Monthly Archives: January 2010

High Contrast Proof CSS Sprites

Posted on January 25, 2010 by Steve Faulkner

CSS sprites are a useful method to display graphics while preserving bandwith and improving page rendering times. One of the problems with CSS sprites when it comes to their accessibility is that some operating system display themes such as Windows … Continue reading →

Posted in AOL, Firefox, Google Chrome, high contrast, Internet Explorer, Opera, Safari, Section 508, Standards, WCAG 2.0, Web Accessibility | 12 Comments

alt and title content display in popular browsers

Posted on January 5, 2010 by Steve Faulkner

Recently Roger Johansson wrote a post about Safari, WebKit and alt text for missing images. In which he talks about how Webkit based browsers do not always display alt attribute content in place of an image when the image is … Continue reading →

Posted in Firefox, Google Chrome, HTML 5, Internet Explorer, Mozilla, Opera, Safari, Web Accessibility | 9 Comments

ComputerWorld says ‘Safari 4 Tuned to Web Standards…Accessibility…ARIA”

Posted on January 1, 2010 by Mike Paciello

IDG/ComputerWorld’s Tom Yager wrote an interesting review of Safari 4. Among several interesting points concerning WebKit and performance, Yager wrote, “A fast and pretty browser won’t cut it for me. A browser — and, indeed, any application that incorporates the … Continue reading →

Posted in Safari, Standards, WAI-ARIA | Tagged , , , | 2 Comments