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Podcast #40: About CAPTCHA and Accessibility

Dennis and Ross discuss different methods of implementing CAPTCHA on the web and how to make it accessible.

Download Web Axe Episode 40 (About CAPTCHA and Accessibility)

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Practical, Entry-Level Web Accessibility

Practical, Entry-Level Web Accessibility from Mike Cherim at Beast-Blog is a good article on the basics of web accessibility. Topics include:

  • Proper Element Use
  • Laying Out Your Page
  • Apply Links the Right Way
  • Alt and Title Attributes
  • Content Visibility

Comments are now closed to Mike’s post, but I just barely got in my comments.

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Interview on Flash and Accessibility

18 Questions for Niqui Merret and Aral Balkan on Flash and Accessibility is a great post from Wait till I come, the blog of web developer and Javascript expert Christian Heilmann. Chris interviews Flash experts Niqui Merret and Aral Balkan on Flash Accessibility. Questions include:

  • Can you elaborate what accessibility means in terms of Flash?
  • Is ActionScript a necessity to achieve accessibility?
  • Can Flash interact with screenreaders? If so, how?
  • Can pure Flash applications ever be as accessible as HTML solutions?
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Podcast #39: Business Reasons for Web Accessibility

Dennis and Ross discuss the various business reasons for web accessible including increased users, easier maintenance, avoiding lawsuits, and decreasing bandwidth. Some good news items also.

Download Web Axe Episode 39 (Business Reasons for Web Accessibility)

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Web Accessibility Presentation

Dennis Lembree, main host of Web Axe (and owner of web development company CheckEngine USA) gave a presentation on web accessibility at the January meetup for Refresh Detroit. Topics included the definition of the term, general issues, guidelines and law, and advocates. You can get the web accessibility presentation on the CheckEngine USA web site, which is available in HTML and PDF formats.