Accessibility News
Upcoming talks: Brooklyn, Seattle, DC
2 Jul 2009by louisr
Steve Krug and now have our fall workshop schedule settled. You might not know, but Steve is working on a new (and much anticipated) book on DIY usability testing; that's what he's covering in his new workshop. I've been tuning...
via [Bloug]
Shame and disgust
1 Jul 2009by louisr
Stumbled across this brief article about a new CIO at the US Department of Veterans Affairs. CIO Roger Baker's "...plan will require managers to deliver systems and applications incrementally, rather than all at once. If managers miss three key milestones,...
via [Bloug]
Speaking at Refresh Boston tonight about designing in a recession
25 Jun 2009by Josh
The economy is affecting web designers...let's talk about what to do about it.
via [Bokardo - Social Design by Joshua Porter]
Designing with Psychology in Mind (AEA slide deck)
24 Jun 2009by Josh
Slides from my talk Designing with Psychology in Mind from An Event Apart Boston 2009.
via [Bokardo - Social Design by Joshua Porter]
Beyond berrypicking
15 Jun 2009by louisr
A colleague asks: I need to gather some evidence of user behaviour with regards to site search, namely 'browse vs search'. Do you know of any recent research papers that show a trend towards people preferring to search a website,...
via [Bloug]
What to do with Accessify?
I've been thinking about what to write in this post - or even whether to write it at all - for a long time. Bottom line is that I'm struggling to put Accessify to its best use and I'm after some ideas about what I can do to sort this ...via [Accessify: latest news]
The blind leading the non-blind
In my previous post I mentioned that I was after a few tips about how I might approach the task of teaching HTML to a 15-year-old blind lad, Harry, who's at my place of work on work experience. The tips were very handy but I will ...via [Accessify: latest news]
Teaching a Blind Person HTML?
I'm after some ideas on something here. Tomorrow I will be sitting down with a lad who's here on work experience who is completely blind. He's been doing some assessment of various web sites over the last couple of days but tomorrow I have got to try to teach him ...via [Accessify: latest news]
Interview with Accessible Twitter creator Dennis Lembree
Accessify recently spoke to founder of Accessible Twitter Dennis Lembree, who is also behind Web Overhauls and web accessibility podcast Web Axe. We wanted to find out more about the background to Accessible Twitter, what prompted it and where it might go next. Here's what Dennis had to say: ...via [Accessify: latest news]
SuperPreview - Nice App, Shame about the Name
It might be the done thing for web developers in certain corners to routinely have a dig at Microsoft – certainly, they've given us enough ammo/cause in the past to make this easy (Songsmith, I'm particularly looking at you at the moment!) – but while many of these ...via [Accessify: latest news]
Fantastic offer - 5 books for the price of 1
How would you like 5 of SitePoint's rather fine technical publications for just $29.99 US? Sounds like an absolute bargain, doesn't it? Well, it is a deal not to be missed and you have 3 days to make the most of it. So get to it! Visit SitePoint's 5-for-1 sale ...via [Accessify: latest news]
Easy YouTube caption creator - a very rough first ‘build’
OK, before I start, let me just emphasise that this tool is not meant to be anything complicated and I'm not suggesting that it in any way replaces other existing 'Swiss Army knife' style captioning tools - this is a one-trick pony! And the trick this pony does is help ...via [Accessify: latest news]
Spam emails from Accessifyforum?
If anyone is receiving spam emails notifying about private messages, please note that this is not something that I can help you with. Accessify.com is my site, but accessifyforum.com is owned/maintained by Nigel Peck, which he set up using that URL/name with my blessing way back in the days (it's ..... continuesvia [Accessify: latest news]
New book review: Universal Design
Just a quick note to say there's a new review up on the site, this time for Wendy Chisholm and Matt May's book Universal Design for Web Applications. I'm hoping to secure a few copies for a little prize giveaway, so watch this space. We'll also be publishing an extract from ...via [Accessify: latest news]
What the accessibility world needs is Stephen Fry to get a poke in the eye
And a darned good one, at that, so that he's temporarily unable to use the seemingly endless collection of gadgets that he is so renowned for owning. But why should I say such a mean-spirited thing? Isn't this person a national treasure whom I'm suggesting doing a frightful mischief to? ...via [Accessify: latest news]
Main page malaise, part 17
11 Jun 2009by louisr
Fast Company recycles some coverage of the American Airlines main page dustup. Interesting discussion in the comments section, worth checking out. But I can't help but thinking that they're spending way too much time kvetching about the main page at...
via [Bloug]
Designing for Sign Up (video & slides)
11 Jun 2009by Josh
Video & slides from my 2009 Webstock talk: Designing for Sign Up
via [Bokardo - Social Design by Joshua Porter]
Usage Lifecycle: What are your user’s exit points?
