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New Accessibility Options
Living Downtown Des Moines | 14 hours ago by Larry Bradshaw
A couple of weeks ago I posted about our new versions of this site for the iPhone and for other mobile browsers like the Black Berry. Since then I’ve added some even more accessibility options to the site. To start with there’s now a List read more
IE8 public beta now available
eGov AU | August 28th 2008 by Craig Thomler
It's going to be a busy six months for web teams, addressing WCAG 2.0 (the new W3C Accessibility Guidelines) and the release of Internet Explorer 8.For those who want to stay ahead of the game (like me), the second IE8 beta is now available for publi read more
Target Looses Lawsuit To Blind Users
Plain Old Semantic HTML | August 28th 2008 by Martin Espericueta
photo credit: Rhian vK If you have been following the latest news in accessibility and retail, then you’ve heard of the lawsuit between the retail giant Target and blind users of the internet. Let’s say you wanted to to buy something onli read more
The blind leading the sighted
eGov AU | August 27th 2008 by Craig Thomler
I've just been reading the State of the eNation report on the Beijing Olympics website, where they invited disabled web users to test the accessibility features of the site.While they found a number of the worst issues commonly reported by these user read more
Rethinking the User Experience - AdWeek
Viaspire - Define. Innovate. Maximize. | August 25th 2008 by Viaspire
AdWeek touches on User Experience this week in an article - Rethinking the User Experience, Web designers should consider how using a site reflects upon the brand. It's a great overview of how user experience (UX) is integral to the... read more
A Link to the Past: Continuing Helen's Legacy
Nickie's Nook | August 24th 2008 by Nickie Coby
I was recently contacted by theAmerican Foundation for the Blindwith information and a request to try and blog about their newest effort to make the web accessible.The Helen Projectis a simple system for rating web pages based on their accessibility. read more
[CARTOON STRIP] The WebCredibles!
Cape Town news | August 23rd 2008 by Richard Catto
This is a great little Webcomic devoted to informing web designers on the concepts of usability and accessiblity! read more
Update: Hoyer Confusion, Gracie Mansion, Phys. Therapy Rocks!
Living With ALS | August 23rd 2008 by Fern E. Cohen
ferncohen.comBefore I forget to mention it, I won a competition in one of my online writing groups, where points are turned in for gift cards [I won 1,000 points] Here is the link to read my entries for a "Healthy Living Journal".So my physical ther read more
SEO Rapper spits some web standards rhymez
Webforge Web Design Blog | August 22nd 2008 by Brian Timoney
SEO Rapper raps about design coding and web standards. Funny (for the initiated) and educational :) read more
SharePoint Fridays: Designing Section 508 Accessible Websites
Usability Counts | August 22nd 2008 by Patrick Neeman
What is Section 508? Section 508 is the section of the Rehabilitation Act that requires most websites, especially government sites, to be Section 508 compliant. Why is this important? Ask Target. They were the first major corporation to be face a law read more
Bathroom website review: Aqualux
MyBathroomFinder.com bathroom blog | August 21st 2008 by Onlineability
Shower manufacturer Aqualux says its summer relaunch is attracting a record number of visitors to its website. So we thought we'd join them and see what it has to offer. read more
War Twat Hi(gher) Vis
We Make The Cops Look Dumb | August 19th 2008
A womans work is never done… After a request from Silly Tuna over at NewRetro I thought I’d have a go at putting together a hi-vis version of War Twat. The original request was for a version of the game that could be played by folks who a read more
Bathroom website review: GROHE
MyBathroomFinder.com bathroom blog | August 19th 2008 by Onlineability
Summer is the season when bathroom manufacturers relaunch their websites, it seems. There are a few new offerings available - and we're reviewing the results. First up is tap and shower manufacturer GROHE which says its newly-launched site aims to of read more
Living Downtown Des Moines for iPhone and Other Mobile Devices
Living Downtown Des Moines | August 18th 2008 by Larry Bradshaw
I know a lot of us surf the net from our mobile devices these days, for example, this morning I had a dentist appointment and while waiting, I whipped out my iPhone, opened up my Safari browser and started surfing. An idea came to me, a lot of weblog read more
Biofeedback: A Journey of Clicker Training for the Mind and Body…
Nickie's Nook | August 15th 2008 by Nickie Coby
Over the last several years, I've become quite interested in the mindbody connection, the use of relaxation skills and the multiple ways in which we can use our minds to help our bodies heal. Since I live with a condition which is poorly understood a read more
Oy vey-- Glitch for Accessible Taxi Dispatch Program
Living With ALS | August 14th 2008 by Fern E. Cohen
ferncohen.comThe good news is tat NYC is ready to roll out the accessible taxi dispatch program, whereby a person with a disability can dial 311 to have an wheelchair-accessible taxi dispatched. After all, in London, every taxi is wheelchair-accessi read more
A potluck of thoughts...
