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Podcast #63: Reviewing Accessible Ajax Recommendations

In Webcredible's article AJAX accessibility for websites, a list of recommendations is presented for creating accessible Ajax web pages. In this podcast, Dennis and Ross discuss the accessibility issues and benefits of Ajax, and the recommendations from Webcredible which are:Inform users early in the page that dynamic updates will occurHighlight the areas that have been updatedDon't change the focusOffer the option to disable automatic updatesEnsure the site works if JavaScript isn't enable ...

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Podcast #62: Web Accessibility News

Dennis and Ross discuss a variety of recent web accessibility news and events including.Download Web Axe Episode 62 (Web Accessibility News)HTML 5 and Accessibility post — comment from Laura Carlson of Web Standards Group with great info and links.WAVE toolbar and blog available Reference Card for Accessible PDF Creation from Word from the Adobe Accessibility blog by Andrew Kirkpatrick (Download Reference Card)For Review: UAAG 2.0 First Public Working DraftJoe Clark has released the (fina ...

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Podcast 61: Accessibility Statements

Download Web Axe Episode 61 (Accessibility Statements)News Donate to Web Axe! Button in sidebar. Looking to purchase Dragon Naturally Speaking Ross merged his company, moved offices, ingenexdigital.com Refresh Detroit/MIUPA meeting on Jan 30 DOCTYPE broken (A List Apart) Learning from Screen Readers (WebAIM) February Milestone On Road To Web Access Guidelines Introducing WAVE 4.0 Listener's Comments Free web site accessibility checkers Accessible WordPress templates; try Mike Cherim's S ...

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Podcast 60: Web Axe 2007 Year in Review

Happy New Year! Dennis highlights and discusses numerous podcasts and news/blog events about web accessibility in the last year.Download Web Axe Episode 60 (2007 Year in Review)Podcast #56: Web Axe 2-Year Anniversary!Podcast #55: WCAG SamuraiPodcast #52: REL AttributePodcast #51: Option Groups (OptGroup)Podcast #50: Analysis of WCAG 2.0Podcast #47: Alternative Text in DetailPodcast #45: Accessible popup windowsPodcast #40: About CAPTCHA and Accessibility News Selecting an Accessible CMSWeb ...

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Podcast #59: Jeffrey Frey on Accessible Podcasts

Dennis speaks with Jeffrey Frey and discusses accessible podcasting, guidelines on audio/video web accessibility, and Jeff's role at Rice University.Jeff is the Web Services Manager for Enterprise Applications in the Information Technology Department at Rice University. He provides technology solutions for faculty, staff, and students on campus as well as teaches new technology courses at the School of Continuing Studies. He is available for podcasting consulting, is involved in the creatio ...

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Podcast #58: Aural Style Sheets

Dennis and Ross explain aural style sheets, a nifty part of CSS2.Download Web Axe Episode 58 (Aural Style Sheets)News & Announcements ArbCamp - Great Success Ross now a Mac Person San Jose earthquake 5.6 Web Design and Marketing Solutions - Looking for reviewers (graphicpush) Andrew Kirkpatrick - Web Standards and Regulatory ComplianceJared Smith of WebAIM helping revise Section 508Screen Readers sometime ignore display:noneEmail Spambot Buster What are Aural Style Sheets? A way of co ...

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Podcast #57: AJAX and Accessibility (Part 2)

In Podcast #49: AJAX and Accessibility, Dennis and Guest Mark McKay began the discussion on nearly taboo subject of AJAX and web accessibility. In Part 2, Dennis and Ross discuss the problems and solutions in greater detail.Download Web Axe Episode 57 (AJAX and Accessibility, Part 2)The Problems & Solutions Notifying screen readers updated contentFor JavaScript disabled browsers, use Hijax and progressive enhancementThe dreaded alternative pageThe future? AJAX Links Hijax: Progressive E ...

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Podcast #56: Web Axe 2-Year Anniversary!

So it's been two years since I started Web Axe. After a year, Ross Johnson joined in as co-host for most shows, which I think helped keep the dialog going and definitely give some fresh input. We did some big interviews over the last year, and had a couple of great guests Joe Dolson and Mark McKay. For a special feature, the following web experts were gracious enough to send me input on their thoughts about recent events and trends in the world of web accessibility: Mark McKay Joe Dolson Ro ...