10 Jun 2009by Josh
Exit points are the critical points at which you lose valued users. Are you keeping track of yours?
via [Bokardo - Social Design by Joshua Porter]
Writing Microcopy
9 Jun 2009by Josh
The fastest way to improve your interface is to improve your copy-writing.
via [Bokardo - Social Design by Joshua Porter]
Dear Content Strategists
5 Jun 2009by louisr
Dear Content Strategists: Well done. You guys are fantastic. You've got some great leaders among you, and more importantly, you seem to be generating a lot of meaningful grass roots activity. The world really needs you, and you're poised to...
via [Bloug]
Behavior First, Design Second
4 Jun 2009by Josh
As designers we must remember that behavior comes first. Always.
via [Bokardo - Social Design by Joshua Porter]
Avatars in Emails Increase Response Rate up to 20% for Rypple
3 Jun 2009by Josh
After Rypple added avatars to emails, response rate improved between 15 and 20%.
via [Bokardo - Social Design by Joshua Porter]
New Service: Interface Evaluation (Usability Audit)
2 Jun 2009by Josh
Interface evaluation is a fast, economical way to get concrete design recommendations for improving your web application.
via [Bokardo - Social Design by Joshua Porter]
How Important are Avatars?
1 Jun 2009by Josh
We're all familiar with them, but just how powerful are avatars, those digital representations of self? Several recent blog posts reminded me they're probably more powerful than we realize.
via [Bokardo - Social Design by Joshua Porter]
CausaUse
31 May 2009A Usability and User Experience Consultancy in Germany.
via [HCI Index]
The user research dashboard
26 May 2009by louisr
Just a few partly-formed thoughts about reports, the kind that make sense of user research of both the web analytics and user experience varieties, and how they might be integrated: Reports should be built around questions. Really, reports should be...
via [Bloug]
User experience and web analytics
16 May 2009by louisr
As part of my work on the site search analytics book, I've begun learning about the way that web analytics people, like my co-author, Marko Hurst, think. It's different than us user experience people, and quite complementary. In fact, though...
via [Bloug]
It's here!
14 May 2009by louisr
...and it's lovely: Donna Spencer's Card Sorting: Designing Usable Categories. Yes, it took a while; perhaps Rosenfeld Media is the publishing equivalent of the Slow Food Movement. But good things come to those who wait; more info here....
via [Bloug]
Drinks in London
13 May 2009by louisr
On May 20th, at the conclusion of my European speakathon, I'll be enjoying myself at the Happy Hour that our London hosts, Etre, are organizing: Can't make it to Etre Get Together 2009? Fancy sinking a few pints with Lou...
via [Bloug]
CLIHC 2009
10 May 2009Latin-American Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, Mérida Yucatán, Mexico.
via [HCI Index]
Loop
10 May 2009A web-based user-experience testing tool, allowing companies to conduct online, unmoderated user testing on any kind of digital interface.
via [HCI Index]
MindTrek 2009
10 May 2009Tampere, Finland.
via [HCI Index]
Are you Building an Everyday App? (the LinkedIn problem)
7 May 2009by Josh
LinkedIn wants its ~40 million users to come back every day. Problem is, LinkedIn isn't an everyday app.
via [Bokardo - Social Design by Joshua Porter]
Popular UX books
6 May 2009by louisr
Here's one way to look at them: following are the titles that are most commonly being discussed by the planet's many UX Book Clubs (I'm reproducing the list here for historical purposes; the live version is here): Sketching User Experiences...
