Monthly Archives: October 2011

Detecting if images are disabled in browsers

I received an email from an old friend and colleague pointing out that with images disabled in the browser, the support information in the data tables on HTML5Accessibility.com disappears. An issue and an embarrassment! This has now been fixed.

Posted in Accessibility, accessibility testing, Firefox, high contrast, HTML5, Internet Explorer, Opera, Safari, Screen Readers, Web Accessibility | 28 Comments

CSS, HTML, ARIA, browsers, assistive technology and interoperability

A number of issues are being debated in accessibility circles at the moment. These primarily revolve around how browsers and assistive technology interpret and represent HTML semantics via accessibility APIs and to the end user, and how this is affected … Continue reading

Posted in accessibility testing, CSS, HTML, HTML5, Screen Readers, WAI-ARIA, Web Accessibility | 13 Comments

Opera doesn’t work with screen readers – does it matter?

One thing that should be obvious to anybody who has read my recent posts Rough Guide: browsers, operating systems and screen reader support and a Brief history of browser accessibility support or looked at HTML5Accessibility.com is that the Opera browser … Continue reading

Posted in Assistive Technology, HTML5, Opera, Screen Readers, Web Accessibility | 14 Comments

Browser & Assistive Technology Tests Redux

I am always looking back through the TPG blog archives to find tests I have done in the past, as often I have forgotten where the tests reside. To remind myself and hopefully provide quick access to some useful resources … Continue reading

Posted in accessibility testing, Assistive Technology, Firefox, Google Chrome, HTML, HTML5, IAccessible2, Internet Explorer, iPad, iPhone, JAWS, landmark roles, MSAA, Opera, Safari, Screen Readers, UI Automation, VoiceOver, WAI-ARIA, Web Accessibility, Window Eyes | 1 Comment

Brief history of browser accessibility support

The development of a ‘Brief history of browser accessibility support‘ was prompted by Google’s Evolution of the Web interactive infographic. I was dazzled by its coolness, but noticed that amongst all the web technologies ARIA 1.0 was not to be … Continue reading

Posted in Accessibility, Apple, Assistive Technology, Firefox, Google, Google Chrome, HTML, HTML5, IAccessible2, IBM, Internet Explorer, microsoft, Mozilla, MSAA, open source, Opera, Safari, Screen Readers, Section 508, Standards, UAAG, UI Automation, VoiceOver, W3C, WAI-ARIA, Web Accessibility | 8 Comments