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Edtech podcast Episode 18 – Karla Drops Accessibility Knowledge

In this episode, Ricky and Matt welcome Karla Kmetz Morris to the show to speak about accessibility and give her perspective and she also shares great resources that can help us all understand accessibility in a deeper way. We also discuss the news of the week, as always, including Google’s plan to bring VR intoContinueContinue reading “Edtech podcast Episode 18 – Karla Drops Accessibility Knowledge”

Color Is Relative: Designing for Accessbility

In “Color Is Relative: Designing for Accessbility”, web designer and illustrator Geri Coady opened our eyes to the prevalence of colorblindness as well as the usability issues our design decisions can pose for those readers. Afterwards, she fielded questions about starting points, creating accessible palettes, navigating brand guidelines and more. Here’s what she had toContinueContinue reading “Color Is Relative: Designing for Accessbility”

If Uber Kills Cabs, Cities Must Ensure Accessible Vehicles Live

According to a recent report, the number of wheelchair-accessible vehicles for hire in San Francisco fell significantly in the past few years — all while services like Uber and Lyft were rapidly expanding in the area. “This is more urgent than people realize,” Carol Tyson, policy director for the United Spinal Association, told The Huffington Post. Tyson,ContinueContinue reading “If Uber Kills Cabs, Cities Must Ensure Accessible Vehicles Live”

Presentation: Web Accessibility Best Practices

Knowing what web accessibility is and how it impacts visitors to your website is a good first step. But how do you put that information in to practice? In this session, we’ll cover some best practices that you can use to implement web accessibility, whether you’re bringing an existing web site up to spec orContinueContinue reading “Presentation: Web Accessibility Best Practices”

Why Your Links Need a Hover Effect – UX Movement

Links contain text, but they should never look like text. When users read a web page, they need to be able to distinguish what’s clickable. If your links don’t have enough contrast, users could miss them. Curated by (Lifekludger) Read full article at Source: Why Your Links Need a Hover Effect – UX Movement

⚡Presentation “1 Accessibility 101 Dr. John Slatin, Director Accessibility Institute University of Texas at Austin.”

1 Accessibility 101 Dr. John Slatin, Director Accessibility Institute University of Texas at Austin.View more presentations from Iris Sharon Porter 1 Accessibility 101 Dr. John Slatin, Director Accessibility Institute University of Texas at Austin. View more presentations from Iris Sharon Porter curated by (Lifekludger) Read full article at Source: ⚡Presentation “1 Accessibility 101 Dr. JohnContinueContinue reading “⚡Presentation “1 Accessibility 101 Dr. John Slatin, Director Accessibility Institute University of Texas at Austin.””

Are your icons usable and accessible? 6 tips for better icon use in apps and online

Graphic icons are a powerful way to enhance usability and accessibility in apps and online, but only if they are chosen and implemented with care. Here are some tips from Emanuela Gorla, a usability and accessibility consultant at System Concepts. Real world examples and expert tips on the use of icons in apps and online,ContinueContinue reading “Are your icons usable and accessible? 6 tips for better icon use in apps and online”

Tech companies should care more about customers with disabilities.

The Blind Deserve Tech Support, Too Why don’t tech companies care more about customers with disabilities? Finding himself in the position of having to justify his disability to a person who was intent on questioning its reality, Bahram asked—in terms he admits were rather pointed—that the call be escalated to a manager. … But accessibleContinueContinue reading “Tech companies should care more about customers with disabilities.”

» Seriously, Don’t Use Icon Fonts Cloud Four Blog

… icons on the web have had their fair share of challenges. They were time-consuming to prepare for every intended display size and color. When high-resolution displays hit the market, icons looked particularly low-res and blocky compared to the text they often accompanied. So it’s really no wonder that icon fonts became such a hit. IconsContinueContinue reading “» Seriously, Don’t Use Icon Fonts Cloud Four Blog”

Labeled With Love, From the Notebook of Aaron Gustafson

Labeled With Love by Aaron Gustafson This is the first entry in the series Modern Web Form Best Practices. Forms exist on pretty much every site on the web in one form or another. They are the primary mechanism by which we gather information from our users.1 Of course, before anyone can fill out aContinueContinue reading “Labeled With Love, From the Notebook of Aaron Gustafson”

ADA 25th anniversary: The Internet should be accessible for the disabled.

Last month FCC Commissioner Michael O’Rielly told us the Internet is “not a necessity.” At a speech to the Internet Innovation Alliance, an organization that promotes broadband accessibility, O’Rielly said people “can and do” live without Internet access. “Instead,” he offered, “the term necessity should be reserved to those items that humans cannot live withoutContinueContinue reading “ADA 25th anniversary: The Internet should be accessible for the disabled.”