via [Bloug]
ACE 2009
13 Apr 2009International conference on Advances in Computer Entertainment technology, Athens, Greece.
via [HCI Index]
Ergonomics Society Anniversary Conference 2009
13 Apr 2009Celebrating 60 years of ergonomics, London, UK.
via [HCI Index]
Usable Accessibility: Making Web Sites Work Well for People with Disabilities
24 Feb 2009"When people talk about both usability and accessibility, it is often to point out how they differ. Accessibility often gets pigeon-holed as simply making sure there are no barriers to access for screen readers or other assistive technology, without regard to usability, while usability usually targe... continues
via [InfoDesign: Understanding by Design]
Mandatory alt attribute is insignificant
7 Feb 2009by Isofarro
via [isolani: Web Accessibility]
This is How the Web Gets Regulated
20 Nov 2008"If a deaf person has a legal right to watch TV or movies with captions, that person has a legal right to watch online video with captions. The voluntary approach has done practically nothing to make that possible. Laws or human-rights regulations are necessary and inevitable. You should get behind ... continues
via [InfoDesign: Understanding by Design]
‘This Is How the Web Gets Regulated’
18 Nov 2008by joeclark
My new article is up at A List Apart. And listen to me kick ass at the CRTC tomorrow
via [Personal Weblog of Joe Clark, Toronto » Web accessibility]
The accessibility of the date-time pattern in Microformats
25 Apr 2008by Isofarro
via [isolani: Web Accessibility]
Practical accessibility tips
10 Mar 2008by Isofarro
via [isolani: Web Accessibility]
Ajax and Accessibility talk at AbilityNet's Rich Media workshop
27 Feb 2008by Isofarro
via [isolani: Web Accessibility]
WCAG Samurai errata released
26 Feb 2008by joeclark
For real
via [Personal Weblog of Joe Clark, Toronto » Web accessibility]
They shoot standardistas, don’t they?
23 Dec 2007by joeclark
How HTML5 is like They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?
via [Personal Weblog of Joe Clark, Toronto » Web accessibility]
Squashing a persistent myth
20 Dec 2007by joeclark
One more time, mes amis: px-sized fonts aren’t the problem
via [Personal Weblog of Joe Clark, Toronto » Web accessibility]
Spoiler: TTC Web redesign
20 Dec 2007by joeclark
And the winner of the TTC Web redesign contract is…
via [Personal Weblog of Joe Clark, Toronto » Web accessibility]
Who’s behind Metrolinx?
11 Dec 2007by joeclark
Further dissection of the Failed Redesign of the Year
via [Personal Weblog of Joe Clark, Toronto » Web accessibility]
Let’s pick on Metrolinx!
7 Dec 2007by joeclark
What does the Failed Redesign known as Metrolinx sound like in a screen reader?
via [Personal Weblog of Joe Clark, Toronto » Web accessibility]
Failed Redesign: Metrolinx
4 Dec 2007by joeclark
A “more accessible mode” and 26 tables for layout. Bravo!
via [Personal Weblog of Joe Clark, Toronto » Web accessibility]
Accessibility Articles
AJAX accessibility for websites
Discover the accessibility problems caused by AJAX and how it can be used to enhance web accessibility.10 common errors when implementing accessibility
Web developers often make the same errors as each other when implementing accessibility - find out what these are and how to avoid making these mistakes.Improving accessibility for motor impaired users
The unique requirements for motor impaired web users can often be overlooked - find out what you need to do for your website.Accessibility audit vs. accessibility testing
Article outlining the difference between the two accessibility evaluation methods: The accessibility audit and accessibility testing.The future of web accessibility
Accessibility is currently in a great state of change - find out what the future hold for web accessibility and how this may affect your website.Beyond guidelines: Advanced accessibility techniques
Find out how to go beyond the W3C accessibility guidelines and offer a truly accessible web experience.Learning difficulties and web accessibility
Web accessibility for those with learning difficulties can prevent some unique challenges - find out why and what you should be doing.The problem with automated accessibility testing tools
Automated accessibility testing tools can be useful, but there are a number of disadvantages with relying on them.Improving usability for screen reader users
Find out how to improve usability and accessibility for screen reader users.Separate text-only version? No thanks!
