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:
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Posted in Firefox, HTML5, Screen Readers, WAI-ARIA, Web Accessibility | 4 Comments

aViewer 2012 alpha

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Steve Faulkner

Here at the paciello group we are very excited by the improvements being made to our aViewer accessibility API information inspection tool. We want to share the updated aViewer with you and in the process elicit your feedback on the new features and any bugs you may find. Continue reading →

Posted in accessibility testing, Assistive Technology, Google Chrome, HTML5, IAccessible2, Internet Explorer, Mozilla, MSAA, UI Automation, Web Accessibility | 1 Comment

HTML5 Accessibility Chops: hidden and aria-hidden

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Steve Faulkner

As a developer and also a consultant advising developers on how to develop accessible content, it is important to have and provide up to date and practical knowledge about robust development techniques. A recent question on Stack Overflow got me thinking: What is the best method for hiding content for all users? For hiding content for some users? Continue reading →

Posted in accessibility testing, Assistive Technology, ChromeVox, Firefox, Google Chrome, HTML, HTML5, IAccessible2, Internet Explorer, iPad, JAWS, Mozilla, MSAA, NVDA, Screen Readers, UI Automation, VoiceOver, WAI-ARIA, Web Accessibility, Window Eyes, windows | Tagged , | 22 Comments

how to remove CSS outlines in an accessible manner?

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Steve Faulkner

Anybody with any real world accessibility experience knows that using CSS :focus {outline:none} as recommended in the WHATWG HTML living standard is not a solution to any problem, it only replaces one accessibility issue with another. This why I worked hard to get the advice still present in the ‘living standard’ removed from the W3C HTML5 specification.

Posted in Accessibility, accessibility testing, Firefox, Google Chrome, HTML, HTML5, Internet Explorer, JavaScript, Mozilla, Opera, Safari, Section 508, WCAG 2.0, Web Accessibility | 8 Comments

HTML5 Accessibility Chops: ‘real world’ ARIA landmark use

Posted on April 18, 2012 by Steve Faulkner

I tweeted yesterday about initial results of data crunching on ARIA landmark role use on the top 10,000 web sites HTML home page code samples. What I found is very encouraging.
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Posted in accessibility testing, Assistive Technology, HTML, HTML5, landmark roles, W3C, WAI-ARIA, Web Accessibility | 7 Comments