Web AxeDennis Lembree, main host of Web Axe (and owner of web development company CheckEngine USA) gave a presentation on web accessibility at the January meetup for Refresh Detroit. Topics included the definition of the term, general issues, guidelines and law, and advocates. You can get the web accessibility presentation on the CheckEngine USA web site, which is available in HTML and PDF formats.
The Firefox 2 browser breaks numeric access keys. Yes, it’s true. Firefox 2 now requires the Shift key to the Alt + Access Key function, but it doesn’t work with numbers. How silly. A large portion of sites (including mine) that implement access keys use numbers because they are least likely to interfere with various user agents.
But now, there’s a solution! Firefox 2.0.0.1! It’s available through Firefox’s auto-update. Shift + Alt + Access Key now works fine.
In IE, the access key usage hasn’t changed; it’s Alt + Access Key, then Enter.
The hosting company for the podcast files is currently experiencing technical issues. Please return at a later time to download a podcast. In the meantime, feel free to blog away! Thank you for your patience.
-Dennis
UPDATE:
OK, everything’s back up. Hoorah!
UPDATE 2:
The podcast MP3 files have been moved to a different server, and text updates have been made to some of the blog entries. (Unrelated to original issue.) Your RSS reader may display the Web Axe listings as new.
Web Axe now has a new design with a custom Blogger template. Some updates include the following. Any comments?!
Dennis and Ross discuss many considerations and techniques concerning screen and browser resolution when designing an accessible web site including:
Download Web Axe Episode 38 (Screen Resolution)
Other links: