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adobe caption expert flash interview podcast

Podcast #53: Interview with Andrew Kirkpatrick

Dennis and Ross speak to the renowned Andrew Kirkpatrick, a leader in accessibility and product development for Adobe.

Download Web Axe Episode 53 (Interview with Andrew Kirkpatrick)

Andrew Kirkpatrick is An Event Apart speaker, technical editor for A List Apart, and he’s co-authored a few books. Topics in the conversation include:

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Video–Introduction to Screen Magnifiers

Here’s a video on Yahoo!’s YUI Blog that gives a good example of how screen magnifier tools are used. Karo Caran walks us through ZoomText 9.1.

Karo Caran and Victor Tsaran: “Introduction to Screen Magnifiers”

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attribute podcast

Podcast #52: REL Attribute

Dennis and Ross discuss several announcements and news items, then go into detail on how, why and when the REL attribute is used and its use for web accessibility.

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Uses of the REL attribute:

  • Stylesheets linking
  • RSS feed linking
  • Browser-Based Navigation (next, prev, content, index, etc)
  • Handle for Unobtrusive Javascript
  • Nofollow to disallow robot “clickthrus”
  • Shortcut icon
  • More!

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Tips for eCommerce Accessibility

E-shop accessibility: from theory to reality is an article from Juicy Studio discussing issues and proposed solutions for web accessible e-commerce web sites.

Here’s a thoughtful response from Accessibility expert Joe Dolson in his post Accessible e-Commerce Tips.

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forms lists option podcast

Podcast #51: Option Groups (OptGroup)

Option lists with many items may cause problems for users with assistive technology, such as screen readers. The solution is to use the Optgroup element to split options in the Select list into manageable groups. This also better practice for usability.

Download Web Axe Episode 51 (Option Groups [OptGroup])

WCAG 1.0 says: Guideline 2.3 Divide large blocks of information into more manageable groups where natural and appropriate. [Priority 2]

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