AbilityNet news roundup

Impressions of an autistic web developer

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 08:53:46 -0000

New Yahoo! Accessibility blog post on the accessibility of the web industry from the perspective of an autistic developer.

Shades and relative brightness

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 08:53:27 -0000

Designing for colour blind users.

Google accessibility resources

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 08:53:10 -0000

What is the world's largest web company doing to aid accessibility?

Creating your own accessible HTML5 media player

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 08:52:55 -0000

When out of the box players don't do what you want, write your own!

HTML5 table of elements

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 08:52:38 -0000

Brilliant periodic table of HTML5 elements

Making an accessible star rating system

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 08:52:21 -0000

Shopping sites, particularly Amazon, have them in abundance, and this article looks at how to make them accessible. Star rating systems of course!

How blind people see the internet from Gizmodo

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 08:52:03 -0000

Great look at the technologies and methods used by blind users to access the internet. Bonus marks for great Sam Spratt illustration.

Making maps accessible

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 08:51:11 -0000

Rather than think how to translate a visual map into an accessible format, first consider what information you are trying to convey.

Ten tools to help with web accessibility

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 08:50:53 -0000

Nine free and one paid for web acccessibility checking tools. Whilst manual testing will always be required, it makes sense to let computers do the leg work and let you focus on the more interesting areas of accessibility.

Progressive Enhancement - A complete guide

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 08:50:33 -0000

A sound methodology for building up content and function using the latest technologies whilst keeping accessibility first and foremost.