Accessibility Drives Web Traffic
If you have an accessible website, more persons with disabilities will frequent it. By word of mouth, its good reputation will start to permeate the community of users with disabilities. …
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Accessible Comedy: AODA Enabling Change Series Reviewed
When a video goes viral no one ever says, “This video was so serious and informative, I just had to share it.” No, they’re usually belly laughing when they click…
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Guide to iOS 7 Accessibility Enhancements
With the release of iOS 7, Apple has added many new accessibility features that make an iPhone and iPad easier to use for people with disabilities. NEW IOS 7…
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Creating an Accessible Infographic
Infographics on the web have skyrocketed in popularity over the last few years for many great reasons. Often, they are able to quickly convey complex bits of information and show…
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Interacting with Assistive Technology Users
As someone who uses Assistive Technology (AT) to make it through her day, I’m telling you, you non-AT users can get pretty… weird. Something about interacting with an assistive technology (AT)…
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Accessibility ROI & Corporate Responsibility
I was interviewing the owner of a large web design firm on my radio show, Seacoast Business Connections and the topic of accessibility came up. As my guest was explaining…
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Mobile Accessibility Examples from Implementing UAAG 2.0
The User Agent Accessibility Guidelines (UAAG) serve as a guide to developers and user-agent vendors. It outlines the process for making Web browsers, media players, and assistive technologies (software that some people…
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Yes, they are here; yes they can!
How much do you know about cerebral palsy (CP)? How much do you know about the people who live with this condition? What can they do? Are they “like us”? How…
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Mini Dragon Unveiled
HANDS-FREE, EYES-FREE – A NEW WAY FOR INTERACTING WITH MOBILE Nuance announced yesterday that they have launched their new version of Dragon Mobile Assistant for Android. For users with difficulty using…
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Web Accessibility from a Personal Perspective
Since I am a web accessibility analyst, I have the good fortune of being mobility impaired. Of course, I only can say this regarding my work. It is like being…
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Boy Makes Others Laugh at His Disability
When other people laugh at Jack Carroll’s disability, he does not become angry or embarrassed. In fact, he instigates the laughter. Jack, a fourteen-year-old school boy who has cerebral palsy,…
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Windows Accessibility Features for Persons with Dexterity Disabilities
Persons with dexterity disabilities may have little or no motor control in their hands to perform daily tasks. Many of them (including yours truly) still can operate the computer using…
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Interactive Accessibility @ CSUN
Are you attending the 28th Annual International Technology and Persons with Disabilities Conference (CSUN) 2013 in San Diego, CA? Interactive Accessibility’s CEO, Kathy Wahlbin, will be presenting at two sessions and cordially…
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2013 Accessibility Trends
What is in store for accessibility in 2013? Section 508 Refresh Continued improvements with HTML5 and ARIA More mobile applications and websites New interaction models Accessibility enhancements within browsers More…
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Making Images Visible to Blind Users
The web is a visual medium, which is a great way to convey information…unless you’re blind. An image, or other visual content, is only informative if users can see it….
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Why focus indicators are key to web accessibility
It’s no accident that both Section 508, 1194.21(c), and WCAG 2.0 Success Criterion 2.4.7 both call for visible focus indication. Users with mobility/dexterity disabilities often rely on keyboard accessibility, perhaps using assistive technologies…
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How to Write User Stories for Web Accessibility
In agile development, user stories capture what a user does or needs to do with the website or application. These “stories” are the basis for defining the functions that the…
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5 Tips to Improve the Web for Mobility/Dexterity Disabilities
Imagine … you are right-handed and you just broke your right wrist. You’re a programmer: how in the world will you get any work done? Mobility impairment is a broad…