Accessibility Archive
Question: Headscape tabs
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May 16, 2008 9:00 AM
David Bridle writes: How did you get the tabbed menu to work in the headscape website?
Introduction to Accessibility
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February 28, 2008 5:51 PM
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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May 23, 2007 11:15 AM
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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November 1, 2006 10:23 AM
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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June 15, 2006 3:27 PM
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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June 6, 2006 2:58 PM
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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May 23, 2006 10:10 PM
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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February 13, 2006 12:35 AM
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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January 26, 2006 5:39 PM
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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November 24, 2005 4:01 PM
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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November 3, 2005 6:02 PM
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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October 3, 2005 10:10 PM
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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September 21, 2005 4:28 PM
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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August 3, 2005 9:47 PM
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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August 2, 2005 7:42 PM
In my last post I wrote about the imminent arrival of the new National Trust website and my involvement in the last version. Well, 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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July 28, 2005 5:29 PM
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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July 19, 2005 11:57 AM
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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June 30, 2005 10:37 AM
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.
Accessibility debates, more harm than good!
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June 29, 2005 7:14 PM
There is a growing rift between web designers over the issue of accessibility. Three camps exist, those who believe accessibility is about disability, those who believe it is broader than that and those who really do not care either way. As normal, my position is a foot in two camps.
An inclusive & pragmatic approach to accessibility
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June 28, 2005 9:06 AM
Yesterday I read an excellent blog entry on the subject of accessibility. Although much of it is not appropriate for this blog I thought I would share with you one of two extracts that underline by approach to accessibility.
Web Accessibility Report
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October 14, 2004 1:50 PM
Life continues to be maniacally busy with a trip to the states and more work than you can shake a stick at (what a ridiculous phrase). However probably the biggest project for me of late has been the launch of a report into accessibility in Higher Education.
Accessibility - A morale obligation
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July 30, 2004 10:30 AM
I often talk about the fact that we have a legal obligation to make our web sites accessibility. I also promote the financial benefits of making your web site accessible to all. But I have come to believe we also have a morale obligation to improve access to our sites.
Accessibility outrage!
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July 17, 2004 7:29 AM
A lawyer's letter has taken an accessible website offline and the BBC technology analyst Bill Thompson is not impressed.
Two sites are better than one?
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July 10, 2004 9:26 AM
Ask anyone who knows me and you will quickly learn I know nothing about football. However recently I have found myself surfing around the Manchester United Football site because it is at the center of an argument about accessibility.
Accessible sites don't have to be ugly
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July 3, 2004 11:47 AM
Headscape have just launched a new web site for HACT. Hact is a development agency that acts as a catalyst for change in the housing sector. But what is significant about the HACT web site is that it is WAI Priority three compliant. In English that means it meets the highest standards in accessibility.
Web accessibility & business
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June 21, 2004 5:50 PM
Why is it important for a business to make its website accessible and how to go about achieving it.
Accessibility and the public sector
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June 13, 2004 9:49 PM
If you work for any kind of public sector organisation and are responsible for their web presence you will be all too aware of the term "accessibility".
