Monthly Archives: May 2008

ARIA in HTML5 part 1 & ARIA in HTML5 part 2 – videos of Anne van Kesteren discussing ARIA and issues surrounding its implementation with Marcos Caceres,

Posted on May 30, 2008 by Steve Faulkner | Comments Off

ARIA Slider, Part 1

Posted on May 29, 2008 by Hans Hillen

Starting with Steve’s article ARIA Toggle Button and Tri-state Checkbox examples, we will be providing more examples about how to use ARIA roles and states in practice. As Steve mentioned, ARIA (Accessible Rich Internet Applications) is steadily gaining more support … Continue reading →

Posted in Accessibility, Assistive Technology, General, JAWS, Screen Readers, WAI-ARIA, Web Accessibility, Window Eyes | 12 Comments

Making Twitter Tweet – Using the TPG Notifier

Posted on May 9, 2008 by Steve Faulkner

As part of my presentation at the Accessibility 2.0 Conference I demonstrated a preferences module conceived by Hans Hillen, Gez Lemon and I, as a proof of concept(s) for ways to provide cues to users allowing them to benefit from … Continue reading →

Posted in Accessibility, Assistive Technology, General, HTML, live regions, Screen Readers, Standards, W3C, WAI-ARIA, Web Accessibility | 5 Comments

Members of the HTML5 working group have produced an alternative text to that currently available in the specification. It provides text alternative examples that conform rather than conflict with WCAG 2.0.

Posted on May 8, 2008 by Steve Faulkner | 1 Comment

Visual Verification: Audio CAPTCHA Broken, How Will Web Site Operators Respond? – Blind Access Journal poses the question ‘Will they improve audio CAPTCHA or will they restore the dreaded “No Blind People Allowed” signs?’

Posted on May 7, 2008 by Steve Faulkner | Comments Off