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Podcast #55: WCAG Samurai

The WCAG Samurai is an "independent group of developers convened in 2006" and headed up by Joe Clark, accessibility guru. In this podcast, Dennis and Ross discuss the WCAG Samurai's errata to the W3C's WCAG 1.0 web accessibility guidelines. This includes:what it is and if we should use itdiscussing the 12 main pointswhich WCAG 1.0 Priority 3 guidelines to ignoreDownload Web Axe Episode 55 (WCAG Samurai)The WCAG 1 + Samurai GuidelinesProvide equivalent alternatives to auditory and visual con ...

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Podcast 54: The Summary Attribute

By now most of us should be pretty familiar with creating an accessible data table--use a caption, TH for row and col headers, scope attribute, and the summary. In this podcast, Dennis talks about the least familiar of these techniques--the summary attribute of the table element. The summary attribute is WCAG Checkpoint 5.5 (Priority 3).Download Web Axe Episode 54 (The Summary Attribute)Examples of good summary text: The number of employees and the foundation year of companies in Orlando, ...

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Podcast #53: Interview with Andrew Kirkpatrick

Dennis and Ross speak to the renowned Andrew Kirkpatrick, a leader in accessibility and product development for Adobe.Download Web Axe Episode 53 (Interview with Andrew Kirkpatrick)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:the development of the MAGpie captioning programAIR-Boston and Knowbility Captioning in Flash books he's worked onhis role at Adobehis experience web confe ...

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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.Download Web Axe Episode 52 (REL Attribute)Uses of the REL attribute: Stylesheets linkingRSS feed linking Browser-Based Navigation (next, prev, content, index, etc) Handle for Unobtrusive Javascript Nofollow to disallow robot "clickthrus"Shortcut iconMore!LinksREL attribute from the W3CLink types from th ...

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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.Download Web Axe Episode 52 (REL Attribute)Uses of the REL attribute: Stylesheets linkingRSS feed linking Browser-Based Navigation (next, prev, content, index, etc) Handle for Unobtrusive Javascript Nofollow to disallow robot "clickthrus"Shortcut iconMore!LinksREL attribute from the W3CLink types from th ...

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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.Download Web Axe Episode 51 (Option Groups [OptGroup])WCAG 1.0 says: 12.3 Divide large blocks of information into more manageable groups where natural and appropriate. [Priority 2]LinksThe SELECT, OPTGROUP, and OPTION elements (W3C)Grouping F ...

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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.Download Web Axe Episode 50 (Analysis of WCAG 2.0) News W3C is looking for input by June 29th for the latest revision of WCAG 2.0. HTML 5 and Accessibility, 456 Berea street HTML5 going towards presentation and not semantics? Announcements Refresh Detroit, June 20th - Catherine Hayes Inner Circle Media, Ruby on Rails Refresh San Fran? Refresh San Jose ...

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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.Download Web Axe Episode 50 (Analysis of WCAG 2.0) News W3C is looking for input by June 29th for the latest revision of WCAG 2.0. HTML 5 and Accessibility, 456 Berea street HTML5 going towards presentation and not semantics? Announcements Refresh Detroit, June 20th - Catherine Hayes Inner Circle Media, Ruby on Rails Refresh San Fran? Refresh San Jose ...

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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.netMethods for coding accessible AJAXRecommended books and web sitesMany other related issues!Download Web Axe Episode 49 (AJAX and Accessibility)LinksAJAX and Screenreaders: When Can it Work?Bulletproof Ajax (Book review)AJAX in Action (book)Real World Accessibility for Ajax and Web AppsPrototype (Javascript Framework)

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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.netMethods for coding accessible AJAXRecommended books and web sitesMany other related issues!Download Web Axe Episode 49 (AJAX and Accessibility)LinksAJAX and Screenreaders: When Can it Work?Bulletproof Ajax (Book review)AJAX in Action (book)Real World Accessibility for Ajax and Web AppsPrototype (Javascript Framework)

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Podcast #48: Site Analysis - Computer Intelligence Associates

Dennis and Ross analyze the web site of Computer Intelligence Associates, a company claiming to be web accessibility experts.Download Web Axe Episode 48 (Site Analysis - Computer Intelligence Associates)News What's happening with WCAG 2.0?Top 5 Roadblocks to Web AccessibilityReminder from Accessites.org: Keyboard-Friendly Link FocusMySpace Ignores and Locks Out the BlindThe Great Accessibility Blog Roundup

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Podcast #48: Site Analysis - Computer Intelligence Associates

