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IE7 Not Fully Supported By Some Screen Readers

The Blind Access Journal blog has some information on compatibility of Internet Explorer 7 and screen reader software. Beware: Internet Explorer 7.0 Not Fully Supported By Some Current Screen Readers Avoiding Microsoft’s Upcoming Automatic Internet Explorer 7.0 Update

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Podcast #32: Testing for Web Accessibility

All about testing for web accessibility — the tools, methods, hows and whys.Download Episode 32 (Testing for Web Accessibility)[Transcript for Web Axe 32] News IE7 Final Release Firefox 2 New Image Replacement – Monday by Noon MSU’s Fourth Annual Usability & Accessibility Event General (Generally) Follow guidelines by WCAG, WebAIM, Accessify, this podcast Follow any […]

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New Guidelines for Accessibility Launched

The National Center for Accessible Media (NCAM) based in Boston, Massachusetts, has released “Accessible Digital Media – Design Guidelines for Electronic Publications, Multimedia and the Web“. The CPB/WGBH National Center for Accessible Media (NCAM) is a research and development facility dedicated to the issues of media and information technology for people with disabilities in their […]

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Federal judge sustains discrimination claims against Target

Federal judge sustains discrimination claims against Target; precedent establishes that retailers must make their websites accessible to the blind under the ADA. A federal district court judge ruled yesterday that a retailer may be sued if its website is inaccessible to the blind. The ruling was issued in a case brought by the National Federation […]

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The Title Attribute

Dennis and Ross discuss the powerful “title” attribute including how it works, the benefits to accessibility, title vs. alt, SEO, and other cool uses. Download Web Axe Episode 30 (The Title Attribute) [Transcript of Web Axe 30] Links: Providing a frame title (Priority 1 WCAG guideline) Sweet Titles SEO and Accessibility Don’t Neglect the title […]