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NFB and ACB Join Forces

5 Colleges named in NFB/ACB complaints to OCR & USDOJ are Case Western, U. of Virginia – Darden School of Bus, Pace U., Princeton & Reed College NFB and ACB file complaints with Office for Civil Rights of US Dept of Ed and USDOJ against 5 Higher Ed Institutions NFB and ACB file lawsuit vs. […]

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roundup

LINKS: ALT, iPhone, Kindle, Jared, and ARIA

How to use the ALT and TITLE Attributes for Greater Accessibility and Less Karma Damage Apple iPhone 3G accessibility #Petition: Allow Everyone Access to E-books (Amazon #Kindle 2) http://bit.ly/TTzhI @jared_w_smith I was interviewed by @TAccessible about lots of #accessibility stuff. Read it at http://totallyaccessible.com/blog/ RT @mixolydian Archive of webinar on using #ARIA with #JAWS available […]

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administrative podcast

Delay on Next Podcast

Just a note to let you know that the next Web Axe podcast is delayed a week or so. Stayed tuned!

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expert interview podcast

Other Accessibility Podcasts (and UX)

Information & Design is a usability and user experience company based in Melbourne, Australia. Its web site offers a fine list of User Experience Podcasts, which includes a few on accessibility, including the following: Web content accessibility guidelines V2.0 – an interview with Shawn Henry Accessibility: an interview with Dr. Sofia Celic Web accessibility guidelines: […]

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cognitive design usability

7 tips for designing for older users

Although the article from webcredible is titled “7 tips for designing for older users“, the strategies are great for plain old usability and accessibility. Here is a summary with some comments. Make obvious what’s clickable and what’s not. (Please don’t mess with the underlines!) Use radio buttons rather than dropdown menus. (Unless you have over, […]