Archive for June, 2009

PDF Accessibility Webinar

June 17, 2009, filed under Accessibility, Adobe, Assistive Technology, PDF, WCAG 2.0, Web Accessibility, Webinar; 2 Comments.

PDF & WCAG 2.0
Charlie Pike from TPG is presenting a PDF Accessibility Webinar in conjunction with Adobe Acrobat User Group. It’s free to attend, pre-registration required. Wednesday, June 17 10:00 AM US Pacific Time.

ARIA Role Support in Safari 4.0

June 11, 2009, filed under Accessibility, Apple, Assistive Technology, MSAA, Safari, Screen Readers, W3C, WAI-ARIA, Web Accessibility, accessibility testing; 1 Comment.

Victor Tsarin asked on Twitter
Safari4 final came out but I don’t see any #ARIA improvements. Do you?
The Safari 4 New features page talks about ARIA support
Safari supports Accessible Rich Internet Applications (ARIA). The ARIA standard helps web developers make dynamic web content more accessible for people with disabilities. With ARIA, sites taking advantage of advanced [...]

Notes on accessibility of text replacement using HTML5 canvas

June 9, 2009, filed under Accessibility, Assistive Technology, HTML 5, JAWS, Screen Readers, W3C, Web Accessibility, canvas; 5 Comments.

Roger Johannson recently blogged on issues with Cufon Accessibility in relation to Assistive Technology, which is well worth a read. It prompted me to do a little testing:

Thinking About HTML 5 canvas Accessibility

June 8, 2009, filed under Accessibility, HTML 5, WCAG 2.0, Web Accessibility, canvas; 25 Comments.

The canvas element is a new element of the ‘in progress’ HTML 5 specification, it provides the ability to create dynamically generated graphics in HTML in conjunction with JavaScript. It has rightly generated a lot of interest due to the possibilities it presents, canvas “can be used for rendering graphs, game graphics, or other visual [...]

Webinar Rerecorded: Adobe Flash and WCAG 2

June 4, 2009, filed under Accessibility, Adobe, Flash, Webinar; 2 Comments.

The Flash and WCAG 2 webinar was rerecorded due to quality issues with the original live version