Read Write Web recently published the article Google Announces Sweeping Accessibility Improvements for Visually Challenged Users. On one hand, this is great news. But on the other hand, Google’s accessibility efforts have been inconsistent, and mostly within their own technologies; as we’ll discover below, not implemented for universal use. The Google Docs updates have been […]
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This article was written for Web Axe by our friend, John Siebert, a Tampa Web Designer who has an interest in creating accessible web sites. Content management systems (CMS) are a good way to go for both personal and business use. An open source CMS can get a website up efficiently, but is it accessible? […]
Dennis vents about frustrations around web accessibility and revisit the “game plan”. He and Ross also discuss some great recent articles and review several upcoming web accessibility events. Download Web Axe Episode 92 (Frustrated) [Transcript of podcast 92] Sponsor: Help make a difference and join Project:Possibility: a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating open source software that […]
Social media in general has major accessibility problems. Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook all certainly need improvement. Google’s latest attempt at social media, Google Plus, launched a short time ago. This time, Google says they “considered accessibility of Google+ from day 1“. Although it’s a much better attempt at accessibility than the ill-fated Google Wave, Google […]
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Web Accessibility-Related Jobs!
Here’s a great list of recent job listings (all but one in the U.S.) relating to web accessibility. Interactive PDF (Accessibility) Specialist needed in Minneapolis, Minnesota. User Interface Accessibilty Analyst, global entertainment & eCommerce company, Los Angeles, California. Accessibility Specialist at Kforce Technology Staffing in Wilmington, Delaware. User Experience Specialist Librarian at University of Michigan […]