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Interview with Author Christian Heilmann

Chris Heilmann is the author of Beginning JavaScript with DOM Scripting and Ajax: From Novice to Professional. He’s also a co-author of Web Accessibility: Web Standards and Regulatory Compliance. He’s writes an excellent blog Wait Till I Come and has contributed many articles in web development including several articles to A List Apart and SitePoint. He is also a member of the Web Standards Project.

Download Web Axe Episode 29 (Interview with Christian Heilmann)

Chris Heilmann

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administrative

One Year Anniversary

So it’s been over 1 year since my first Web Axe podcast (Sept 18, 2005). My long-time friend Mike (see Most People Are DJs) got me into podcasting. He and I started the e-zine O.D. Mag a decade ago. Then last year, Mike got me into the Detroit Podcasters Network, a great group of computer nerds who do great podcasts, and meet every month and drink beer.

So I said to myself, what do I enjoy, that I know a lot about, that would be unique. Web accessibility of course! I have been programming web sites for accessibility (and standards and usability) for over five years now, and for some reason just find it very fun and interesting.

I’m making more and more connections, and learning more and more about the whole web development industry. It’s remarkable how much more there is to learn every year. Thanks to Ross Johnson of 3point7designs.com, who’s joined in the Web Axe podcast venture. It’s a lot of work, and a lot of fun, and I’m expecting bigger and better podcasts in the future!

-Dennis

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Access Keys

Dennis and Ross discuss the access key attribute and how it benefits the user.

Download Web Axe Episode 28 (Access Keys)

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testing

Free Recommended Web Accessibility Tools

Here are a few good, free, web accessibility tools:

Here are a couple good related tools:

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browser

Firefox is Accessible

If you weren’t aware, the Mozilla Firefox browser is fully accessible (since version 1.5 released November 2005). Learn more on the differences between Firefox and Internet Explorer accessibility. Also, IBM and Mozilla are collaborating with Sun Microsystems to make future versions of Firefox accessible on Linux.