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11 December 2006

News this week:

Firefox use continues to rise in Europe

Since April this year, the geeky alternative to Microsoft's Internet Explorer gained an extra four percent of the market across the continent.
http://www.theinquirer.net/

(UN) International Day of Disabled Persons 2006

Happened on the 3rd of December
http://www.un.org/

Related stories to the Day of Disabled Persons:

Making the Internet more disability-friendly is good business, experts tell UN panel

“Making Internet sites accessible to persons with disabilities is not just a moral issue but also a business opportunity to tap into a larger share of the global market, according to business executives speaking at events marking the International Day of Persons with Disabilities at the United Nations today.”
http://www.un.org/apps/news/

Disabled deprived of access to many top Web sites

Nomensa did a study on websites around the world (commissioned by the UN) and found the accessibility levels to be very low.
Press release:
http://news.zdnet.com/
Actual findings
http://www.nomensa.com/

Podcast: United Nations study says most Web sites are inaccessible to disabled

A podcast about the Nomensa study
http://www.publicradio.org/

Articles:

The Rise of Flash Video, Part 3

Tackle your own project with this step-by-step primer
http://www.digital-web.com/

Free JAWS Demonstration

One person’s experience at a free JAWS demo
http://www.punkchip.com/

Software:

TAW – Web Accessibility Test

Another Bobby-type thing. Has a desktop component which can be downloaded and installed.
http://www.tawdis.net/

Fun:

What code DOESN'T do in real life (that it does in the movies)

An article about the ridiculous ideas Hollywood has about programming and code. It’s a bit geeky. ;)
http://www.drivl.com/

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