Podcast #74: Awards, Events & Back to Basics

Play Now -->

DATE : Sat, 27 Feb 2010 12:06:37 PST
Entered in Database : 2010-02-27 20:06:37
length : 17055201
Link to the Show / Show Notes

A super special podcast:

• First time face-to-face recording between Dennis and Ross.
• In Santa Cruz, California.
• 4-Year Anniversary for Web Axe.

Download Web Axe Episode 74 (Awards, Events & Back to Basics)

[transcript of podcast 74]

Chatter

• Affordable niche advertising!
• Web Axe Nominated in 2009 .net Awards (twice!)
• Accessible Twitter winner of the the ACCESS-IT 2009 awards.
  

Articles

• Are PDFs More Important Than Web Accessibility?
• Interview with Jamie Knight: autism and accessible web design
• HTML5 Canvas element and Accessibility
• Google Chrome Frame - accessibility black hole

If a page is viewed through Google Chrome Frame in Internet Explorer no content is available to the user of assistive technology (AT). This can be illustrated using the Microsofts accexplorer tool.

Events/Conferences

• Attended OpenWebCamp at Stanford
• Fall Web Accessibility Events
• Two Free Events in October
• An Event Apart, San Francisco 2009
• Future of Web Design 2009 NYC

Main Segment

WCAG 2: Remember P.O.U.R.: Perceivable, Operable, Understandable, Robust

• Perceivable - Interface elements can not be invisible to users.
• Operable - Users must be able to interact with the interface.
• Understandable - Users must be able to understand with information and the interface (cognitive).
• Robust - Must be usable by a wide range of user agents and assisstive technologies.
  

Use P.O.S.H.: Plain Ol' Semantic HTML

• Use headings and properly.
• P is for paragraph.
• blockquotes for quotes (not indentation).
• Use lists for lists, menus, etcetera.
• Definition Lists.
• Use strong and em tags versus b and i.

Other topics:

• Alt text for non-textual elements.
• Tables
• Forms
• JavaScript
• Device-Independence
• Visual impairments
• Audio

Play in your Iphone