- Bonus! An offer to the HTML5 team to save longdesc by Vlad Alexander at XStandard
- Landmark Technology Access Bill Heads to President Obama’s Desk
- Accessibility testing tools (Steve Faulkner, The Paciello Group)
- Response to HTML5 editor on Canvas accessibility (by Rich Schwerdtfeger)
- Adobe’s Andrew Kirkpatrick interviewed on Accessibility in Government (video)
- Accessibility for web writers, part 1: Introduction
- Assistive Technologies for Online Learning
- Web Accessibility day course by RNIB in Edinburgh (Oct) & London (Nov)
- Should Sighted Developers Use Screenreaders To Test Accessibility? (great comments!)
- Using Accessible Twitter With JAWS Screen Reader
- HTML5 Canvas Accessibility in Internet Explorer 9 by@stevefaulkner
- 20 Sites Assessed For Cognitive Web Accessibility
- Top 4 Reasons Why You Need to Address Web Accessibility
- WebAIM Aids eBay Accessibility Efforts
- Blind woman sues Canadian feds over online access
- Very entertaining video explaining closed captions (YouTube)
- Does your website legally need to be accessible? (U.S.)
- Web Design Guidelines for Low Bandwidth
- Web #Accessibility, Structured Negotiations & DOJ Rulemaking
- 10 Tools for Evaluating Web Design Accessibility
- WCAG 2.0 for Usability Specialists presentation (W3C) (April 2010)
- Facebook patent for ‘social CAPTCHA’ fails on accessibility
- Accessibility and the Law: How good UX can keep you out of court (U.S.)
- Raakt – The Ruby Accessibility Analysis Kit
Category: roundup
In celebration of its 5th anniversary, Dennis and Ross discuss the history of Web Axe and several memorable moments. Then, nine special guests provide excellent insight and information relating to web accessibility including Paul Boag and Bruce Lawson. It’s great stuff, don’t miss it!
Download Web Axe Episode 84 (Web Axe 5-Year Anniversary)
Some History
- Dennis Lembree launched Web Axe in September 2005 with a boost from the Detroit Podcasters Network.
- Co-host Ross Johnson joined September of 2006 in Lists and Accessibility — How and Why? (podcast #26).
- Readership continues to grow; over 5,400 Web Axe RSS subscribers (85% of my RSS subscribers are using Google Reader or iGoogle). Number of Twitter followers continues to grow (@WebAxe).
- Interesting topics for web accessibility: business reasons, bandwidth and loadtime, and screen resolution.
Memorable Moments
- Nominated three years in a row in the .net magazine Best of the Web awards.
- Web Axe featured in BBC Podcast, segment on accessibility in Pods & Blogs show.
- First interview: Jared Smith of WebAIM, Podcast #27 (September 2006).
- Podcast #74: Awards, Events & Back to Basics recorded from Santa Cruz, California (September 2009).
- Podcast #35: Usability and Accessibility Conference recorded from event in Lansing, Michigan (November 2006).
- Visit to Yahoo! Accessibility Testing Lab (July 2009).
- NFB vs. Target Lawsuit is Settled!
- Critiques invoke responses: Recovery.gov, ca.gov, section508.gov
Special Episode Podcast Contributors
- Bruce Lawson (Opera, HTML5Doctor) – great HTML5 info.
- Denis Boudreau (A11Y_MTL) – French Canadian up very late recording.
- Jennison Asuncion – Accessibility tester, researcher, and all-around nice guy.
- Karen Mardahl (STCAccess) – Wicked good technical communicator.
- Mike Gifford (OpenConcept) – Drupal expert.
- Paul Boag (Boagworld) – Well, everyone knows this guy!
- Steve Grobschmidt – User Experience Lead and blogger.
- Terrill Thompson – A cool musician, basketball fan, and Technology Accessibility Specialist.
- Tom Babinszki (Even Grounds) – Accessibility consultant and blogger.
Addendum: Podcast Corrections
- Steve Grobschmidt’s last name was announced incorrectly (it’s not “Aquinas”, that’s part of his Twitter handle).
- We state that there are 8 guest speakers; there’s actually 9!
- We mentioned that Boagworld is no longer podcasting, but failed to mention that they plan on returning in January 2011. (Paul mentions this in his commentary.)
