Monthly Archives: August 2011

HTML5 Accessibility Chops: the figure and figcaption elements

The figure and figcaption elements are 2 of the new elements in HTML5. Together they provide the promise of being able to mark-up, with meaning, the structure and relationship between a piece of content and associated content that acts as … Continue reading

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HTML5 Accessibility Chops: SVG text alternative example

The W3C HTML5 specification contains an SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) based interactive Venn diagram. The diagram illustrates the relationship between HTML content categories. Currently the content and interactivity of the diagram is not accessible to some users.

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Accessibility Notes: 2nd August 2011

Bits & Bobs about web accessibility.

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