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adobe caption expert flash interview podcast

Podcast #53: Interview with Andrew Kirkpatrick

Dennis and Ross speak to the renowned Andrew Kirkpatrick, a leader in accessibility and product development for Adobe.

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Andrew Kirkpatrick is An Event Apart speaker, technical editor for A List Apart, and he’s co-authored a few books. Topics in the conversation include:

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attribute podcast

Podcast #52: REL Attribute

Dennis and Ross discuss several announcements and news items, then go into detail on how, why and when the REL attribute is used and its use for web accessibility.

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Uses of the REL attribute:

  • Stylesheets linking
  • RSS feed linking
  • Browser-Based Navigation (next, prev, content, index, etc)
  • Handle for Unobtrusive Javascript
  • Nofollow to disallow robot “clickthrus”
  • Shortcut icon
  • More!

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forms lists option podcast

Podcast #51: Option Groups (OptGroup)

Option lists with many items may cause problems for users with assistive technology, such as screen readers. The solution is to use the Optgroup element to split options in the Select list into manageable groups. This also better practice for usability.

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WCAG 1.0 says: Guideline 2.3 Divide large blocks of information into more manageable groups where natural and appropriate. [Priority 2]

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expert podcast wcag

Podcast #50: Analysis of WCAG 2.0

The lastest version of the W3C’s Web Content Accessibility Guidelines is discussed by Dennis, Ross, Jared Smith and Joe Dolson.

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Announcements

  • Refresh Detroit, June 20th – Catherine Hayes Inner Circle Media, Ruby on Rails
  • Refresh San Fran? Refresh San Jose? Who’ll start one?

Questions/Topics Include

  • Do you feel that (good) progress is being made after the concerns voiced about a year ago?
  • Do you feel that “Success Criteria” make more sense than the previous “Priority levels/Checkpoints”?
  • There is still a “loophole” for an alternative accessible page. Is this acceptable?
  • Valid code is still not a requirement (politically motivated?). Should it be?
  • Do you think that the WCAG 2 is too broad and vague?
  • Is the quick reference an acceptable method for developers to understand WCAG2 if the actual documents are to complex?

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ajax expert podcast

Podcast #49: AJAX and Accessibility

Guest Mark McKay and Dennis talk about AJAX and accessibility. Topics include:

  • An example of accessible AJAX from Mark’s site SpokenText.net
  • Methods for coding accessible AJAX
  • Recommended books and web sites
  • Many other related issues!

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