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30 November 2007
A new PAS?
PAS 124 governing a site’s effectiveness, function and appearance. Accessibility compliance is reported to be included in this.
http://www.vnunet.com/itweek/news/2202824/bsi-magus-develop-web-standard
Now, a ‘Vocal Joystick’ that uses voice to surf the web
According to Jeffrey Bilmes, a UW associate professor of electrical engineering, the software is for those who have perfect use of their voice but cannot use their hands and arms.
http://www.thaindian.com/
Microsoft makes documents accessible to the visually impaired
A new plugin will enable Microsoft Word users to save Open XML-based documents in a format that makes the content accessible to blind or visually impaired users.
http://www.vnunet.com/itweek/news/2203477/microsoft-makes-documents
How accessible are Britain's online newspapers? Part 1 - Daily Express
A series of 8 articles looking at the accessibility of Britain’s online newspapers. Day one is the Daily Express.
http://www.currybet.net/
Accessibility findings vs recommendations
A blog in response to the above set of articles, taking a critical look at the recommendations.
http://alastairc.ac/2007/11/accessibility-findings-vs-recommendations/
AxsJAX Brings Accessibility Features to Web 2.0
Google Reader's recent makeover wasn't just skin deep. Most people probably didn't notice it, but the revamped Google Reader also added an accessibility layer which makes the app screen reader friendly.
http://blog.wired.com/
Techshare goes to India!
They’re currently calling for papers, although I’m guessing you’ll have to pay your own way out there..
http://www.rnib.org.uk/
How to Size Text in CSS
Compares using pixels, ems and percentages in setting text size and line height. Without wanting to ‘give away’ the ending, setting the body text as 100% and then the rest in ems appears to be the most stable method cross-browser.
http://www.alistapart.com/
What is an Elastic Layout?
An article all about elastic layouts.
http://jontangerine.com/
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