Posted in accessibility on Jan 8th, 2008
Here are a few tips I’ve cobbled together for producing accessible Flash banner adverts. This is very much written from the perspective of an accessibility person as I’m not a Flash developer as such but I hope it gives some pointers as to what to think about when using banner ads. I’ve also included [...]
Read Full Post »
Posted in accessibility on Oct 31st, 2007
CAPTCHA’s and accessibility have been hotly debated in newsgroups, the press and blogs. Many people are feeling marginalised by their use and frustrated at not being able to access the online services they want.
Facebook, for example, has made heavy use of CAPTCHA even once you’re logged in (and is rumored to be reinstating it). [...]
Read Full Post »
Posted in accessibility on Jul 31st, 2007
Podcasts are getting ever more popular on the web and for good reason. They’re a portable easy way for many of us to keep up with what’s going on whilst on the move as well as a welcome alternative to wasting trees by printing things off to read on the train. Listening to podcasts from [...]
Read Full Post »
Posted in accessibility on Jul 17th, 2007
I’ve just published an article in the RNIB Web Access Centre called Beijing 2008 Part1: accessibility. It gives a snapshot overview of where the Beijing 2008 website is currently at in terms of accessibility and suggests steps for improvement.
This is the first or three articles about the current Beijing 2008 site. Next up in the [...]
Read Full Post »