Author: Dennis

Web Axe now on Twitter

You can now follow Web Axe on Twitter under the username WebAxe. Better yet, use the web-accessible version of Twitter, Accessible Twitter.

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CannyBill and BrowseAloud

I’ve recently been contacted by two companies with products relating to web accessibility, so I thought I’d pass on the information.

A very slick and accessible web application for invoicing and billing. Online demos and a free account is available. CannyBill is a product of dpivision.com Ltd who have also developed some other pretty cool software such as Tradingeye.

CannyBill is a web-based invoicing and billing solution for businesses and web designers. Easily create, send and manage invoices and accept payments online via credit card. You can also sell your products and services using order forms which your customers can signup to and even link to live API’s…

BrowseAloud

BrowseAloud is a text-to-speech solution which reads website content aloud and addresses the needs of those citizens with:

Mild Visual Impairments
Learning Disabilities
Literacy Difficulties such as Dyslexia
English as a Second Language

BrowseAloud is a zero impact solution for webmasters and is free to end users. Within the USA there are a number of organizations using BrowseAloud to improve the accessibility of their website, including:

House of Representatives
Human Rights Education Associates
St Marys County, Maryland

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Last Call for WAI-ARIA Specification

Post author By Dennis
Post date February 24, 2009
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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.

Articles on Accessible Twitter

Post author By Dennis
Post date February 16, 2009
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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.