Category Archives: Accessibility

Valour-IT – Laptops for Wounded Soldiers

Posted on December 13, 2006 by Kevin

(via Boing Boing) Valour-IT is a non-profit that is providing wounded U.S. soldiers with laptops loaded with voice recognition software. These laptops help soldiers who are struggling to cope with new disabilities to communicate with family and friends and empowers … Continue reading →

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Unobtrusive Tabbed Content

Posted on August 5, 2005 by Kevin

Bobby van der Sluis has been making a great many inroads into the world of unobtrusive JavaScript. I recently adapted one of his scripts for use on a project and thought I’d share a couple of simple modifications that I … Continue reading →

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Accessible Data Tables

Posted on July 7, 2005 by Kevin

(via Jonathan Snook) Roger Hudson has posted a nice primer on using tables in HTML to display data. We quotes the W3C specifications and walks through some clear examples on how to properly use tables in HTML. It’s good to … Continue reading →

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Missing the Point: Web Applications

Posted on May 2, 2005 by Kevin

I recently went to try online banking with National City only to come face to face with the following error message: Alert – browser does not meet requirements Your browser does not meet minimum security requirements for Online Banking. If … Continue reading →

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Mouse Adaptor Compensates for Hand Tremors

Posted on March 28, 2005 by Kevin

IBM and Montrose Secam have partnered to release an adaptor for a computer mouse that will help users with hand tremors use pointing devices. The devices cost approximately $100 (US) and are available for sale online. The adaptor plugs into … Continue reading →

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Using Ajax Wisely

Posted on March 22, 2005 by Kevin

Ajax is a set of technologies that is used to rewrite part of a web page without a complete page refresh. Jesse James Garret coined the term to describe a set of technologies currently coming into their own. This happens … Continue reading →

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Alternate Content

Posted on August 9, 2004 by Kevin

One area where there is a lot of confusion in accessibility is the use of alternate content. There are questions about where it belongs, what form it should take, and whether it is acceptable or not. I’ll be addressing a … Continue reading →

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Flash Accessibilty

Posted on August 2, 2004 by Kevin

I’ve been looking into Flash Accessibility for a number of projects and I’ve been cautiously pleased by what I’ve seen. It looks as though the Flash player version 6+ and Flash MX 2004 have incorporated a bunch of new accessibility … Continue reading →

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W3CAG [EDIT]

Posted on July 14, 2004 by Kevin

I’m removing the entry on the W3CAG due to a mistake on my part regarding the scope of a non-disclosure agreement. I had thought that the material would be okay to post since it was taken from the W3C guidelines, … Continue reading →

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Work at Ford

Posted on July 12, 2004 by Kevin

I’ve started work at Ford in the Creative Design & Usability group. I’m working on ensuring a number of websites comply with the W3C Accessibility Guidelines (W3CAG). I’m going to try to post about my experiences without violating any NDAs … Continue reading →

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