Short note on use of alt=”” and the title attribute
A discussion occured on A11ySlackers gitter channel last evening about whether use of the following markup pattern was a WCAG 2.0 failure: <img src=”a.gif” alt=”” title=”some text”>
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Short note on improving usability of scrollable regions
You can make an element scrollable using CSS overflow property, problem is that typically the content cannot be scrolled using the keyboard.
The state of hidden content support in 2016
I have reported previously on support in browsers and screen readers (SR) for aria-hidden and the HTML5 hidden attribute. The last time was 2 years ago, the orginal article published 2 years prior in 2012 still gets lots of page views. As its a subject that developers are interested in, so here is an update.
Simple standalone toggletip widget pattern
Tooltips have always bugged me, apart from regularly mispelling as “TOOTlips” it is a bugger trying to create one that works across browsers with Assistive Technology (AT), in particular screen readers (I have also had a long history in battling the demons of native (title attribute) display in browsers). Then there is the issue of […]
Accessibility for Business and Pleasure
Can we rethink accessibility in more effective and sustainable terms—ones that generate a positive return on investment for providers and a pleasurable user experience for everyone?