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Terminology Explained

Clearing up a few strange terms related to accessibility.Download Web Axe Episode 7Auser agentis the client application used with a particular network protocol.Device independentmeans a user can perceive and interact with the Web through any type of apparatus (mobile phones,PDAs, interactive television systems, etc.).Device independent on WikipediaAssistive Technology(AT) is a generic term that includes assistive, adaptive, and rehabilitative devices and the process used in selecting, locating, ...

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[ Thu, 18 Jan 2007 22:55:39 -0600 ]

Testing for Accessibility

So, you've done all you can to make your site fully accessible. And now you have to test it! There are many different methods and opinions of what the best way is, as Dennis explains, and auto-checker applications are only a small piece of the pie.Download Web Axe Episode 8Great tools for testing web accessibility:Cythia SaysA-PromptWatchfire WebXACTFirefox Web Developer ToolbarAccessibility Toolbar(IE 5+)Testing with Screenreadersfrom WebAimWAVEfrom WebAimATRC Web Accessibility CheckerOpera 8...

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[ Thu, 18 Jan 2007 22:53:41 -0600 ]

Tab Order and Accesskey

Techniques and discussion on setting the tabbing sequence and creating access keys for elements on your HTML page.Download Web Axe Episode 9W3C Checkpoint 9.4 (Priority 3)W3C Accesskey AttributeW3C Tab Index AttributeWebAim on Keyboard Accessibility EnhancementSample Code:<label for="txtuser" tabindex="1" accesskey="u">user name</label><input type="text" name="txtuser" id="txtuser"><a tabindex="2" accesskey="c" href="http://www.yoursite.com/contents.html">table of content...

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[ Thu, 18 Jan 2007 22:52:02 -0600 ]

Data Tables

What you need to know to make your table accessible. This means your tabular data table, of course, since we're no longer using tables for layout, right? Dennis covers summary, caption, th, scope and abbr.Download Web Axe Episode 3[transcript]W3C techniques on row and column informationSample code:<table width="100%" summary="Three-column table of annual average temperature and humidity for all United States"><caption>Average temperature and humidity for the United States</caption...

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[ Thu, 18 Jan 2007 20:31:40 -0600 ]

Accessible Form Elements

How to add a label tag to a form element. This makes your form element such as an input field accessible and a little more user-friendly.Download Web Axe Episode 2[transcript]W3C reference on labelsSample code:<form><label for="txtEmail">Your email:</label><input type="text" name="txtEmail" id="txtEmail"/></form>...

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[ Thu, 18 Jan 2007 20:30:25 -0600 ]

Podcast #38: Screen Resolution

Dennis and Ross discuss many considerations and techniques concerning screen and browser resolution when designing an accessible web site including: Fixed vs. 1024 x 768 vs 800 x 600Using Javascript with layout designRecent screen resolution stats of usersMin/max-width and IE supportConsidering content/audienceDownload Web Axe Episode 38 (Screen Resolution) Browser stats from W3C 800x600, should I really care? Optimal width for 1024px resolution? Should all sites be fluid? Resolution vs. b...

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[ Tue, 16 Jan 2007 11:25:11 -0600 ]

Podcast #36: Complex Data Tables

In addition to a nice caption tag and summary attribute, you may know that a data table requires table header cells (TH) for the header rows and/or columns, and a scope attribute (see Web Axe episode 3, Data Tables). But what is there is more than one row of headers? This is called a complex table, and a different type of coding should be used.Download Web Axe Episode 36 (Complex Data Tables)A complex table: can have any number of rows as a set of headers and/or the first column as a set of hea...

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[ Tue, 16 Jan 2007 11:23:59 -0600 ]

Podcast #37: Code Considerations for Web Accessibility

Dennis and Ross discuss various techniques on coding for web accessibility (in follow up to Podcast #34: Design Considerations for Web Accessibility). Topics include:Progressive EnhancementCode orderSemantic codeScalabilityNavigationDownload Web Axe Episode 37 (Code Considerations for Accessibility)News Microsoft homepage redesigned; now it is a CSS layout but still HTML 4.01. Screenreader Emulator Firefox Extension Web Accessibility News VideoLinksCSS Layout templates (Glish)"skip-to...

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[ Tue, 16 Jan 2007 09:45:59 -0600 ]

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