Category Archives: Web Accessibility

Web Accessibility Toolbar 2012

Posted on April 13, 2012 by Steve Faulkner

The Web Accessibility Toolbar has been updated with 2 new features: Thanks to Jun for all his work!

Posted in HTML, HTML5, Internet Explorer, W3C, W3C Validator, Web Accessibility | 4 Comments

HTML data for the masses: data dump

Posted on April 12, 2012 by Steve Faulkner

I have been doing regex searches on the HTML of the 8900 or so of the top 10000 home pages I collected over easter and am providing the results of those searches I have conducted so far, in raw form:

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HTML5 Accessibility Chops: data for the masses

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Steve Faulkner

One of the stumbling blocks for working out what the effects on the accessibility of new (and old) HTML5 features is not having any publicly accessible usage data. It is difficult without data to argue for the inclusion of features … Continue reading →

Posted in Accessibility, HTML 5, HTML5, W3C, Web Accessibility | 11 Comments

Is NVDA Strictly a Web Accessibility Screen Reader?

Posted on March 21, 2012 by Mike Paciello

Last week, Jamie and Mick of NVDA announced that their open source, free screen reader organization is in need of funding: Blind Ambition Plea for Funds to Keep Free Software Project Alive NVDA is perhaps the cream of the crop … Continue reading →

Posted in Accessibility, accessibility testing, Assistive Technology, Firefox, General, Google, Google Chrome, HTML, HTML 5, IAccessible2, Internet Explorer, JAWS, microsoft, mobile, Mozilla, MSAA, NVDA, open source, Opera, Safari, Screen Readers, WAI-ARIA, WCAG 2.0, Web Accessibility, Window Eyes | Tagged , , , , | 17 Comments

What Does a Venture Capitalist Know about Web Accessibility Anyway?

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Mike Paciello

Earlier today I responded to a private Linked-In discussion thread posted by Eric Velleman. The context of the discussion involved the need of legal mandates to enforce web accessibility. In turn, this led to a discussion involving the ROI of … Continue reading →

Posted in Accessibility, Accessibility Laws, accessibility testing, General, Web Accessibility | Tagged , , , , | 14 Comments