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2004 August 11 • accessibility, e-mailText Email Newsletter "Standard"
guide: The people behind the E-access Bulletin Newsletter have suggested a format to increase the accessibility of email newsletters. The format, which they are calling the Text Email Newsletter Standard includes a number of suggestions. [credit: Andy Budd::Blogography]
2004 July 25 • accessibility, usabilityoptimal web design
website: Designing a website that takes into account the human element requires both an understanding of our nature as well as our physiological limitations. Usable websites incorporate human tendencies and limitation into its overall design. The questions below are meant to address some of the more important human factors concerns in the design and building of usable websites.
2004 July 16 • accessibilityAccessibility and the Web
article: Accessiblity to the web is generally taken for granted, except when a site is slow or unavailable. Here, you'll learn about techniques to make your web site more accessible. Some are relatively simple, while others require a little work. [credit: WebReference]
2004 July 11 • accessibilityLinks and Default Link Styles
article: One of the fundamental conventions on the web doesn't live up to Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Contradictions in Accessibility: Links and Default Link Styles asks the question: Why are visited links and unvisited links, by default, distinguished by colour alone? [credit: box of chocolates]
2004 July 11 • accessibility, tools, usabilitySafe Web Colours for colour-deficient vision
tool: British Telecom has a site that shows color comparison (side-by-side) palattes for color-deficient vision. The palatte is available in RGB and Hex values and shows examples of “normal” (or not deficient) colors and how the color would look to someone with Protanopia (can’t see reds), Deutanopia (can’t see greens), and Tritanoptia (can’t see blues).
2004 July 10 • accessibilityDebunking Web Accessibility MythsDebunking Web Accessibility MythsDebunking Web Accessibility Myths
article: The Disability Discrimination Act says that websites must be made accessible to disabled people. The DRC's recent report has suddenly thrown this into the spotlight of the online community and a lot of misinformation has been thrown around. This article attempts to put a stop to the misinformation and tells you the truth behind Web accessibility.
2004 July 10 • accessibility, ccsLearn: Accessible Forms
tutorial: Get started with accessible forms at the Web Standards Project's excellent write-up. [credit: css help pile]
2004 July 4 • accessibility, code, designQuestions About Links
article: How should we represent the distinction between visited and unvisited links within our designs? A number of industry writers have sought to explode suggested guidelines and reassure us that it's fine to experiment, so long as we consider the end user. [credit: WATS.ca]
2004 June 28 • accessibility, codeOn "separate but equal" design
article: An excellent article on text-only alternatives and accessibility for web site design. [credit: 456 Berea Street]
2004 June 24 • accessibility, businessIs accessible web design a cost or a benefit for clients?
quotes: Members of the Guild of Accessible Web Desgners consider whether accessible web design is a cost or a benefit for clients. credit: [MCU: Accessible web design weblog]
2004 June 24 • accessibilityAccesskeys
tutorial: If you want to use them, accesskeys are easy to add to your website. [credit: Usability Views]
2004 June 20 • accessibility, businessBenefits of an accessible website - part 2
article: The business case. [credit: accessify.com]
2004 June 17 • accessibility, codeAccessible HTML/XHTML Forms
article: An excellent guide to creating accessible web forms. [credit: 456 Berea Street]
2004 June 6 • accessibility, business, designBanner Advertising and Accessibility
article: The Ad Sizes Task Force has reduced the number of ad sizes for the purpose of reducing the costs and inefficiencies associated with the planning, buying and creating of online media. The result is the Universal Ad Package, a set of four ad sizes that all compliant member publishers have agreed to support. [credit: Juicy Studio]
2004 June 6 • accessibilityWCAG and the Myth of Accessibility
article: Accessibility is little more than a myth. [credit: accessify.com]
2004 May 29 • accessibility, resources, web standardsBookmarks for standards testing
resource: A huge list of links to web standards and accessibility resources. [credit: 456 Berea Street]
2004 May 14 • accessibility, usability, web standardsUsing Section 508 to Improve Internet Access to Information for Everybody
PDF: A simple 9 slide presentation on the 508 guidelines and their value to site visitors. Presented at the Society of Technical Communication's 51st Annual Conference. [credit: InfoDesign: Understanding by Design]
2004 April 30 • accessibilityWhat Is Web Accessibility?
article: While the methods we use to create accessible websites can be complex, the essential principles are simple: consider the obstacles your site presents to users who approach it differently than you do, then remove as many of those obstacles as you can. [credit: A List Apart]
2004 April 11 • accessibility, web standardsHow To Sell Accessibility
article: Bare bones arguments that you can use in convincing your boss, or client, that accessibility is worth it to their endeavor. [credit: design PRINCIPLES]
2004 April 11 • accessibility, codeRelative Font Sizes
tutorial: Relative font sizes may make websites more accessible -- but they're not much help unless the person using the site can find a way to actually change text size. Return control to your audience using this simple, drop-in solution. [credit: A List Apart]