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18 September 2007
The longdesc lottery
Quite an interesting rant on longdesc. There’s some debate on at the moment about whether longdesc should actually be in the spec for HTML 5 – this is a good account of the current state of the attribute.
http://blog.whatwg.org/
HTML 5
Here’s the draft spec, in case anyone’s interested
http://www.w3.org/
Virtual worlds open up to blind
Students in Ireland have been coming up with an audio equivalent of a virtual world, tailored specifically for the blind user.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6993739.stm
Companies, Courts Debate Whether ADA Applies to Web Sites
A good article about the current state of play in the courts in America at the moment. Updates on the Target case and touches on a couple more.
http://www.law.com/
Technique links words to signing
Voice recognition taken one step further – turning it into sign language.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6993326.stm
DVD explains need for websites to be accessible to people with disabilities
‘A World Denied - website accessibility: the movie’ gets some publicity
http://www.publictechnology.net/
Version 2 of XStandard XHTML WYSIWYG editor
Among other things, the interface is now advertised as keyboard accessible. I’ve not tested it yet, but if it’s the case, then it’ll make a huge impact on the accessibility of CMS’s that use it.
http://xstandard.com/
Intelligent software and web storage could create ‘memory companions’
A bit spooky – but an article exploring the idea of having an external hard drive – for your brain.. Could be very valuable for people with memory disorders.
http://www.computerweekly.com/
Braille Graffiti In Paris
And for something a little different – Braille graffiti! Unfortunately not well alt-texted, but it’s graffiti on an impressive looking building’s wall. There’s a picture of a guy in a beanie apparently putting up large, palm-sized blobs, and then a couple of images of the graffiti in all it’s glory. No idea what it means though.
http://www.woostercollective.com/
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