Monthly Archives: April 2011

HTML5 Accessibility Chops: the alt decision

A recent decision by the W3C HTML working group has caused much discussion and some consternation within the accessibility community and wider web development community.

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HTML5 Accessibility Chops: Just use a (native HTML) button

Many User interface widgets can be developed using HTML, CSS and JavaScript, in some cases developers build custom versions of native HTML controls because they cannot achieve the exact look and feel or behaviour they desire with a native control.

Posted in Accessibility, Assistive Technology, HTML, HTML5, W3C, WAI-ARIA, WCAG 2.0, Web Accessibility | 7 Comments