Category Archives: Zoomtext

Using WAI ARIA Landmark Roles – updated

Refer to Using WAI-ARIA Landmarks – 2013 Ukranian translation of Using WAI-ARIA Landmarks 2011 by Vlad Brown.

Posted in HTML, HTML 5, iPhone, JAWS, landmark roles, NVDA, Safari, Screen Readers, Standards, VoiceOver, W3C, WAI-ARIA, Web Accessibility, Window Eyes, WordPress, Zoomtext | 35 Comments

Accessibility testing tools

Here at The Paciello Group (TPG) we have a technical accessibility testing process which does not involve the use of automated tools. The technical audit results we provide to our clients are based solely on manual testing of a web … Continue reading

Posted in Accessibility, accessibility testing, Apple, Assistive Technology, contrast analyser, Firefox, Internet Explorer, JAWS, MSAA, NVDA, open source, VoiceOver, WCAG 2.0, Web Accessibility, Zoomtext | 16 Comments

Freedom of Choice

The recent EU ruling requires Microsoft to provide Windows operating system users with a choice of browsers to install rather than having Microsoft Internet Explorer pre-installed. This is a laudable initiative that provides a more level playing field for browser … Continue reading

Posted in Accessibility, Apple, Assistive Technology, Firefox, Google, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, JAWS, microsoft, Mozilla, Opera, Safari, Screen Readers, Web Accessibility, Window Eyes, Zoomtext | Tagged | 24 Comments

Testing WAI-ARIA Role Support

For WAI-ARIA to be useful, to people with disabilities who use assistive technology, access to the information that ARIA roles and properties provides must be well supported across a range of browsers and assistive technologies. One of the activities going … Continue reading

Posted in Assistive Technology, Firefox, JAWS, NVDA, Screen Readers, W3C, WAI-ARIA, Web Accessibility, Window Eyes, Zoomtext | 3 Comments