Monthly Archives: May 2012

What’s ‘large text’ in WCAG 2.0 parlance?

Posted on May 25, 2012 by Steve Faulkner

I put together an example page, mainly for my own use, providing some examples of what in WCAG 2.0 terms is considered large and small text. WCAG 2.0 provides the font measurements in terms of points, so I initially used … Continue reading →

Posted in accessibility testing, contrast analyser, CSS, HTML, HTML5, iPhone, mobile, WCAG 2.0, Web Accessibility | 5 Comments

Notes on applying multiple labels for a control using the label element

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Steve Faulkner

While it is conforming to have multiple label elements pointing to a single control for labelling purposes, it is not recommended. It has been conforming as per (X)HTML specifications for many years, but it is not robustly supported. Other techniques … Continue reading →

Posted in accessibility testing, Firefox, HTML, HTML5, NVDA, VoiceOver, WAI-ARIA, Web Accessibility | 4 Comments

Web Accessibility Toolbar 2012 – silent install

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Steve Faulkner

We get quite a few requests  for a silent install package for the Web Accessibility Toolbar. We now have one: Download: WAT_silent.exe (2.8 mb)

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Firefox 14: image long description via link using aria-describedby

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Steve Faulkner

In his latest article Mozilla accessibility engineer Alexander Surkov describes an interesting implementation development in FireFox 14, which is a possible solution using ARIA to provide a link to a long description on an image:

Posted in Firefox, HTML5, Screen Readers, WAI-ARIA, Web Accessibility | 6 Comments

aViewer 2012 alpha

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Steve Faulkner

Refer to: aViewer 2013

Posted in accessibility testing, Assistive Technology, Google Chrome, HTML5, IAccessible2, Internet Explorer, Mozilla, MSAA, UI Automation, Web Accessibility | 7 Comments