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‘Accessibility’ archive
Video: Introduction to WCAG 2
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Posted in Accessibility on the 26-01-2009 | 11 Comments
I recently gave an internal presentation at Headscape about WCAG 2. A number of people expressed an interest in seeing it so I made a point to record it.
Quick fix accessibility
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Posted in Accessibility on the 09-06-2008 | 3 Comments
Complying with accessibility guidelines can seem like a massive undertaking. However, addressing 5 simple problems can make a huge difference to your sites accessibility.
Question: Headscape tabs
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Posted in Accessibility, Technology on the 16-05-2008 | 10 Comments
David Bridle writes: How did you get the tabbed menu to work in the headscape website?
Introduction to Accessibility
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Posted in Accessibility on the 28-02-2008 | 10 Comments
For a while now I have been giving a presentation to various organisations about getting started in web accessibility. I have just recorded it for the new headscape website (which we might actually launch one day). Until that arrives I thought I would share it here.
Advice for CMS users
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Posted in Accessibility, Site content on the 23-05-2007 | 12 Comments
I have been putting together a document for work that provides some basic advice for people who work with content management systems. It covers things like accessibility and writing for the web so I thought there might be some value with sharing it with you all.
The problem with IE7 zoom
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Posted in Accessibility on the 01-11-2006 | 33 Comments
The one feature of IE7 that seems to have received almost universal praise is the ability to zoom a page. However, although I generally like this feature it does have one frustrating problem.
atMedia: WCAG 2.0
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Posted in Accessibility on the 15-06-2006 | 3 Comments
Although there has been a lot of criticism of the WCAG 2.0 guidelines and I am still as confused about what they actually say, at least I can now see some hope for the future of accessibility.
Accessibility, a grumpy old man
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Posted in Accessibility on the 06-06-2006 | 28 Comments
I don’t know if it is just me but the issue of web accessibility is really hacking me off at the moment. From WCAG 2.0 to AJAX and speech browsers, the subject of accessibility seems to be all doom and gloom. It’s beginning to feel like an old man constantly grumbling about the new trendy young kids on the block.
Body blow to web accessibility guidelines
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Posted in Accessibility on the 23-05-2006 | 7 Comments
Joe Clark is an outspoken and passionate accessibility expert who has been involved in the creation of the next generation of accessibility guidelines (WCAG 2.0). You may therefore be surprised to learn that he has slammed the new guidelines in the strongest terms possible.
Target, accessibility and opinions
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Posted in Accessibility on the 13-02-2006 | 5 Comments
So, Target is being sued by the American National Federation for the Blind because of their inaccessible website. Apparently every web designer and his dog have an opinion on the subject and I have received a number of emails asking for mine.
Accessibility advice for businesses
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Posted in Accessibility on the 26-01-2006 | 5 Comments
The British Standards Institute and Disability Rights Commission are soon to release the first formal guide for businesses on website accessibility.
A tough decision on accessibility & standards
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Posted in Accessibility on the 24-11-2005 | 9 Comments
I made a tough decision yesterday by taking the current Headscape website offline and replacing it with a holding page. Obviously, a web design company without its own website is bad news. However, I believe that leaving the site up would have been even more detrimental.
Disney’s UK online store sucks
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Posted in Accessibility on the 03-11-2005 | 4 Comments
Today, I am ashamed to be British, no wait, that’s not right. Today, I am ashamed of an American multi national treating us Brits like second-class citizens. Yeah, that sounds better. Disney has launched their new UK store and has made an embarrassing hash of it.
Making content accessible
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Posted in Accessibility on the 03-10-2005 | 1 Comment
Isn’t it funny how so many people who claim to be committed to website accessibility (myself included) tend to ignore the more subjective criteria of the WAI guidelines?
The role of automated accessibility testing
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Posted in Accessibility on the 21-09-2005 | 4 Comments
Many tools on the market automate the process of checking for website accessibility. However, there are some serious question marks over the value of such tools.
Accessibility and the new headscape site
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Posted in Accessibility on the 03-08-2005 | Comments Off
As you have probably gathered by now I am in the process of redesigning the new Headscape website. As part of it a lot of thought has been given to our approach to accessibility. This is what we have come up with.
New National Trust site: Accessibility failure?
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Posted in Accessibility on the 02-08-2005 | 5 Comments
Yesterday I wrote about the imminent arrival of the new National Trust website and my involvement in the last version. Well today, the new site has gone live and I am left feeling somewhat disappointed by the result.
Accessibility for low vision users
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Posted in Accessibility on the 28-07-2005 | 1 Comment
Using web standards, many web designers have become a lot better at ensuring their sites are readable by speech browsers but what about the much larger audience that have some limited vision.
Accessibility Guidance planned
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Posted in Accessibility on the 19-07-2005 | Comments Off
It would appear that the Disability Rights Commission might be taking its first small steps towards introducing definitive guidelines in regards to web accessibility.
Accessibility and table layout don’t mix
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Posted in Accessibility on the 30-06-2005 | 2 Comments
Here is my controversial point for the day. A point I am not sure if I agree with or not: It is impossible to conform to anything but the most basic level of accessibility if you are using tables to control layout.