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Accessibility audit vs. accessibility testing

In the article Accessibility audit vs. accessibility testing, Webcredible discusses the definition and differences between the accessibility audit, accessibility testing, and automated tools, and when it’s appropriate to use each evaluation type.

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Podcast #44: Interview with Mike Cherim

Dennis and Ross speak with Mike Cherim, the author of the highly respectable blog Green Beast, and the founder of Accessites.org. Conversation also includes Mike’s background, his interest in PHP and WordPress, and an audio conference on the NFB vs. Target lawsuit in which he was a guest speaker. Download Web Axe Episode 44 (Interview […]

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Alternative Mouse

Part of web accessibility is ensuring that any input device can be used to navigate through a web site. In the Accessites.org article, “I Saw a Mouse! Where?“, Mel Pedley discusses this issue and describes several alternatives to the “normal” computer mouse including: Assistive Mouse Adaptor Ballpoint Mouse Air Mouse Head Mounted Pointer Touchpad Touchscreen […]

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Podcast #43: Progressive Enhancement

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)

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Practical, Entry-Level Web Accessibility

Practical, Entry-Level Web Accessibility from Mike Cherim at Beast-Blog is a good article on the basics of web accessibility. Topics include: Proper Element Use Laying Out Your Page Apply Links the Right Way Alt and Title Attributes Content Visibility Comments are now closed to Mike’s post, but I just barely got in my comments.