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Fixing Alt – How much caffeine?

It’s been a while since we’ve added to our “Fixing Alt” series which provides alternative text missing from infographics. So I thought a recently published infographic, How much caffeine is actually in your coffee, would be perfect. The image tells how many milligrams are in a cup of coffee from a variety of brands/stores. The alternative […]

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Accessibility Jobs, Aug 2013

Some great opportunities lately: Accessibility Expert – E-Business Consultant 3, Wells Fargo, St. Louis, MO. Accessibility & Usability Consultant at @AbilityNet in London or Warwick, UK. Web developer for e-Accessibility project at Tingtun in Lillesund, Norway (open to some remote work). Accessibility QA Specialist at Facebook (still!) in Menlo Park, CA. 5 New Accessibility Positions at Microsoft Several positions open at Benetech in Palo […]

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About Carousels and ARIA Tabs

Jared Smith (@jared_w_smith) of WebAIM recently launched a clever web page on why carousels are not good practice called Should I Use A Carousel? (which totally went viral on its launch day!) There is a slide deck Keyboard and Interaction Accessibility Techniques (on Slideshare) for which this website was made. I was fortunate enough to see Jared present this at […]

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Companies’ Accessibility Twitter Accounts and More

Here are some large companies’ accessibility Twitter accounts, and other important related links. Follow for great information. Most of the descriptions are taken from the Twitter bio. @PayPalinclusive – An official feed from the PayPal Accessibility Team and related initiatives. For account-related issues, contact @AskPayPal. San Jose, California. No longer active. @msftEnable by Microsoft. Great info and […]

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3 Big-Time Accessibility-Related Job Openings

Here are three huge accessibility job opportunities, two in Silicon Valley. Good luck! Accessibility Architect at Amazon, Sunnyvale, CA. Accessibility QA Specialist at Facebook, Menlo Park, CA. Senior Program Manager, Accessibility at Comcast, Philadelphia, PA. Want more? Follow me (@WebAxe), @accessible_jobs and @a11yJobs on Twitter.