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Web Axe RSS Reader Stats

Just thought it would be interesting to post some statistics for the Web Axe RSS feed, provided by FeedBurner.

So what reader/aggregator application are people using? The stats last July were much more balanced. But now, Google’s Reader (or Feedfetcher) is still at number one, but has approximately 8 times higher usage than iTunes (and that’s Mac and Windows combined). Netvibes is next on the list, which is one of my favorite tools.

As far as readership goes, it’s been increasing pretty well. In just 3 months so far this year Web Axe has increased its subscriber rate by over six hundred, more than 33%! There are almost 1,900 RSS followers. Thank you Web Axe readers!

Chart of RSS Reader Applications

Google Feedfetcher: 1208; iTunes (Mac): 100; Netvibes: 89; NewGator Online: 71; iTunes (Windows): 58; Bloglines: 52; Windows RSS Platform: 21; Odeo 19.

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Podcast #69: Recovery.gov Site Review

Download Web Axe Episode 69 (Recovery.gov Site Review)

Events

News

Main Segment

Dennis and Ross give a web accessibility review of the new U.S. government site Recovery.gov. Topics discussed include:

  • skip-to link
  • menu
  • headings
  • XHTML validation
  • tables
  • forms
  • ALT attributes
  • titles
home page of Recovery.gov
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Acronym and Abbr, Referencing W3C Docs, Hiding Text Links

Some good recent web accessibility articles:

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Web Axe now on Twitter

You can now follow Web Axe on Twitter under the username WebAxe. Better yet, use the web-accessible version of Twitter, Accessible Twitter.

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"assistive technology"

CannyBill and BrowseAloud

I’ve recently been contacted by two companies with products relating to web accessibility, so I thought I’d pass on the information.

CannyBill

A very slick and accessible web application for invoicing and billing. Online demos and a free account is available. CannyBill is a product of dpivision.com Ltd who have also developed some other pretty cool software such as Tradingeye.

CannyBill is a web-based invoicing and billing solution for businesses and web designers. Easily create, send and manage invoices and accept payments online via credit card. You can also sell your products and services using order forms which your customers can signup to and even link to live API’s…

BrowseAloud

BrowseAloud is a text-to-speech solution which reads website content aloud and addresses the needs of those citizens with:

  • Mild Visual Impairments
  • Learning Disabilities
  • Literacy Difficulties such as Dyslexia
  • English as a Second Language

BrowseAloud is a zero impact solution for webmasters and is free to end users. Within the USA there are a number of organizations using BrowseAloud to improve the accessibility of their website, including:

  • House of Representatives
  • Human Rights Education Associates
  • St Marys County, Maryland