Dennis and Ross analyze the web site of Computer Intelligence Associates, a company claiming to be web accessibility experts.Download Web Axe Episode 48 (Site Analysis - Computer Intelligence Associates)News What's happening with WCAG 2.0?Top 5 Roadblocks to Web AccessibilityReminder from Accessites.org: Keyboard-Friendly Link FocusMySpace Ignores and Locks Out the BlindThe Great Accessibility Blog Roundup

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Podcast #47: Alternative Text in Detail

Dennis and Ross discuss alternative text on the web, mostly the ALT attribute in detail. Also discuss alternative text for audio and Flash.Download Web Axe Episode 47 (Alternative Text in Detail)News Guidelines for creating better markup NFB and Amazon to making dealAccessify interviews Andy Clarke Announcements Dennis leaving Detroit for opportunity in Silicon Valley! Refresh Detroit to announce replacement co-leader.New Podcast from Ross - Web Marketing PodcastLinks WCAG ...

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Podcast #47: Alternative Text in Detail

Dennis and Ross discuss alternative text on the web, mostly the ALT attribute in detail. Also discuss alternative text for audio and Flash.Download Web Axe Episode 47 (Alternative Text in Detail)News Guidelines for creating better markup NFB and Amazon to making dealAccessify interviews Andy Clarke Announcements Dennis leaving Detroit for opportunity in Silicon Valley! Refresh Detroit to announce replacement co-leader.New Podcast from Ross - Web Marketing PodcastLinks WCAG ...

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Podcast #46: Web Site Analysis: Michigan.gov

Dennis and Ross do an informal web accessibility/web standards analysis and critique of the Michigan.gov web site.Download Web Axe Episode 46 (Web Site Analysis: Michigan.gov)News Links:Refresh Detroit meetup Wednesday, April 25Lame excuses for not being a Web professionalAdding vs. not removing accessibilityStop Writing Garbage Code clear floats with no markup

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Podcast #46: Web Site Analysis: Michigan.gov

Dennis and Ross do an informal web accessibility/web standards analysis and critique of theMichigan.govweb site.Download Web Axe Episode 46 (Web Site Analysis: Michigan.gov)News Links:Refresh Detroit meetup Wednesday, April 25Lame excuses for not being a Web professionalAdding vs. not removing accessibilityStop Writing Garbage Codeclear floats with no markup

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Podcast #45: Accessible popup windows

Dennis discuss the accessible popup window. What methods should be used--target attribute, JavaScript, a combination? Also, what methods to alert the user (title, icon, text) that a link is a pop-up.Download Web Axe Episode 45 (Accessible popup window)Code review:Very bad:<a href="javascript:openPopupWindow('page.htm');">hypertext</a>Deprecated:<a href="http://www2.blogger.com/page.htm" target="_blank">hypertext</a>Better:<a href="http://www2.blogger.com/page.htm" ...

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Podcast #45: Accessible popup windows

Dennis discuss the accessible popup window. What methods should be used--target attribute, JavaScript, a combination? Also, what methods to alert the user (title, icon, text) that a link is a pop-up.Download Web Axe Episode 45 (Accessible popup window)Code review:Very bad:<a href="javascript:openPopupWindow('page.htm');">hypertext</a>Deprecated:<a href="http://www2.blogger.com/page.htm" target="_blank">hypertext</a>Better:<a href="http://www2.blogger.com/page.htm" ...

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Podcast #44: Interview with Mike Cherim

Dennis and Ross speak with Mike Cherim, the author of the highly respectable blog Green Beast, and the founder of Accessites.org. Conversation also includes Mike's background, his interest in PHP and WordPress, and an audio conference on the NFB vs. Target lawsuit in which he was a guest speaker.Download Web Axe Episode 44 (Interview with Mike Cherim)

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Podcast #44: Interview with Mike Cherim

Dennis and Ross speak with Mike Cherim, the author of the highly respectable blog Green Beast, and the founder of Accessites.org. Conversation also includes Mike's background, his interest in PHP and WordPress, and an audio conference on the NFB vs. Target lawsuit in which he was a guest speaker.Download Web Axe Episode 44 (Interview with Mike Cherim)

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Podcast #43: Progressive Enhancement

Ross goes solo for this Web Axe episode. He discusses the levels of Progressive Enhancement and how it benefits accessibility. I would also label some of his discussion as "graceful degradation".Download Web Axe Episode 43 (Progressive Enhancement)

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Podcast #42: SpokenText web app

Dennis converses with Mark McKay founder ofSpokenText.netwhich is anew, free online application that converts documents to audio files. Excellent tool for making documents accessible by providing an alternative format. Good for iPod usage also!Download Web Axe Episode 42 (SpokenText web app)"This site allows you to upload text (.txt), Acrobat (.pdf) or Word (.doc) files and have them converted to spoken audio. We also let you record emails, text from a website or enter the text you ...