What Developers Should Know For A Universally Accessible Internet | Universally Designed

WHAT DEVELOPERS SHOULD KNOW FOR A UNIVERSALLY ACCESSIBLE INTERNET Web accessibility is the practice of removing any barriers to interaction with technology for anyone, including people with disabilities. Simply put, this means that when you create an application or a website, everyone should be able to access it. … Curated by (Lifekludger) Read full articleContinueContinue reading “What Developers Should Know For A Universally Accessible Internet | Universally Designed”

Design for Everyone Guide | Sport and Recreation Victoria

The guide is a resource that uses the principles of Universal Design to provide users with an understanding of how to apply the philosophy of Universal Design during the design and construction phases of a new building or the redevelopment of a current facility. The concept of Universal Design is to simplify life for everyoneContinueContinue reading “Design for Everyone Guide | Sport and Recreation Victoria”

Picture this: An app for blind photographers

The app, which has already won two prestigious design awards, allows someone who is visually impaired to not only recognize their photos but also to organize them and even share their shots through social media. Curated by (Lifekludger) Read full article at Source: Picture this: An app for blind photographers

Ensure High Contrast for Text Over Images – Nielsen Norman Group

Summary: If you place text over a background image, make sure it’s readable by providing adequate contrast. Subtle tweaks can increase the contrast without affecting the overall aesthetic of the site. A well-chosen visual adds interest and can set the tone of a website, in addition to (hopefully) conveying some meaning. Eyetracking research has shownContinueContinue reading “Ensure High Contrast for Text Over Images – Nielsen Norman Group”

Avoiding Redundancy with WAI-ARIA in HTML Pages

Life’s been easy since we’ve started integrating ARIA roles in HTML code. ARIA has been providing additional semantics to help assistive technologies (ATs) and making it possible for developers to enhance the usability of web applications for people with disabilities. The fundamental question remains to date — do HTML elements need ARIA role attributes toContinueContinue reading “Avoiding Redundancy with WAI-ARIA in HTML Pages”

Upcoming accessibility improvements for Microsoft Edge revealed – WinBeta

  Upcoming accessibility improvements for Microsoft Edge revealed WinBeta For those of you hoping Microsoft’s newest browser Edge becomes the ideal replacement to Chrome, Firefox, or Internet Explorer, Microsoft is reassuring consumers that they are committed to making Edge the best tool for browsing the web. Today, the … Microsoft shows how the Narrator feature helpsContinueContinue reading “Upcoming accessibility improvements for Microsoft Edge revealed – WinBeta”

Trail of Cedars Restored in Effort to Expand Accessibility in Glacier Park – Flathead Beacon

  Trail of Cedars Restored in Effort to Expand Accessibility in Glacier Park Flathead Beacon The trail was one of the first handicap accessible trails in the park, but it had since deteriorated to where it no longer meets federal standards. It has been repaved with a sustainable non-asphalt polymer pavement that Gordon said shouldContinueContinue reading “Trail of Cedars Restored in Effort to Expand Accessibility in Glacier Park – Flathead Beacon”

Xbox One Elite Controller Accessibility Review | AbleGamers Community

Microsoft shook the gaming world when it announced the Microsoft Elite controller for the Xbox One. Featuring a design with the pro player in mind, the controller features interchangeable joysticks, a flat, dish-like d-pad, and four rear paddle buttons. The controller boasts increased grip, sensitive hair triggers, and a price tag to match the qualityContinueContinue reading “Xbox One Elite Controller Accessibility Review | AbleGamers Community”

Five Goofy Things Medium Did That Break Accessibility — Medium Engineering — Medium

Medium Engineering recently had an accessibility fixit. We found some goofy things! But we’re trying to do better. We wanted to share some of what we found. curated by (Lifekludger) Read full article at Source: Five Goofy Things Medium Did That Break Accessibility — Medium Engineering — Medium

Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines (ATAG) 2.0 is a W3C Recommendation from Jeanne Spellman on 2015-09-24

ATAG 2.0 helps improve web accessibility by providing guidelines for designing web content authoring tools that are both more accessible to authors with disabilities (Part A) and designed to enable, support, and promote the production of more accessible web content by all authors (Part B). ATAG 2.0 helps authors meet WCAG 2.0. Curated by (Lifekludger)ContinueContinue reading “Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines (ATAG) 2.0 is a W3C Recommendation from Jeanne Spellman on 2015-09-24”

Source Order Matters | Adrian Roselli

CSS is providing newer and more complex methods of laying out your pages. Given the multiple form factors a responsive site has to support, it makes sense that developers want easy ways to structure the layouts that aren’t all floats, clears and position: absolutes. Regardless of how you want your layout to appear in aContinueContinue reading “Source Order Matters | Adrian Roselli”