Development

The Landmarks extension discussed in this post has been re-written to work on a range of browsers—please read our latest article on it for more information. Landmark navigation is an increasingly…

Here at the paciello group we are very excited by the improvements being made to our aViewer accessibility API information inspection tool. We want to share the updated aViewer with…

Adding ARIA landmarks to your existing site, or to a site you are developing, provides useful global navigation features and aids understanding of content structure for users. Over time the…

I am honoured and excited to say I am now a member of the W3C HTML editors team. Joining Robin, Erika, Silvia, Ted and Travis to work on continuing the…

What is in store for accessibility in 2013?  Section 508 Refresh Continued improvements with HTML5 and ARIA More mobile applications and websites New interaction models Accessibility enhancements within browsers More…

Note: This post has the same content as our 2010 post. They each originally addressed different aspects of the title attribute, but now they match. We are keeping both of…

The web is a visual medium, which is a great way to convey information…unless you’re blind. An image, or other visual content, is only informative if users can see it….

Microsoft.com has a new home page. It uses HTML5 and ARIA. I have done a quick review of their usage. There are a few issues…

It’s no accident that both Section 508, 1194.21(c), and WCAG 2.0 Success Criterion 2.4.7 both call for visible focus indication. Users with mobility/dexterity disabilities often rely on keyboard accessibility, perhaps using assistive technologies…

Imagine … you are right-handed and you just broke your right wrist. You’re a programmer: how in the world will you get any work done? Mobility impairment is a broad…