Category Archives: high contrast

Notes on accessible CSS image sprites

The issue of CSS image sprites has been raised again on the Web Accessibility Initiative Interest Group mailing list. Here is the advice we provide on the issue:

Posted in Assistive Technology, CSS, Firefox, Google Chrome, high contrast, HTML, HTML5, Internet Explorer, JavaScript, WCAG 2.0, Web Accessibility | 13 Comments

Google Chrome accessibility update

Google Chrome has come a long way in the past 3 years, and the improvements definitely extend to accessibility support. The Google Access team have been working hard to make Chrome more accessible to a range of users. Google Chrome … Continue reading

Posted in Google Chrome, high contrast, HTML, HTML5, Web Accessibility | 3 Comments

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

Google Chrome Frame – still an accessibility black hole?

Back in 2009 I wrote Google Chrome Frame – accessibility black hole, now 2 years on what has changed? This quick revisit has been prompted by some recent tweets.

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High Contrast Proof CSS Sprites

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