The Fabulous Running mommy | August 11th 2008 by Olivia Hernandez
I am achy like an old lady today. Yesterday I ran this run and was incredibly tired all day. When I start of on a long run I feel so motivated... Around the first mile my body is not in a rythm yet, and I keep thinking OMG I have another 8 miles to read more
EDINA And Web 2.0
UK Web Focus | August 11th 2008 by Brian Kelly
I was recently reading the EDINA Newsletter. EDINA, a JISC-funded national datacentre based at the University of Edinburgh, has announced its strategic plan for 2008-2011(PDF) and amongst its priorities are “improving engagement with our user c read more
Lessons to be learnt from the Grocery choice website
eGov AU | August 8th 2008 by Craig Thomler
The last few days have seen a number of media reports criticising the new Federal government Grocery choice website.Amidst the noise there are several key takeaways for public sector website managers.Note that I'm not involved with the Grocery choice read more
การพัฒนาเว็บไซต์ที่ทุ…
blog | August 8th 2008 by gootum
การพัฒนาเว็บไซต์ที่ทุกคนเข้าถึงได้ ระดับสูง แนะนำโครงการดีๆแก่สังคมไทยครับ โครงการพัฒ read more
Colour Blindness Simulator
Mindtracks | August 6th 2008 by Sharon
Many designers are insensitive to those with colour blindness. It is not that they mean to be, they are simply unaware that one in twenty people have some form of colour blindness. Many sites are difficult for people with vision deficiencies to use. read more
Kew Gardens Gets a Lift -- Subway Accessibility Moves Closer to […
Living With ALS | August 2nd 2008 by Fern E. Cohen
ferncohen.comCheck this out! There is now an elevator in front of the office building at the corner of Union Turnpike and Queens Blvd, to the E and F subway! I know I don't live in Kew Gardens BUT it still excites me for two reasons:a) Forest Hill read more
Big.com - The Biggest Search Results on the Web. (literally)
The List at Addoursearch.com | July 31st 2008 by Troy Peterson
Big.com is a simple search engine that has the biggest search results on the web. Now, when I say the “Biggest” results on the web, I’m not talking about how many pages it has indexed or how many people it employs - I’m talki read more
One Nation Online
BDPA Education & Technology Foundation | July 31st 2008 by Wayne Hicks
Jordan Berg is the outreach coordinator for Free Press. Free Press is a national, nonpartisan organization working to reform the media through education, organizing and advocacy. They promote diverse and independent media ownership, strong public med read more
Jeder 10. Mann sieht Webseiten mit anderen Augen
Webstandard | July 30th 2008
Bist du farbenblind? Einen Ausspruch den bestimmt schon jeder von uns einmal gehört hat. Gemeint ist damit aber oft die sogenannte Rot-Grün-Blindheit, von der in Deutschland ca. 8 bis 9% der männlichen und ca.0,5% der weiblichen Bevölkerung betro read more
Wilderness Outpost at Bedwell River
Half Nutlog | July 28th 2008
Today I found The Wilderness Outpost at Bedwell River. The lodgings are in Tofino, B.C. and yet another stop on our trail through the great white north of Canada. Just like Rockwater Secret Cover Resort the main lodgings are tents, but the tents are read more
Living Forward -- A New Normalcy
Living With ALS | July 27th 2008 by Fern E. Cohen
ferncohen.comHere is a link to an excellent article about "Living Forward" with a disabilityand in that spirit, I decided I would just merge my 3 blogs into one, because it reflects who I am, as a whole person. I started out by writing about my life read more
Ringwood Spiders victorious against the Maribyrnong Bulldogs
Alex Makin - Resident of Ringwood | July 27th 2008
The Ringwood Spiders, based in Jubilee Park in Ringwood, is a football team for people with disabilities and is one of the fourteen teams that form the Football Integration Development Association (FIDA) league. Today’s game marked the final h read more
Usability and SEO - Search Engine Watch
researchabouthowtoblog.com | July 26th 2008 by Rudy
Link: Usability and SEO - Search Engine Watch. Accessibility and Usability Accessibility is very much aligned with usability. If your Web site isn't accessible through Safari on a Mac, you're missing an opportunity and creating a bad user experience read more
Better Accessibility Support in Firefox 3.1
arul viggs blog | July 26th 2008 by arul vigg
Marco Zehe wrote on his blog about better accessibility support in Firefox 3.1. There will be text attributes and spell checking support!. This means that assistive technologies now have access to the attributes of any text run on a page. This patch read more
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