In an attempt to make their sites accessible to all, more and more websites are now offering text-only versions of their sites. Find out why this is a really bad idea.WCAG 2.0: The new W3C accessibility guidelines evaluated
WCAG 2.0, the second version of the W3C's accessibility guidelines, is soon to be released - find out what accessibility experts Webcredible think of these new guidelines.Web accessibility for screen magnifier users
Discover how to improve both usability and accessibility for screen magnifier users using the Internet.Using the Web Accessibility Toolbar
The Web Accessibility Toolbar will help you test any website for basic accessibility in just a few minutes - find out where you can get it from and how to use it.Writing effective ALT text for images
Simply inserting ALT text isn't necessarily enough to ensure accessible images - the text must also be effectively written. Find out how to achieve this...Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) and web accessibility
Outlines the legal requirements for websites in the UK.Making accessible forms part 2
Learn more on how to make your online forms accessible in part 2 of this HTML form tutorialMaking accessible forms part 1
Learn how to make your online forms accessible in this HTML form tutorialWeb accessibility myths
Discover the truth about web accessibility. This article debunks seven common accessibility myths.Ten accessibility blunders of the big players
Points out some major accessibility mistakes made by very large websites - learn from their mistakes!The DRC blew it
Review of the Disability Rights Commission's report into web accessibility.Benefits of an accessible website - part 2: the business case
Not only can an accessible website make you more money, it'll also save you money.Benefits of an accessible website - part 1: increase in reach
An accessible website can help you reap huge benefits, including access to a much greater audience.The secret benefit of accessibility part 2: A higher search engine ranking
One of the lesser-known benefits of web accessibility is the fact that a website more accessible to people is also more accessible to search engines. This article outlines the ways the two areas overlap.The secret benefit of accessibility part 1: Increased usability
Web accessibility has a huge number of benefits, one the main ones being increased usability. This article outlines some of the ways accessibility and usability overlap and how enhancing a website's accessibility can automatically improve its usability too.Manchester United: Top of the web accessibility league?
Manchester United have got a separate accessible website for blind and disabled site visitors. This is not what web accessibility is about.Ten quick tests to check your website for accessibility
Quickly check your website for accessibility with these ten tests!How disabled users access the Internet
Find out all the different ways disabled users access the Internet.Web accessibility: The basics
Learn all you need to know about web accessibility with this crash course!Simple Javascript and Forms
Adding Javascript validation to forms without hindering accessibility.Accessibility of text-only websites
An examination of how creating text-only versions of websites affects accessibility.Creating Structured Tables
A brief tour of the elements and attributes used in building well-structured tables.Accessibility in [Company Name]
Building a business and legal case for accessible websites.The Mythical Mailto:
Discussing the misuse of the mailto URI as an action to the form.via Isolani and Webcredible.
Accessibility Links
Wired Campus: Advocates for the Blind Sue Arizona State U. Over Kindle Use -...
Accessibility Tutorials
Accessibility Tutorials for Microsoft Productslaunchly: The home of website launching.
New Auburn Personal Computer Services LLC » Blog Archive » Accessible Rails...
FeedbackArmy - Website Usability Testing
Start a usability test for your web project in two minutes. Submit questions about your site and receive ten responses from our reviewers. The cost is $10Section 508: The Road to Accessibility
Screenreader.net CIC - Download Thunder
Drupal 7 User Experience Project » Blog Archive » Designing Accessibility I...
A List Apart: Articles: Big, Stark & Chunky
Bulletproof Mobile Device Detection and Style Sheets without User Agent Detec...
Alertbox: Jakob Nielsen's Newsletter on Web Usability
Low cost usability testing - UserTesting.com
A List Apart: Articles: Sensible Forms: A Form Usability Checklist
advise on creating useable forms on websites.Check My Colours - Analyse the color contrast of your web pages
Colour Contrast Check - snook.ca
For people with impaired vision, we are required to ensure that there is a minimum amount of contrast between our foreground and background colors. formulas for determining optimum color contrast. W3C's specification on color contrast... hp color palette. style sheet text colors. style sheet te... continues10 Ways To Make Your Site Accessible Using Web Standards | How-To | Smashing ...
The debate over page zooming vs. text scaling ~ Authentic Boredom
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