If you haven’t already heard, the W3C WAI is has announced the final review of WCAG 2.0. But before you submit your clever suggestions, be sure to review the WCAG 2.0 Documents.
Other folks blogging about the WCAG 2.0 final review:
Author: Dennis
Call me picky, but it sure bothers me when web page articles about web accessibility are not accessible themselves. Talk about bad credibility…
For example, the article Web Accessibility. . . Making your Pages Friendly to People with Disabilities is dreadful. Just by glancing at the main text, several issues are apparent:
- Insufficient color contrast. That dark gray text on a black background just don’t work!
- Text size is too small; text may be difficult to resize in some browsers. Absolute sizing (pixels) are used in the CSS instead of relative sizing (ems, percentage).
- No sub headings in the content, and the content is not divided into “manageable groups”.
- The links are not linked–just written out; and with obnoxious spaces also. For example: Academy of Web Specialists (http://www . onlinewebtraining.com / courses.html)
Actually, I think this article is just a bunch of advertising and SEO garbage. I left a comment saying so; let’s see if they approve it…
Our friend Jared Smith at WebAIM has sparked some discussion from his post Alt text and linked images. Towards the end of the post, a question arises: does an image with a caption require an ALT attribute, even if the ALT attribute would contain the same text as the caption? I say yes! Another issue is HTML 5 working group’s proposal to make the alt attribute optional for images. I say no!
Categories
Web Axe podcasts now monthly
Due to personal and professional commitments, Web Axe podcasts will now be released once a month.
Dennis speaks with Jeffrey Frey and discusses accessible podcasting, guidelines on audio/video web accessibility, and Jeff’s role at Rice University.
Jeff is the Web Services Manager for Enterprise Applications in the Information Technology Department at Rice University. He provides technology solutions for faculty, staff, and students on campus as well as teaches new technology courses at the School of Continuing Studies. He is available for podcasting consulting, is involved in the creation of podcasts for businesses and non-profits, and has owned a technical consulting company and an audio/video recording studio.
Download Web Axe Episode 59 (Jeffrey Frey on Accessible Podcasts)
[Transcript for podcast 59]
Links from Jeffrey Frey’s Blog
- Section 508 Compliant Podcasting and Undue Burden
- Section 508 Compliant Podcasting
- Podcast Captioning
- Accessible Podcasts
Transcription and other related services
From Tom Brinck
Like myself, Tom is from Michigan but now works and lives in the Bay Area in California.