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NFB and ACB Join Forces

5 Colleges named in NFB/ACB complaints to OCR & USDOJ are Case Western, U. of Virginia – Darden School of Bus, Pace U., Princeton & Reed College

NFB and ACB file complaints with Office for Civil Rights of US Dept of Ed and USDOJ against 5 Higher Ed Institutions

NFB and ACB file lawsuit vs. Arizona State U- Kindle DX program discriminates vs. the Blind – ADA and Rehab Act violations

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Podcast #72: Twitter Accessibility, Events, and News

Download Web Axe Episode 72 (Twitter Accessibility, Events, and News)

Chatter

  • Feedback for new Web Axe theme song?
  • Opera 10 beta
  • Where are the headings?
  • AudioBoo “A Eulogy For IE6” by Paul Boag.
  • Web Axe-Refresh Detroit Tweetup! Ann Arbor, Michigan, Saturday, July 18.

Events/Conferences

Twitter and Web Accessibility

Accessible Twitter updates:

  • Ajax for deleting DM.
  • Popular Links page; added categories.
  • Add URL shortening to DM page.
  • Add (limited) functionality to update user profile.

Compiled List of links from #TwitterBook (look who’s first!)

Other Accessible Twitter applications:

  • Try a mobile web app.
  • TwInbox – plug-in for Microsoft Outlook
  • Tweet s60: totally accessible Twitter mobile app for Nokia Series 60 devices (via @AbilityNet @BlindTwit)

Other issues:

More News

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    LINKS: ALT, iPhone, Kindle, Jared, and ARIA

    How to use the ALT and TITLE Attributes for Greater Accessibility and Less Karma Damage

    Apple iPhone 3G accessibility

    #Petition: Allow Everyone Access to E-books (Amazon #Kindle 2) http://bit.ly/TTzhI

    @jared_w_smith I was interviewed by @TAccessible about lots of #accessibility stuff. Read it at http://totallyaccessible.com/blog/

    RT @mixolydian Archive of webinar on using #ARIA with #JAWS available http://tinyurl.com/mfbtky

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    Perceivable, Operable, Understandable, and Robust

    Joe Dolson recently completed an excellent four part series published on the Practical eCommerce web site. Another great read from Joe,highly recommended. The articles cover the following four fundamental principles of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 (WCAG 2):

    1. Is it perceivable?
    2. Is it operable?
    3. Is it understandable?
    4. Is it robust?

    Here are the articles:

    PS:
    Joe was a guest back in 2007 in Podcast: #41: The Definition of Web Accessibility

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    Delay on Next Podcast

    Just a note to let you know that the next Web Axe podcast is delayed a week or so. Stayed tuned!