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Podcast: #41: The Definition of Web Accessibility

Dennis and guest Joe Dolson discuss the definition of Web Accessibility including the W3C definition and WCAG 2.0, universal access, balance of effort, a principal?Download Web Axe Episode 41 (Definition of Web Accessibility)Links:Trying to Define Web Accessibility from Joe DolsonWeb Axe Definition Webcredible Definition Wikipedia Definition W3C WAI Definition

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Podcast #40: About CAPTCHA and Accessibility

Dennis and Ross discuss different methods of implementingCAPTCHAon the web and how to make it accessible.Download Web Axe Episode 40 (About CAPTCHA and Accessibility)CAPTCHA Servicescaptchas.netProtect Web FormPHP Contact FormAuthImageWP-GatekeeperDo your own!ReferencesCAPTCHA on WikipediaaptchaProposal for an Accessible CaptchaInaccessibility of CAPTCHAAlternatives to Visual Turing Tests on the WebCAPTCHA is bad for accessibilityCAPTCHA.bizNewsImproving accessibility for today’s AJAX - T ...

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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)Related LinksFinancial Factors in Developing a Web Accessibility Business Case for Your Organization(W3C)Web accessibility&businessNewsLow Vision and Search AccessibilityBig.com7 Accessibility tips you don't want to makeShould you create ...

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ALT Attributes --Use Them, Damn It

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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About Cognitive Accessibility

The aspects of the cognitive portion of web accessibility. Topics include use of language, consistency in layout, and clearly defined links.Download Web Axe Episode 17More:WebAim on Cognitive AccessibilityW3C on Comprehension

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Colors&Accessibility

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 16Links:W3C Checkpoint 2.1(information)W3C Checkpoint 2.2(contrast)About Color Blindness- general info and statsUnderstanding Color and AccessibilityAccessibility Color Wheel- tool for confirming adequate color contrastVischeck- tool for confirming adequate color contrast

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About Captioning

Topics include why captioning, methods of captioning, and challenges such as transcription.Download Web Axe Episode 15Links:Checkpoint 1.1About Captions(WebAim)Creating captions using MAGpieSMIL

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Accessible tableless forms

There are tables, there are forms, and there is accessibility. How should you use, or not use, these on a web page?Download Web Axe Episode 14Sample XHTML:<form action="foo.php"><div><label for="email">Your email address:</label><input name="email" type="text" size="20" maxlength="50" id="email" /></div><div><label for="sub">Subscribe</label><input name="action" type="radio" id="sub" value="add" checked="checked" /></div>< ...

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Interview with Author Christian Heilmann

Chris Heilmann is the author ofBeginning JavaScript with DOM Scripting and Ajax: From Novice to Professional. He's also a co-author ofWeb Accessibility: Web Standards and Regulatory Compliance. He's writes an excellent blogWait Till I Comeand has contributedmany articlesin web development including several articles toA List ApartandSitePoint. He is also a member of theWeb Standards Project.Download Web Axe Episode 29 (Interview with Christian Heilmann)Web Accessibility: Web Standards and Re ...

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Text, text, text!

Topics include proper use of HTML tags, such as headings, quotes, lists, and some lesser-known tags, such as<code> and<address>.Download Web Axe Episode 12Links:Accessible Fonts(WebAim)Text/Typographical Layout(WebAim)Font size and properties(W3C)Paragraphs, lines, and phrases(W3C)Code:<h1>My Web Page</h1>not<p><font size="5"><strong>My Web Page</strong></font></p><p>I<strong>really</strong> like tacos.</p>n ...

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Frames and Accessibility

What there is to know about HTML Framesets and Accessibility, and the old question "should I use frames?" I say no!Download Web Axe Episode 13Links:Creating Accessible Frames(WebAim)Frames and Search EnginesMaking Accessible Frames(Univ of Wisconsin-Madison)Frames: Good or Bad?Why You Shouldn't Use FramesAccessibility and frames(ScotConnect)Why Frames Suck (Most of the Time)(Jakob Nielson)W3C Frames SpecificationsIf you must use frames, here some good code to help:<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC " ...

