Web Axe is seeking an expert in accessible AJAX development for an interview. Please contact Dennis at ‘web axe at gmail dot com’ if you or someone you know fits the bill.
Month: April 2007
If you haven’t heard yet, Amazon.com stated that they are now committed to making improvements to web site accessibility. After Amazon.com has been singled out for its lack of web accessibility, let’s hope they can make up for it. The online retail giant will reportedly be working with the National Federation of the Blind (NFB) to make its web site more accessible.
- Amazon.com and National Federation of the Blind Join Forces to Develop and Promote Web Accessibility
- Amazon.com and NFB join forces
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 25
- Lame excuses for not being a Web professional
- Adding vs. not removing accessibility
- Stop Writing Garbage Code
- clear floats with no markup
The BBC reports on a new technology from IBM that helps visually impaired access content of web video. The tool is codenamed “A-Browser” and should release later this year. IBM hopes to make it free.
Technology giant, IBM, is soon to launch a multimedia browser to make audio and video content accessible to people with vision impairments.
Web Axe has been named one of the Top 5 design podcasts for designers by Dustin Brewer. You can Digg the article here. Dustin is a graphic artist and web designer based out of Oklahoma City, OK, USA. Thanks for the mention, Dustin! In addition to the Web Axe, the other podcasts mentioned were: