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Podcast #69: Recovery.gov Site Review

Post author By Dennis
Post date March 16, 2009
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Download Web Axe Episode 69 (Recovery.gov Site Review)

Events

Web 2.0 Expo 2009 (San Francisco) March 31- April 3.
Refresh Detroit, Transitioning from Print to Web Design, Wednesday, March 25, Washtenaw Community College, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
European Accessibility Forum Frankfurt, Germany, 27 March 2009.
CSUN Tweetup 2009 – “Twitter Meetup” at the CSUN Technology & Persons with Disabilities Conference, March 18.
SXSW is going on right now (jealous I am).

News

Main Segment

Dennis and Ross give a web accessibility review of the new U.S. government site Recovery.gov. Topics discussed include:

skip-to link
menu
headings
XHTML validation
tables
forms
ALT attributes
titles

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Ajax and Web Accessibility Presentation

Post author By Dennis
Post date November 13, 2008
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Here’s the link to my presentation at the Accessing Higher Ground: Accessible Media, Web and Technology Conference tomorrow in Boulder, Colorado. It’s a Google Doc presentation.

Ajax and Web Accessibility Presentation

Addendum
Adding the PDF file: Ajax and Web Accessibility Presentation (PDF)

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Podcast #67: WCAG2, events, CS4, John Slatin

Post author By Dennis
Post date November 10, 2008
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Download Web Axe Episode 67 (WCAG2, events, CS4, John Slatin)

News & Events

Joe Clark wanted to be listed in Ross’ typography blog post
Ross in the news (co-working style enviornment)
Refresh Detroit meeting November 19 will focus on web accessibility
Dennis to speak at Accessing Higher Ground: Accessible Media, Web and Technology Conference; November 11-14, 2008; Boulder, Colorado

WCAG 2.0 nearing completion

WCAG 2.0 succeeds in test sites, moves to last stage
So near to the finish line by Accessify

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 was published as a W3C Proposed Recommendation on 3 November 2008. This means that the technical material of WCAG 2.0 is complete and it has been implemented in real sites. The next stage is the final publication, which is expected in December 2008.

Podcasts from Accessibility Conference last spring

put on by AbilityNet in UK
Download the podcasts, transcripts and summaries of Accessibility 2.0 presentations!

CS4 Accessibility

Adobe’s Favorite CS4 Accessibility Features
Notably, Flash video playback controls are accessible by default.

John Slatin Fund Project

Matches accessibility experts with companies wanting a brief accessibility audit of their websites. In return for the audit, site owners will contribute a minimum of $500 to help fund the medical expenses incurred by John’s family during his long illness.”

Revisiting Screen Resolution

Should Web Developers Support 800×600?

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Accessible Media, Web and Technology Conference

Post author By Dennis
Post date August 20, 2008
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The 11th Annual Accessing Higher Ground conference, subtitled Accessible Media, Web and Technology Conference, will be November 11- 14, 2008.

The University of Colorado at Boulder is hosting the event at the beautiful Millennium Harvest House hotel in Boulder, Colorado.

I may be speaking at this conference so I hope you can attend!

More about Accessing Higher Ground, in their words:

Accessing Higher Ground focuses on the implementation and benefits of Assistive Technology in the university and college setting for sensory, physical and learning disabilities. Other topics include legal and policy issues, including ADA and 508 compliance, and making campus media and information resources – including Web pages and library resources – accessible.

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Web Accessibility Conference (Nov 11-14, Boulder, CO)

Post author By Dennis
Post date June 16, 2008
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The University of Colorado-Boulder is hosting the 11th Annual Accessing Higher Ground Accessible Media, Web and Technology Conference, November 11- 14, 2008.

The main topics include:

implementation and benefits of Assistive Technology in the university and college setting
legal and policy issues, including ADA and 508 compliance
campus media and information resources, including Web pages, accessible

The web site describes the event as:

Disability Services at the University of Colorado at Boulder presents Accessing Higher Ground: Accessible Media, Web and Technology Conference for Education, for Businesses, for Web and Media Designers