, 2009
Download Web Axe Episode 72 (Twitter Accessibility, Events, and News)
Chatter
- Feedback for new Web Axe theme song?
- Opera 10 beta
- Where are the headings?
- AudioBoo "A Eulogy For IE6" by Paul Boag.
- Web Axe-Refresh Detroit Tweetup! Ann Arbor, Michigan, Saturday, July 18.
Events/Conferences
- 12th Annual Accessing Higher Ground
Accessible Media, Web and Technology Conference
10-14 November 2009
Westin Hotel in Westminster, Colorado, U.S.A. - IEEE Accessing the Future conference
20-21 July 2009
Northeastern University
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
LinkedIn event page - Full Frontal JavaScript Conference
20 November 2009
One day; £100
Duke Of York's Picturehouse; Preston Circus; Brighton, BN1 4NA
Twitter and Web Accessibility
Accessible Twitter updates:- Ajax for deleting DM.
- Popular Links page; added categories.
- Add URL shortening to DM page.
- Add (limited) functionality to update user profile.
Compiled List of links from #TwitterBook (look who's first!)
Other Accessible Twitter applications:
- Try a mobile web app.
- Tweete was created as an alternative to the mobile web and slandr mobile clients.
- Twitstat Mobile
- Slandr
- Dabr
- TwInbox - plug-in for Microsoft Outlook
- Tweet s60: totally accessible Twitter mobile app for Nokia Series 60 devices (via @AbilityNet @BlindTwit)
- Accessibility issues with Twitter background
- Twitter Quietly Fixes Broken Audio CAPTCHA
- Software change makes Twitter more accessible for the visually impaired (CAPTCHA to re-CAPTCHA)
More News
Labels: captcha, conference, podcast, wcag2
Perceivable, Operable, Understandable, and Robust
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Joe Dolson recently completed an excellent four part series published on the Practical eCommerce web site. Another great read from Joe,highly recommended. The articles cover the following four fundamental principles of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 (WCAG 2):- Is it perceivable?
- Is it operable?
- Is it understandable?
- Is it robust?
- New Accessibility Guidelines A "Welcomed Update" (Perceivable)
- New Accessibility Guidelines Part II: Operability
- New Accessibility Guidelines Part III: Understandability
- New Accessibility Guidelines Part IV: Robustness
Joe was a guest back in 2007 in Podcast: #41: The Definition of Web Accessibility
Labels: article, expert, guidelines, wcag, wcag2
Delay on Next Podcast
Monday, June 15, 2009
Just a note to let you know that the next Web Axe podcast is delayed a week or so. Stayed tuned!Labels: administrative, podcast
Assistive Technology, Captivate, and Accessify
Friday, June 12, 2009
Browse Assistive Technology - learn about all kinds of Assistive Technology for different types of disabilities.Tips on Adobe Captivate Accessibility
What to do with Accessify? - Give Ian some ideas! (By the way, check out the Accessify post Interview with Accessible Twitter creator Dennis Lembree.)
Labels: "assistive technology", adobe, expert
Other Accessibility Podcasts (and UX)
Saturday, June 06, 2009
Information & Design is a usability and user experience company based in Melbourne, Australia. Its web site offers a fine list of User Experience Podcasts, which includes a few on accessibility, including the following:- Web content accessibility guidelines V2.0 - an interview with Shawn Henry
- Accessibility: an interview with Dr. Sofia Celic
- Web accessibility guidelines: an interview with Gian Sampson-Wild
There are also interviews with Steve Krug, Jakob Nielsen, and Luke Wroblewski.