- HTML5 Issue: Longdesc Retention (W3C wiki)
- Raakt – The Ruby Accessibility Analysis Kit
- Accessible ARIA Tabs by @jkiss
- UStream videos from Montreal accessibility conference (#a11yMTL)
- Developing an Accessible Star Ratings Widget (YUI blog)
- Report Finds Five U.S. State Benefits’ Websites Inaccessible (COAT)
- Ten tools to help test website accessibility
- Accessibility in Online Teaching – a great starting point
- How the Blind See the Internet (Gizmodo)
- Using NVDA screen reader to Evaluate Web Accessibility (WebAIM)
- Creating Your Own Accessible HTML5 Media Player by @terrillthompson
- Accessing Nav Drop-Downs
- Preparing InDesign Files for Accessibility (Adobe TV)
- Access Key Replacement (W3C wiki)
- CSSquirrel demos longdesc attribute in non-visual comic Alone In The Pitch Black Dark
- Accessibility Camp DC registration is open; event is October 9 at MLK Library
- YUI Theater: Accessibility on the Yahoo Homepage
- College Web Pages Are ‘Widely Inaccessible’ to People With Disabilities
- Web accessibility for cognitive disabilities and learning difficulties (Opera)
- Silverlight Accessibility Overview (Microsoft)
- Twitter and Web Accessibility presentation from INDATA Conference by @dennisl
- Caption any 5-minute YouTube video for $5
- Great list of free screen readers
- Video about Yahoo’s Accessibility Lab featuring Alan Brightman
Categories
Link Roundup – June 2010
- Simple Free Online Caption Creator for YouTube Videos
- Australian Government releases Web Accessibility National Transition Strategy
- Open Web Camp 2010 at Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, July 17 (Free)
- Assistive Technology Conference in Indianapolis, Indiana, July 29-30 (Free)
- Online version of book Just Ask: Integrating Accessibility Throughout Design
- 50+ Reasons to Use VoiceOver (from Apple)
- AJAX and the Problem of Web Accessibility by @JoeDolson
- HTML5: Techniques for providing useful text alternatives (W3C)
- How NOT to use the HTML title attribute by @ianpouncey (from January)
- Forthcoming Updates on Federal Section 508 Rules by @JoeDolson
- Chrome explains its partial screen reader support
- Princeton University and learning disabled student settle suit
- Blind students sue four California law schools over inaccessible online applications
- What AT devices announce when encountering ARIA roles
- AViewer beta – new accessibility checker tool from The Paciello Group
- Making JavaScript Accessible slides presented by @dennisl at Bayjax meetup
- How to get started on Twitter with JAWS – CNIB blog by @mcourcel
- Examples of Inaccessible Web Design
- Sign petition for Google to make Chrome screen reader accessible
- Features of a Cognitively Accessible Web Site
- How to Use HTML, CSS and JavaScript in an Accessible Manner
- Web Accessibility and WAI-ARIA Primer by @emilylewis
- Writing text alternatives for maps
- Future Web Accessibility: SVG from WebAIM
- List of Twitter clients for persons with disabilities
- U.S. Departments of Justice and Education tell college/university presidents that required electronic book readers must be accessible
Another set of great links on web accessibility for March 2010. In addition, see below for post-CSUN links, roundups and presentations!
- Be Kind to the Color Blind – ColourLovers
- Why Captioning? – Stanford University
- Stop Using JAWS for Web Accessibility Testing? – Clear Helper
- Making the mobile internet accessible for all – ComputerWeekly
- NCAA college basketball tournament bracket – Terrill Thompson
- Problems with CAPTCHA and audio CAPTCHA alternative – groups.drupal
- What Is A Braille Display And How It Is Used – Even Grounds
- Call for speaker proposals for “13th Annual Accessing Higher Ground” conference. First round due April 2.
- Why websites shouldn’t accommodate disabled users – by Pete Love (e.g. use universal design)
- Accessibility Review: Target.com – by Joe Dolson (post lawsuit)
- Screen Readers And WAI-ARIA Landmark Roles – Léonie Watson
- Variations on Ginader’s [Awesome] Accessible Tabs – Accessible Culture
- Accessibility of Links by Steve Grobschmidt
- Web Accessibility Preferences Are For Sissies? – WebAIM
- Boston Accessibility Unconference is May 15
- Web Accessibility Fears and Ways to Conquer Them – Even Grounds
CSUN Summaries
- CSUN Conference 2010 – great summary by Nicholas Zakas
- Insights into the 25th Annual International Technology & Persons with Disabilities Conference – The DAISY Planet
- CSUN 2010 recap – Marco of Mozilla
- More Audio Coverage of CSUN 2010 – Blind Bargains [no transcriptions]
- CSUN photos from Dennis – a dozen or show snapshots
CSUN Presentations
- Stanford Captioning System: A Workflow Model for Producing Captioned Media – includes link to PDF of presentation
- Download the Adaptech presentation on social media use & accessibility; view the entire survey, too.
- Importance of Accessibility for a Successful and Future-Proof Business – Artur Ortega of Yahoo
- Accessibility of Twitter – by and Joseph O’Connor and Dennis Lembree
Addendum
- Adobe Slides from CSUN 2010 Talks
- DAISY Consortium’s Presentation at CSUN (captioned video)
- Point-and-Chat info and presentations (AAC application)
- Presentations from WebAIM – great stuff!