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CNET TV Now Captioning

CNET TV is now captioning its Flash video using the DFXP caption support in Flash CS3. It’s quite a slick implementation (select the CC icon). View Tech Predictions for 2008 for an example. This technique is mentioned in Web Axe’s Podcast #53: Interview with Andrew Kirkpatrick, Adobe’s leading accessibility guru.

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Podcast #56: Web Axe 2-Year Anniversary!

So it’s been two years since I started Web Axe. After a year, Ross Johnson joined in as co-host for most shows, which I think helped keep the dialog going and definitely give some fresh input. We did some big interviews over the last year, and had a couple of great guests Joe Dolson and […]

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Podcast #53: Interview with Andrew Kirkpatrick

Dennis and Ross speak to the renowned Andrew Kirkpatrick, a leader in accessibility and product development for Adobe. Download Web Axe Episode 53 (Interview with Andrew Kirkpatrick) Andrew Kirkpatrick is An Event Apart speaker, technical editor for A List Apart, and he’s co-authored a few books. Topics in the conversation include: the development of the […]

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Video–Introduction to Screen Magnifiers

Here’s a video on Yahoo!’s YUI Blog that gives a good example of how screen magnifier tools are used. Karo Caran walks us through ZoomText 9.1. Karo Caran and Victor Tsaran: “Introduction to Screen Magnifiers”

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Improving accessibility for motor impaired users

Improving accessibility for motor impaired users is a great article from WebCredible.com. Topics include: Provide the largest possible area for links Use a focus state for links Provide a visible ‘skip to content’ link Have users opt in for audio What not to do