http://www.socialblogroll.com/rss/ social blog roll http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AccessibleDesign/~3/314877736/ Giving a talk is an interesting experience. In this case, with a time limit of 15 minutes, the biggest challenge was figuring out what I had time to cover. With a subject like web accessibility, I firmly believe that every aspect is critical — anything I leave out is something that somebody needs to know. But it’s ...] http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AccessibleDesign/~3/294962423/ There are a lot of services in the web marketplace offering code conversion. You give ‘em a design, they spew out some junk code for you. This isn’t the way it has to be, thankfully. There are, believe it or not, PSD to HTML conversion services which are committed to creating standards compliant, semantic code. Well, there’s ...] http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AccessibleDesign/~3/318883550/ The whole world of spam is an accessibility nightmare. The concept behind web accessibility is to ensure that users can access the complete functionality of your web site — but how do you cope with the fact that spambots will happily take advantage of any hole you leave? Comment forms, contact pages, email addresses and enrollment forms. All ...] http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AccessibleDesign/~3/282992418/ Thanks to an off-hand comment from Steve Green while discussing a forthcoming Accessites article, I’ve spent some time today thinking about what it takes to write for accessibility. Most of the time, the primary focus of information about accessibility has to do with making non-text information available as text. Captioning and audio description for video, ...] http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AccessibleDesign/~3/302958940/ Perfecting a web site is a long and involved process. There’s no getting around the fact that if you want every aspect of your site to be right — - accessibility, search optimization, and just all-around pizzazz, you’ve probably got some significant work to do. However, that’s not to say that there aren’t things you can check ...] http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AccessibleDesign/~3/290479299/ Use the Color Contrast Tester Some time ago, while pondering whether web accessibility posed limitations on design, the thought occurred to me that there are presumably some colors which simply cannot be used for text or text backgrounds in any site. WCAG 1 does not, in fact, provide any specific guidelines concerning color contrast. The formulas ...] http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AccessibleDesign/~3/310674127/ I’m looking for people to provide alternate language translations for my Color Contrast Tester. I’ve already got people offering to provide Italian and German language files, but once you’ve gone that far…why not keep going? If anybody reading this can provide additional translations, let me know in the comments — I’ll respond privately to make arrangements. ...] http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AccessibleDesign/~3/354670893/ Following the publication of a brief article on Search results design by Adaptive Path, I decided that revising my database search script was a valuable goal. Specifically, meeting the checklist in that result was probably not a bad idea! It’s not that the previous version was terrible, but I knew perfectly well that it could be ...] http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AccessibleDesign/~3/344728457/ There are numerous articles pointing out the business advantages of accessibility. Many of these reflect the similarity between accessibility and SEO. However, despite the close technical relationship between the needs of disabled users and the technical requirements of search engine optimization, the fact remains that the two goals are not the same, are not equivalent, ...] http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AccessibleDesign/~3/344756527/ I actually wrote and published this almost two weeks ago — - unfortunately, I accidentally wrote it as a page instead of a post, and didn’t notice. At any rate, I’m publishing it now, although it’s a bit after the fact… So, I know that I’ve been more than a little bit quiet lately. I’ve got some things ...] http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ablereach/~3/304939960/ On Monday I had an emphatic series of visitations from the Blue Screen of Death. The hard drive is toast and I'm not so sure about the future of the computer.  Talk about expensive and irritating! Needless to say, this is a great time to toss me a $10 tip via my scratchback ...] http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ablereach/~3/306858919/ Each weekend a new "Brunch" post will feature thoughts about balancing family and self care with working in an always-on Internet environment. This edition is by Elizabeth Able, owner of AbleReach. What can you do after your Broadband goes on the fritz, hosting is wonky, a hard drive takes a final bow and the ...] http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ablereach/~3/301771757/ Each weekend a new "Brunch" post will feature thoughts about balancing family and self care with working in an always-on Internet environment. This edition is by Rachel Goldstein. As a parent who runs a successful Internet business, you probably assume that I have no free time to spend quality moments with my 4 young ...] http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ablereach/~3/301855785/ I thought I'd better let everyone know that I'm putting my twice-a-week WordPress project on vacation until Thursday. You see, I'm busy moving to a new host - yipeee! I'll be back in a few days, reloaded with promised humor. In honor of brunchy balance, I may also give myself a couple days off ...] http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ablereach/~3/300945143/ submit_url = "http://ablereach.com/green/big-list-of-green-web-hosts/"; Welcome to the first edition of my Big List of Green Web Hosts. There are 22 here, and I am sure there are more out in the world that can be added later. I only included hosts with English language pages and specific information about what they are doing to be ...] http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AccessibilityBlog/~3/83511549/ I had the privilege of attending accessibility testing for an enterprise-level software application and found some interesting issues that are not typical to many projects. Actual user testing is strange like that – dealing with humans brings out all of the random factors. First Issue: User Interaction with JAWS One of ... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AccessibilityBlog/~3/201683336/ The Accessibility Interoperability Alliance, AIA (http://www.accessinteropalliance.org) has been formed from some of the World's biggest technology companies: Adobe, BayFirst Solutions, HP, Microsoft, and Novell. Included in the founding of this alliance are a number of specialist assistive technology companies: Claro Software, Dolphin Computer Access, GW Micro, HiSoftware, Mandentec, TextHelp ... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AccessibilityBlog/~3/91304616/ The World Wide Web is significant because of the boundaries it traverses. The web places the opportunity to buy from, learn from or interact with companies outside your neighborhood, your state, or your country right at your fingertips. This is a fantastic opportunity for everybody, and the nature ... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AccessibilityBlog/~3/216069500/ Matt Bailey, founder of the AccessibilityBlog.com, will present an Accessibility and Usability training class in London. The four-hour class will take place on February 22nd from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM at the Business Design Center, 52 Upper Street, Islington. The class will focus on the development of accessible,yet usable ... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AccessibilityBlog/~3/103189382/ Posting has been light lately at the Accessibility Blog, as things have been very busy. So I thank you for being patient. Because of this, I am making the following request: The Accessibility Blog is experiencing a higher than normal demand for consulting services. If you are an ... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AccessibilityBlog/~3/216060004/ Target loses an appeal of the class action status of the Lawsuit brought by the National Federation of the Blind. Target had appealed the class-action status of the suit to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. The petition was denied and the lawsuit will proceed "on behalf of ... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AccessibilityBlog/~3/210626313/ Nielson Group offers research data as a gift for the New Year. Jacob Nielson, whom I have long admired for his excellent research into web usability, is offering a fantastic PDF report for free on his website. I am not sure if this is a limited time offer, so go ... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AccessibilityBlog/~3/244878509/ Webcredible got some press recently with their survey of UK retailer websites. According to their study, 35% of retailers fail to meet the Disability Discrimination Act. In disabled access tests, the average score was 57%, but H Samuel topped the list with a 76% accessibility rating. Webcredible ... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AccessibilityBlog/~3/223075930/ Courtesy: Good Experience Blog The number one reason to build an accessible website (or to be accessible, no matter what the subject): You lose money, and potential customers have bad experiences. Good Experience Blog shows an experience at Bloomingdales when a father with a stroller asks a store clerk if there ... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AccessibilityBlog/~3/111846284/ Hattip to Joe Clark. The Target v NFB lawsuit seems to be cruising to the netherworld of settlement. Meaning that it will be even longer until there is substantial (or intelligent) legislation or precedent establishing the responsibility of companies in developing an accessible presence online. Who would ...