Category Archives: Accessibility

Testing and debugging iOS accessibility for VoiceOver

When you build an iOS app it’s easy to make it VoiceOver accessible. Native UI controls have accessibility built-in as standard, and custom controls can be accessibility-enabled without difficulty.

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Using HTML 5.1

tl;dr If you are an HTML author or developer – use the HTML 5.1 Nightly edition of the HTML specification. What is this thing called HTML? It can be confusing, authors and developers now have a seeming multitude of authoritative … Continue reading

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Mobile Accessibility Survey

Mobile Accessibility Survey – Open until 31st January 2013 If you have a disability, are a mobile user and have 5 minutes to spare please take a moment to fill out this online survey on mobile accessibility hosted by the The … Continue reading

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Notes on HTML5 accessibility support in IE 10

I am in the process of updating  HTML5Accessibility.com (ETA mid September) to take into account the changes in accessibility implementation support in the latest browser versions. I have decided not to update support information for Safari/Webkit on Windows and Opera … Continue reading

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HTML5 Canvas Accessibility in Firefox 13

The recently released Firefox 13 implements the HTML5 specification’s canvas element fallback concept. This means that the content inside a canvas elements start and end tags is exposed to assistive technology users even when the browser supports canvas. It also … Continue reading

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