Accessibility News
Globalizing a small publishing house's site
14 Jul 2010by louisr
I've blogged recently about helping my clients address how to globalize their information architectures. You may know how much I like to eat my own dog food, so I've been wondering how Rosenfeld Media, as tiny as it is, could...
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Go work for PayPal
24 Jun 2010by louisr
I've been consulting for the past year for PayPal. So now you know that I'm a paid shill when I encourage you (or good people that you know) to apply for their open information architect position. That said, despite some...
via [Bloug]
Dunning-Kruger Effect: Something’s Wrong but You’ll Never Know What It Is...
22 Jun 2010by Josh
A fascinating read about the Dunning-Kruger Effect, which to my observation is enjoying somewhat of a heyday in certain circles. I see reference to it everywhere…well here is an interview with David Dunning, the one who originally thought of it. “There have been many psychological st... continues
via [Bokardo - Social Design by Joshua Porter]
Site Search Analytics virtual seminar (June 23)
15 Jun 2010by louisr
The fine folks at UIE have invited me to present one of their virtual seminars on June 23 at 1:30-3pm ET (GMT-5). The topic is (surprise!) site search analytics, and working with Jared Spool and Adam Churchill (and having a...
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What would you like me to teach?
11 Jun 2010by louisr
Ever since I left the Nielsen Norman Group "world tour" in 2002, I've been tag teaming day-long workshops with Steve Krug. For most of that time, I taught Enterprise Information Architecture, which is essentially about designing and operationalizing an information...
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Globalizing an information architecture
9 Jun 2010by louisr
I'm working with a large client who is about to jump with both feet into that twilight zone of information architecture: designing for an audience that is geographically, culturally, and linguistically global. It's a huge challenge, as anyone who's worked...
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Organic interviews me
3 Jun 2010by louisr
Here 'tis. Many thanks to Organic's Anthony Viviano for the opportunity!...
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Why You Should Adopt An 'Accessible Content Strategy'
25 May 2010"With the burgeoning number of computing devices and software solutions, it is easier than ever before to deliver single-sourced content such that it is accessible, consumable and actionable by as many users as possible." (The Content Wrangler)
via [InfoDesign: Understanding by Design]
Who are the most well-read UXers?
19 May 2010by louisr
Yesterday I performed an extremely unscientific study to determine which UX people are best-read in the field. (Methodology: tweet it from @louisrosenfeld and ask a few colleagues via email.) Here's the list: Robert Barlow-Busch Steve Baty Scott Berkun Sarah Bloomer...
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How (And When) to Motivate Yourself
10 May 2010by Josh
A great piece by Peter Bregman in the Harvard Business Review about How (And When) to Motivate Yourself: I write at least one post a week. Does that take discipline? Sure. But when I break it down, the hardest part — the part for which I need the discipline — is sitting down to write. [...]
via [Bokardo - Social Design by Joshua Porter]
A good problem to have | Mike Industries
5 May 2010by Josh
Mike Davidson rightly points out why iPhone/iPad apps are often better than their web counterparts. It also amuses me when people talk about two things in particular with regard to the iPhone and iPad. First, how much better some companies’ iPhone apps are than their web sites, as if the company i... continues
via [Bokardo - Social Design by Joshua Porter]
Design Challenge: get UX books to UX events
3 May 2010by louisr
Every type of business has a thorn in its side. For the restauranteur, it's the health inspector. For the playwright, it's the critic. For the farmer, it's the rancher (or is it the other way around?). For the publisher, it's...
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Facebook Behaving Badly
21 Apr 2010by Josh
The difference between Facebook’s public commentary on new features and the actual privacy implications of such features could not be more stark. Consider this tidbit from the EFF, Facebook Further Reduces Your Control Over Personal Information, about a change that Facebook made just days ... continues
via [Bokardo - Social Design by Joshua Porter]
Strong, Weak, & Temporary Ties
15 Apr 2010by Josh
Paul Adams, UX researcher at Google, is studying what sorts of relationships people have online. His latest piece, Designing for Social Interaction: Strong, Weak, & Temporary Ties shows how people mostly use social networks to map their life, not create a whole new online one:
via [Bokardo - Social Design by Joshua Porter]
To-do list for next IA Summit
14 Apr 2010by louisr
So I'm the guy who raised concerns about the IA Summit's format. (Yes, this one went to eleven!) First: don't take this screed the wrong way—it was easily one of the best programs we've had yet. But attendance numbers continue...
via [Bloug]
Apple Removes Rate on Delete for Apps in iPhone 4 – Mac Rumors
13 Apr 2010by Josh
Apple is removing a much-maligned social feature from its iPhone software: Developers will be pleased to learn that Apple has removed a controversial "Rate on Delete" feature from iPhone 4. Starting in iPhone 2.2, when a user deleted an App from their iPhone, the operating system would a... continues
via [Bokardo - Social Design by Joshua Porter]
See you in Old Ann Arbor?
25 Mar 2010by louisr
Sorry so little blogging of late. Busy as hell pontificating and such over at Twitter (both @louisrosenfeld and @rosenfeldmedia; I guess I was meant to communicate in 140 or fewer characters. (I'll admit, it is quite liberating!) In general, I'm...
