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

Sun November 09 2008

Download Web Axe Episode 67 (WCAG2, events, CS4, John Slatin)News & EventsJoe Clark wanted to be listed in Ross' typography blog post Ross in the ... read more

Download Web Axe Episode 67 (WCAG2, events, CS4, John Slatin)News & EventsJoe 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 near... read more

Download Web Axe Episode 67 (WCAG2, events, CS4, John Slatin)News & EventsJoe 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? read less

Podcast #66: Target, YouTube, Fangs, and more

Sat September 13 2008

Jammed-packed episode on several web accessibility topics with special co-host Jared Smith of WebAIM.Download Web Axe Episode 66 (Target, YouTube, Fan... read more

Jammed-packed episode on several web accessibility topics with special co-host Jared Smith of WebAIM.Download Web Axe Episode 66 (Target, YouTube, Fangs, and more) NFB vs. Target Lawsuit NFB vs. Target Lawsuit is Settled! Target Web Lawsuit: The Six Million Dollar Question Target Lawsuit Settled from WebAIM Other Topics Web Axe Nominated in .net magazine Awards! [vote now] Petition to Save UT Acce... read more

Jammed-packed episode on several web accessibility topics with special co-host Jared Smith of WebAIM.Download Web Axe Episode 66 (Target, YouTube, Fangs, and more) NFB vs. Target Lawsuit NFB vs. Target Lawsuit is Settled! Target Web Lawsuit: The Six Million Dollar Question Target Lawsuit Settled from WebAIM Other Topics Web Axe Nominated in .net magazine Awards! [vote now] Petition to Save UT Accessibility Institute YouTube now has video captioning available Fangs add-on available for Firefox 3 from Peter Krantz Web Accessibility Gone Wild read less

Podcast #65: Top 10, SXSW, Nikita, and Joe

Thu August 14 2008

Dennis and Ross discuss a variety of topics including web accessibility news and events, a top 10 list, SXSW 2009, Nikita the Spider validator, and ou... read more

Dennis and Ross discuss a variety of topics including web accessibility news and events, a top 10 list, SXSW 2009, Nikita the Spider validator, and our friend Joe Dolson.Download Web Axe Episode 65 (Top 10, SXSW, Nikita, and Joe)Chatter Dennis' Trip to MI TimeTracker - accessible time-tracking web application Inaccessible AT&T web site News Web EXCESSIBILITY - Beast Blog 10 Web Design Books yo... read more

Dennis and Ross discuss a variety of topics including web accessibility news and events, a top 10 list, SXSW 2009, Nikita the Spider validator, and our friend Joe Dolson.Download Web Axe Episode 65 (Top 10, SXSW, Nikita, and Joe)Chatter Dennis' Trip to MI TimeTracker - accessible time-tracking web application Inaccessible AT&T web site News Web EXCESSIBILITY - Beast Blog 10 Web Design Books you probably missed but owe yourself to read ClearLeft - Silverback released Top Ten Tips? Ten Top accessibility developer tips from Epic (UK) SXSW Panels 2009 Vote for SXSW panels March 13-17, 2009 in Austin, Texas SXSW Interactive Festival SXSW Panels about accessibility with Adobe Nikita the Spider Nikita the Spider Validation statistics from Nikita the Spider (456 Berea St) The most common validation error is neglecting to specify an alt attribute for img elements Joe Dolson Web Accessibility is not SEO Spam vs. Accessibility read less

Podcast #64: Language, Abbreviations, and Quotes

Sun 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 W... read more

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 H... read more

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 Code Examples: Blockquote

Dennis and Ross are highly recommended for web design!

Dennis and Ross are highly recommended for web design!

A customer for web accessibility consulting said Dennis and Ross arehighly recommended for web design!, and that was pleasing to my ears.

Podcast #63: Reviewing Accessible Ajax Recommendations

Mon April 21 2008

In Webcredible's article AJAX accessibility for websites, a list of recommendations is presented for creating accessible Ajax web pages. In this podca... read more

In Webcredible's article AJAX accessibility for websites, a list of recommendations is presented for creating accessible Ajax web pages. In this podcast, Dennis and Ross discuss the accessibility issues and benefits of Ajax, and the recommendations from Webcredible which are:Inform users early in the page that dynamic updates will occurHighlight the areas that have been updatedDon't change the foc... read more

In Webcredible's article AJAX accessibility for websites, a list of recommendations is presented for creating accessible Ajax web pages. In this podcast, Dennis and Ross discuss the accessibility issues and benefits of Ajax, and the recommendations from Webcredible which are:Inform users early in the page that dynamic updates will occurHighlight the areas that have been updatedDon't change the focusOffer the option to disable automatic updatesEnsure the site works if JavaScript isn't enabledDownload Web Axe Episode 63 (Reviewing Accessible Ajax Recommendations) News & EventsRefresh Detroit meeting April 23 (demo night)Accessible Online Learning Accessible Data Visualization with Web StandardsGuide to semantic use of HTML elements / Why use semantic XHTMLEverything I know about accessibility I learned from Star Wars (MP3) (Derek Featherstone at SXSW) read less