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Accessible PDF (Acrobat) Files

We all know thatPDFfiles (Adobe Acrobat) are very common in the workplace and on the web. Learn how to make them Accessible in this tenth podcast of Web Axe.Download Web Axe Episode 10Links:Adobe on PDF AccessibilityWebAim's PDF TechniquesA List Apart on PDF AccessibilityMake Accessible Plug-In for Acrobat 5

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Skip-Nav Technique

The "skip-nav" technique is a method for the online cursor to jump over a group of navigation links, usually a site's main menu.Download Web Axe Episode 6Links:WebAim Skip NavW3C Checkpoint 13.6Sample code:<body><a href="#maincontent">Skip navigation</a>...[header and navigation links]...<a name="maincontent" id="maincontent"></a><h1>Heading</h1><p>This is the first paragraph</p>

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Terminology Explained

Clearing up a few strange terms related to accessibility.Download Web Axe Episode 7Auser agentis the client application used with a particular network protocol.Device independentmeans a user can perceive and interact with the Web through any type of apparatus (mobile phones,PDAs, interactive television systems, etc.).Device independent on WikipediaAssistive Technology(AT) is a generic term that includes assistive, adaptive, and rehabilitative devices and the process used in selecting, locat ...

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Testing for Accessibility

So, you've done all you can to make your site fully accessible. And now you have to test it! There are many different methods and opinions of what the best way is, as Dennis explains, and auto-checker applications are only a small piece of the pie.Download Web Axe Episode 8Great tools for testing web accessibility:Cythia SaysA-PromptWatchfire WebXACTFirefox Web Developer ToolbarAccessibility Toolbar(IE 5+)Testing with Screenreadersfrom WebAimWAVEfrom WebAimATRC Web Accessibility CheckerOper ...

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Tab Order and Accesskey

Techniques and discussion on setting the tabbing sequence and creating access keys for elements on your HTML page.Download Web Axe Episode 9W3C Checkpoint 9.4 (Priority 3)W3C Accesskey AttributeW3C Tab Index AttributeWebAim on Keyboard Accessibility EnhancementSample Code:<label for="txtuser" tabindex="1" accesskey="u">user name</label><input type="text" name="txtuser" id="txtuser"><a tabindex="2" accesskey="c" href="http://www.yoursite.com/contents.html">table of co ...

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Data Tables

What you need to know to make your table accessible. This means your tabular data table, of course, since we're no longer using tables for layout, right? Dennis covers summary, caption, th, scope and abbr.Download Web Axe Episode 3[transcript]W3C techniques on row and column informationSample code:<table width="100%" summary="Three-column table of annual average temperature and humidity for all United States"><caption>Average temperature and humidity for the United States</ca ...

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Accessible Form Elements

How to add a label tag to a form element. This makes your form element such as an input field accessible and a little more user-friendly.Download Web Axe Episode 2[transcript]W3C reference on labelsSample code:<form><label for="txtEmail">Your email:</label><input type="text" name="txtEmail" id="txtEmail"/></form>

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Podcast #38: Screen Resolution

Dennis and Ross discuss many considerations and techniques concerning screen and browser resolution when designing an accessible web site including: Fixed vs. 1024 x 768 vs 800 x 600Using Javascript with layout designRecent screen resolution stats of usersMin/max-width and IE supportConsidering content/audienceDownload Web Axe Episode 38 (Screen Resolution) Browser stats from W3C 800x600, should I really care? Optimal width for 1024px resolution? Should all sites be fluid? Resolution ...

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Podcast #36: Complex Data Tables

In addition to a nice caption tag and summary attribute, you may know that a data table requires table header cells (TH) for the header rows and/or columns, and a scope attribute (see Web Axe episode 3, Data Tables). But what is there is more than one row of headers? This is called a complex table, and a different type of coding should be used.Download Web Axe Episode 36 (Complex Data Tables)A complex table: can have any number of rows as a set of headers and/or the first column as a set o ...

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Podcast #37: Code Considerations for Web Accessibility

Dennis and Ross discuss various techniques on coding for web accessibility (in follow up to Podcast #34: Design Considerations for Web Accessibility). Topics include:Progressive EnhancementCode orderSemantic codeScalabilityNavigationDownload Web Axe Episode 37 (Code Considerations for Accessibility)News Microsoft homepage redesigned; now it is a CSS layout but still HTML 4.01. Screenreader Emulator Firefox Extension Web Accessibility News VideoLinksCSS Layout templates (Glish)"sk ...

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