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Accessibility Twitter Lists

A list of lists! Here are some great Twitter lists relating to accessibility. Web Accessibility list by Me @WebAxe Accessibility list by Michael Mistak @MichaelMistak Accessibility list by Sandi Wassmer @SandiWassmer Accessibility list by A11Y @A11Y HTML5 Accessibility Task Force list by Laura Carlson @laura_carlson Accessibility list by Angela Hooker @AccessForAll Accessibility list by STCAccess […]

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Resources for Writing for Web Accessibility

UPDATED MARCH 2017 A large part of web accessibility is creating content which can be easily understood, and writing is often times an overlooked factor. Like coding a website, writing must account for a variety of user conditions and abilities. It’s tricky! Here are some great articles to help. From 4 syllables Some great adviceĀ fromĀ @Writing4Web. […]

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Learning How to Test with Screen Readers

Although accessibility checklists are important, testing for web accessibility requires more than that. Some testing requires tasks which can only be done by a human including testing with a screen reader. It’s best for a regular screen reader user to do the testing, but it’s also good for a developer or designer to do at […]

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Fixing Alt – How one decides to build a web browser

This is the next blog in a series titled “Fixing Alt” where I supply alternative text to graphics on the web that badly need it. This time it’s How one decides to build a web browser, an hilarious comic which makes fun of Google and takes a (deserved?) low blow at Internet Explorer 6. So […]

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AccessibleTech Website Analysis; No Joke

Saw a new Google ad on Web Axe this past Friday, April 1, that I couldn’t help but click. After viewing the ad’s website briefly, I had slim hopes that this was yet another techie April Fool’s joke. Unfortunately, it was not. The website for AccessbileTech has many accessibility and usability issues when claiming to […]