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Category Archives: Standards
How YOU can join the W3C HTML5 Working Group in 4 easy steps
A great new initiative was launched recently: Move the Web Forward, which encourages developers to get involved in standards development. So I though it opportune to update and expand upon a how to by Ian Hickson from 2007.
Posted in HTML, HTML5, Standards, W3C, Web Accessibility
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HTML5 Accessibility Chops: using nested figure elements
If you have a number of related images (or other content) with caption text, you can use nested figure elements to associate both a group caption and an individual caption to each instance using the figcaption element.
Posted in Accessibility, CSS, HTML, HTML5, Standards, W3C, WAI-ARIA, Web Accessibility
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HTML5 semantics and accessibility
This is a comment I made on the article Pursuing Semantic Value The author requested that I post it separately, so I have.
Posted in Accessibility, Assistive Technology, HTML, HTML5, Standards, W3C, Web Accessibility
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Brief history of browser accessibility support
The development of a ‘Brief history of browser accessibility support‘ was prompted by Google’s Evolution of the Web interactive infographic. I was dazzled by its coolness, but noticed that amongst all the web technologies ARIA 1.0 was not to be … Continue reading
Posted in Accessibility, Apple, Assistive Technology, Firefox, Google, Google Chrome, HTML, HTML5, IAccessible2, IBM, Internet Explorer, microsoft, Mozilla, MSAA, open source, Opera, Safari, Screen Readers, Section 508, Standards, UAAG, UI Automation, VoiceOver, W3C, WAI-ARIA, Web Accessibility
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HTML5 Accessibility Chops: ARIA & validation
I tweeted the other day, suggesting people switch to the HTML5 doctype as the use of ARIA is conforming in HTML5. As things stand, if ARIA roles, states and properties are used on HTML elements with a doctype other than … Continue reading
Posted in accessibility testing, HTML, HTML 5, HTML5, Standards, W3C, W3C Validator, WAI-ARIA, Web Accessibility
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