Ross goes solo for this Web Axe episode. He discusses the levels of Progressive Enhancement and how it benefits accessibility. I would also label some of his discussion as “graceful degradation”.
Download Web Axe Episode 43 (Progressive Enhancement)
Author: Dennis
Dennis converses with Mark McKay founder of SpokenText.net which is a new, free online application that converts documents to audio files. Excellent tool for making documents accessible by providing an alternative format. Good for iPod usage also!
Download Web Axe Episode 42 (SpokenText web app)
This site allows you to upload text (.txt), Acrobat (.pdf) or Word (.doc) files and have them converted to spoken audio. We also let you record emails, text from a website or enter the text you need converted directly.
On the blog Bite Size Standards, a post by Ann McMeekin Colour with Contrast discusses color and accessibility, and also provides some excellent links to tools and references.
Dennis and guest Joe Dolson discuss the definition of Web Accessibility including the W3C definition and WCAG 2.0, universal access, balance of effort, a principal?
Download Web Axe Episode 41 (Definition of Web Accessibility)
Links:
- Trying to Define Web Accessibility from Joe Dolson
- Web Axe Definition
- Webcredible Definition
- Wikipedia Definition
- W3C WAI Definition
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Oracle sued by blind workers in Texas
This has to do with software accessibility, rather than web accessibility, but very relevant to the movement and the cause…
Oracle sued by blind workers in Texas
Oracle is being taken to task in a lawsuit that complains software it sold to the state of Texas is unusable by blind employees.
The suit, filed in Texas state court, alleges Oracle’s human resources software and other products do “not provide equal access to blind persons using screen access technology”. One plaintiff says he is unable to review or enter hours worked, leave taken or information concerning employees he supervises without the help of a sighted colleague.