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Mexico Signs Manifesto on Web Accessibility

Twenty-three Mexican states and three Mexican municipalities have created and signed a manifesto on web accessibility and usability. The manifesto states: As administrators, our objective is to create and maintain websites that are both useful and easy to use for the widest possible audience: usable and accessible websites. We believe that government, academia and the […]

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Podcast #57: AJAX and Accessibility (Part 2)

Previously, Dennis and Guest Mark McKay began the discussion on nearly taboo subject of AJAX and web accessibility in Podcast #49: AJAX and Accessibility. Now in Part 2, Dennis and Ross discuss the problems and solutions in greater detail. Download Web Axe Episode 57 (AJAX and Accessibility, Part 2) The Problems & Solutions Notifying screen […]

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Court rules against Target on website accessibility lawsuit

Huge news pertaining to web accessibility law in the U.S. — a California court ruled that web sites such as target.com are required by California law to be accessible. Court Ruling Says California Disabled Rights Law Applies to the Web Court rules against Target on website accessibility lawsuit

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Don’t Use Text Resizing Widgets

Web sites should not implement text resizing widgets–you know, those little buttons, usually an “A+” and “A-” that increase/descrease the size of the text on the site. The responsibility for providing this functionality lies with the browser, like the forward and back buttons. Web designers/owners need to put forth more effort in teaching/guiding the user […]

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How to Make Your Blog Accessible to Blind Readers

Here are some good web accessibility tips in an article from the American Foundation for the Blind, How to Make Your Blog Accessible to Blind Readers. Although the article aims at blog sites, the rules can be applied to any site. The main points of the article are: Choose an Accessible Service Describe Your Images […]