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14 June 2007

WCAG 2.0 Working Draft call for Review

The deadline for comments is 29 June, so better get your skates on!
http://lists.w3.org/

WCAG Samurai Errata now published

The introduction provides an overview:
http://wcagsamurai.org/errata/intro.html

Essentially a band of merry developers, led by our maverick Robin Hood – Joe Clarke – have gone through WCAG 1.0 and .. tidied it up. To use their own words:

“The errata tell you which parts of WCAG 1 you must ignore and which parts are incorrect. It tells you the proper modern methods by which you can comply with WCAG 1. As such, the errata pick and choose from the full range of WCAG 1. But you may not pick and choose from these errata. You have to comply with everything at once, as long as your document contains content that applies to a guideline.”

The errata itself:
http://wcagsamurai.org/errata/errata.html

Safari 3 for Windows!

Good grief, another browser to support. Or is that just me being cynical. Answers on a postcard.
http://www.apple.com/

Euracert is the first European Quality label for accessible Web sites.

This is something I think we need to look further into. Essentially the Euracert looks like it’s something awarded after another organisation has given it their badge. So it works with partner organisations in order to harmonise accessibility Europe-wide. At the moment there are only organisations in Belgium, Spain and France that are working with these guys.
http://euracert.org/en/

YUI Theater — Karo Caran and Victor Tsaran: “Introduction to Screen Magnifiers”

A video on screen magnifiers. Not had a look at it yet myself, but definitely on my ‘to watch’ list.
http://yuiblog.com/

RadioShack Announces Point of Sale, Web Site Initiative for Customers with Visual Impairments

Tactile keypads for point of sale terminals are being introduced in stores, and (of more interest to us) the website is being brought into line with the WCAG guidelines.
http://www.earthtimes.org/

Hotels.com sued over disabled access to rooms

A major online travel company is being sued because it does not allow disabled bookers to search for or book wheelchair-accessible hotel rooms. The Californian lawsuit seeks to force Hotels.com to change its behaviour but does not seek any damages.
http://www.out-law.com

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