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WebAIM to Release Chrome Extension of Wave
Recently, WebAIM announced it would release a Chrome extension version of Wave, its popular web accessibility testing tool. Wave has a popular Firefox add-on and web version, both tools that have...
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Accessibility-Ready Intergalactic and Bosco Hit WordPress.com
The Theme Team has added two new accessibility-ready theme to the collection on WordPress.com. The first is Intergalactic, designed by Automattic’s Mel Choyce and the second is Bosco, thanks to the...
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Reviewed Restricted Site Access for WordPress Plugin Review Day
Yesterday was WordPress Plugin Review Day, so I got one review in before midnight – for Restricted Site Access. :) It’s one of my favorite plugins and one that I use on two sites currently and have...
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Why WordPress.com
Two weeks ago I moved this site to WordPress.com. Sure, it means I might actually have a chance of blogging more because I don’t have to worry about any of the technical details of running my own...
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An Open Letter to Apple Regarding Xcode’s Accessibility
Allow blind programmers to make more apps to help blind Mac and iOS users. Let blind developers enjoy the app creation process just as much as sighted users do by making Xcode and Swift fun and easy...
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Good Coding Habits for Accessibility
WordPress Accessibility team member Joe Dolson wrote a post on Good Coding Habits for Accessibility, based on a presentation he gave for WordCamp San Fransisco 2014.Filed under: General Tagged:...
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The New Rules for Blogging
Gina Trapani lays out the new rules for blogging. Hint: It’s easier than you think.Filed under: General Tagged: Blogging
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Testing for Web Accessibility in 60 Seconds
You want to make your website more accessible, but you don’t know where to start. If you have 60 seconds, I can help. Recently, I gave a presentation on how to test for web accessibility with free...
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HTML5 is Official
A few days ago, HTML5 became official, receiving Recommendation status from the World Wide Web Consortium, the organization’s terminology for a final, complete spec. It took 15 years between HTML 4.01...
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Stop Breaking the Web
We are crushing the web. Dedicated client-side rendering sucks. Polyfills are used for all the wrong reasons. Those hideous-looking hash routers are bad and we should feel bad. We have been telling...
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Developer Fitness
When you take on a physical challenge, like a marathon, you have to train. You prepare your legs and mind to accomplish what you set out to do. You can’t just jump in cold and expect to do well. Yet,...
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Survive the Zombie Apocalypse with these Accessibility Resources
So I gave this post an extreme title, but imagine this. Much of the Web goes down and for whatever reason, you can only access a handful of resources to help you create accessible websites. Which ones...
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What’s Behind the Great Podcast Renaissance?
The New York Magazine has an interesting read on What’s Behind the Great Podcast Renaissance?Filed under: General Tagged: Podcasting
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Accessibility Tunnel Vision
When I first jumped into web accessibility, I came away from problems or challenges frustrated. A lot. When I researched potential solutions, I often found more questions and opinions than answers. It...
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The Internet Arcade
You can now play classic and little-known arcade games in your browser thanks to the The JavaScript MESS project. I’m looking forward to playing a few of these! :)Filed under: General Tagged: Video Games
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CSS is 20
I missed that CSS turned 20 last month. It’s the thing that got me hooked on web development. Jeremy Keith has a nice post on it with additional links called Celebrating CSS.Filed under: General...
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Screen Reader Tips for Web Designers and Developers
A few weeks ago, a talented designer/developer colleague of mine at Automattic asked me about starting to use a screen reader to test for accessibility. I cringed a little. Why? Because I remembered...
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TEDx Videos and Captions Make Life Delicious
Haben Girma, a lawyer and disability rights advocate, gave a great talk at TEDx Baltimore about disabilities and the power of access. In it, she told the story of her college days and eating at the...
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Not Accessible
We do this thing in the accessibility world where we call out a website, web application or whatever else as not accessible – and we do it uninvited. I’ve done it myself. We write a tweet, email, blog...
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Chasing Relevancy at Any Cost
David Carr has an excellent column on U2′s free iTunes album experiment called Chasing Relevancy at Any Cost, Even Free.Filed under: General Tagged: Apple
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