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Scott Adams on Curiosity
24 Mar 2010by Josh
Curiosity is one of the most underrated phenomena in the world. It’s ironic that people aren’t more curious about curiosity. It’s a powerful thing. For example, if you ever wondered if someone is attracted to you, the answer lies in curiosity. If someone asks personal questions abo... continues
via [Bokardo - Social Design by Joshua Porter]
The Undesirable Middle
23 Mar 2010by Josh
James Surowiecki on how companies without a clear focus on either the high end or low end are in trouble. As we move out of mass media (TV) as the primary way people learn about things into a web-driven era, this will probably hold true even more… For Apple, which has enjoyed enormous succ... continues
via [Bokardo - Social Design by Joshua Porter]
Are You Fun to Follow on Twitter?
14 Feb 2010by Josh
Over at Harvard Business Review, Tammy Erickson observes most tweets are not very interesting: Frankly, most people’s tweets are neither interesting nor fun to read — certainly not on a daily or hourly basis. Many, not at all. I say this with no condemnation, since I admit mine are pretty lo... continues
via [Bokardo - Social Design by Joshua Porter]
Five User Experience Trends
9 Feb 2010by Josh
Since my blog has been broken a lot recently I missed this excellent overview of Five User Experience trends by Gene Smith. I can’t help but agree with all of them: Services as Software – Gene is one of the first people in the UX industry to admit that good enough, fast and cheap tools [... continues
via [Bokardo - Social Design by Joshua Porter]
RIP Jack Pickard
Very sad news from the accessibility community. Jack Pickard, or @thepickards to his friends on Twitter, passed away this weekend. Not much that I can say personally that hasn’t already been said by others. You will be – no, are – missed, Jack. If you want to say something for ... continuesvia [Accessify: latest news]
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 out. A few months ago [...]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 confess that the day had crept up on me [...]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 a bit about buildi... continuesvia [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: A... continuesvia [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 people wil... continuesvia [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 here As a SitePoint a... continuesvia [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 to cap... continuesvia [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 (it̵... 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 t... continuesvia [Accessify: latest news]
‘Unwebbable’ castoffs
22 Jul 2009by joeclark
What didn’t make the cut in “Unwebbable” at A List Apart
via [Personal Weblog of Joe Clark, Toronto » Web accessibility]
CausaUse
31 May 2009A Usability and User Experience Consultancy in Germany.
via [HCI Index]
CLIHC 2009
10 May 2009Latin-American Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, Mérida Yucatán, Mexico.
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Loop
10 May 2009A web-based user-experience testing tool, allowing companies to conduct online, unmoderated user testing on any kind of digital interface.
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MindTrek 2009
10 May 2009Tampere, Finland.
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ACE 2009
13 Apr 2009International conference on Advances in Computer Entertainment technology, Athens, Greece.
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Ergonomics Society Anniversary Conference 2009
13 Apr 2009Celebrating 60 years of ergonomics, London, UK.
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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
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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
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‘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
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Accessibility Articles
Accessible online video for keyboard-only users
Find out all you need to do to make online videos accessible, beyond simply providing subtitles and transcripts.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!
Why a separate text-only version of a website 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 are soon to be released - find out what we 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...Disbaility Discrimination Act (DDA) & web accessibility
Find out about the UK legal requirements for websites under the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA).Making accessible forms part 2
Learn even more about making your online forms accessible in part 2 of this HTML form tutorial.Making accessible forms part 1
Learn how to make your online forms accessible in this HTML form tutorial.Ten accessibility blunders of the big players
Accessibility evaluation of ten of the most popular websites on the Internet.Web accessibility myths
Dispelling some popular myths about designing accessible websites.Benefits of an accessible website - part 2: The business case
The benefits of accessible websites and web accessibility.Benefits of an accessible website - part 1: Increase in reach
The business benefits of accessible websites and web accessibility.The secret benefit of web accessibility part 2: A higher search engine ranking
How a website optimised for accessibility also helps it achieve a high search engine ranking.Simple Javascript and Forms
Adding Javascript validation to forms without hindering accessibility.The secret benefit of web accessibility part 1: Increased usability
Popular article outlining how a website optimised for accessibility also improves its usability.Manchester United: Top of the web accessibility league?
Manchester United' accessible website has received a lot of publicity. This article suggests that what they've done is actually very wrong.Ten quick tests to check your website for accessibility
An easy way to test your website for accessibility.The DRC blew it
The DRC has been campaigning for accessible websites for years. They just had their biggest chance to force some change... And they blew it.How disabled user access the Internet
How disabled people use the Internet.Web accessibility: The basics
Learn the all-important web accessibility basics with these tips and guidelines.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
WebAIM: Blog - The ADA and the Web: Concerns and Misconceptions
Yahoo! Accessibility
DingoAccess » iPhone, iPad and VoiceOver
Online Northwest 2009 - Program
[brothercake] Docking boxes (dbx)
SEOmoz | 7 Cutting Edge Web Design Trends (that Can Actually Improve SEO)
10 Free Online Books for Web Designers | Freebies
10 Free Online Books for Web Designers - http://bit.ly/b2i00t via @webdesignledger // #free #webdesign #booksScreen Readers and Assistive Technology: 5 Ways to Improve Web Accessibility ...
The need to ensure that your business website is accessible to all visitors has never been greater.Juicy Studio: Making Ajax Work with Screen Readers
25-point Website Usability Checklist
Use this simple, 25-point checklist to assess critical website usability issues. Includes free download (1-page PDF).Ten Common Accessibility Problems
Readability - An Arc90 Lab Experiment
WebAIM: Blog - Javascript as an accessibility concern
ScreenReader.net: freedom for blind and Visually impaired people
DingoAccess » Ten Common Accessibility Problems
Colour Contrast Check - snook.ca
Coblis — Color Blindness Simulator
WebJunction - Accessibility
Table of Contents | Just Ask: Integrating Accessibility Throughout Design
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