Not really sure why so many web sites are missing ALT attributes on their images. In this podcast, Dennis explains a number of reasons why they must be used. Download Web Axe Episode 18 (ALT attributes)
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Did you know that 1 in 12 people have some sort of color deficiency? This episode discusses colors and web accessibility including color contrast, conveying meaning through color, and CSS colors. Download Web Axe Episode 16 Links: W3C Checkpoint 2.1 (information) W3C Checkpoint 2.2 (contrast) About Color Blindness – general info and stats Understanding Color […]
The toughest problem facing web accessibility is awareness. I’m surprised frankly, that there haven’t been more official complaints or court cases against an inaccessible web site, and they are the vast majority on the web. Fortunately, Target is currently being sued by the NFB! I’ve recently started a new company, CheckEngine USA (now Web Overhauls), […]
Topics include why captioning, methods of captioning, and challenges such as transcription. Download Web Axe Episode 15 Links: Checkpoint 1.1 About Captions (WebAim) Creating captions using MAGpie SMIL
Yes, AJAX is very cool. This is a newer combination of technologies that allows instant, more interactive web content through communication between client and server without refreshing a page (GoogleMaps is most common example). But this can only work if the user agent (a.k.a. browser) has Javascript enabled and can handle XMLHttpRequest. There are also […]