Boost your WordPress accessibility! The Web Accessibility Toolbox contains tools to spot deficits in accessibility and suggestions on how to better it. … Recently released, the wA11y plugin consists of tools to check and correct your WordPress site’s accessibility. (The name is derived from a11y, the shorthand way of writing accessibility, with “w” representing Web.) TheContinueContinue reading “wA11y – The Web Accessibility Toolbox WordPress Plugin”
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Are my Colours Accessible?
Make sure the colours you choose in your designs are accessible to people of all abilities, by choosing colour combinations that pass WCAG 2.0 recommendated colour contrast ratio guidelines. curated by (Lifekludger) Read full article at Source: Are my Colours Accessible?
Prototyping accessibility in web and mobile UI design
Adaptable, interactive and coherent prototypes for users with disabilities. Covering accessibility in the prototyping phase of web and app design. Pay close attention to color, contrast and visual hierarchy … Make your interactive UI elements more interactive … Don’t crowd me! … Make your app accessible by being adaptable … “Flexibility is the key to ensuringContinueContinue reading “Prototyping accessibility in web and mobile UI design”
Toolkit outlines steps for ensuring accessibility
Accessibility is a “critical key” when it comes to leveraging technology for all students–including those with disabilities, according to a new toolkit offering accessibility reso…Source: Toolkit outlines steps for ensuring accessibility
Safari a11yTools Extension – Paul J. Adam
Source: Safari a11yTools Extension – Paul J. Adam – Web & Mobile Accessibility Consultant in Austin, TX
Google’s DeepMind AI can lip-read TV shows better than a pro | New Scientist
An artificial intelligence system developed by researchers at DeepMind and the University of Oxford got so good by watching 5000 hours of BBC programmes Artificial intelligence is getting its teeth into lip reading. A project by Google’s DeepMind and the University of Oxford applied deep learning to a huge data set of BBC programmes toContinueContinue reading “Google’s DeepMind AI can lip-read TV shows better than a pro | New Scientist”
The woman featured in Apple’s accessibility video also edited it
Apple’s accessibility features help this woman with cerebral palsy make films. https://youtu.be/XB4cjbYywqg Curated by (Lifekludger) Read full article at Source: The woman featured in Apple’s accessibility video also edited it
Subtitle Converter
Welcome to the online subtitle converter, this web application can be used to convert between different subtitle file formats. Curated by (Lifekludger) Read full article at Source: Subtitle Converter
Dos and don’ts on designing for accessibility | Accessibility | Posters
Dos and don’ts on designing for accessibility Karwai Pun, 2 September 2016 — Design, User research Karwai Pun is an interaction designer currently working on Service Optimisation to make existing and new services better for our users. Karwai is part of an accessibility group at Home Office Digital, leading on autism, and has created these dosContinueContinue reading “Dos and don’ts on designing for accessibility | Accessibility | Posters”
PAVE 2.0: A New Generation of the Web Tool for PDF Accessibility
The ICT-Accessibility Lab of the ZHAW, in collaboration with the Swiss Blind and Visually Impaired Association (SBV), has developed a web tool called PAVE which quickly and easily makes existing PDF documents accessible. This is critical for allowing existing screen-reading programs to read the correct content. With PAVE 2.0, the existing web tool has beenContinueContinue reading “PAVE 2.0: A New Generation of the Web Tool for PDF Accessibility “
Evaluating Cognitive Web Accessibility with WAVE
Introduction WAVE is a web accessibility tool that can greatly assist in the evaluation of web content. Rather than providing a complex technical report, WAVE shows the original web page with embedded icons and indicators that reveal the accessibility of that page. … WAVE, like any other automated tool, cannot tell you if your page isContinueContinue reading “Evaluating Cognitive Web Accessibility with WAVE”
Demystifying cognitive disability – Media Access Australia
Cognitive disability can be a difficult condition to understand. This is particularly the case for organisations wanting to be able to find out how to better address the communication needs of their managers, staff and consumers with a cognitive disability, in a media context. That’s why Media Access Australia has created a practicalContinueContinue reading “Demystifying cognitive disability – Media Access Australia”
Accessibility Checker Goes Open Source
It’s Global Accessibility Awareness Day today! To celebrate it in a big way, we would like to announce that as of today, Accessibility Checker for CKEditor will be available also under an Open Source GPL license. If you care about accessibility, want to learn more about how important it is, and get to know ourContinueContinue reading “Accessibility Checker Goes Open Source”
Simple Ways to Make Your WordPress Site Accessible
Web site accessibility has been a lingering issue on the Internet for quite some time. However, with several laws in the US pushing website accessibility as a primary feature in public and private web entities, it has affected the Internet on a wider scale. Accessibility has been proven to be beneficial to websites, public orContinueContinue reading “Simple Ways to Make Your WordPress Site Accessible”
Newest Browsers Vivaldi and Brave Missing Key Feature
Two former big bosses of popular browsers are at it again, taking the helm of new browsers. Brendan Eich, literal father of JavaScript, and former co-founder of Mozilla, has recently released Brave, a new browser aimed at increasing privacy and security for its users. Similarly Jon von Tetzchner, former co-founder of the Opera Browser, justContinueContinue reading “Newest Browsers Vivaldi and Brave Missing Key Feature”
Evaluating Cognitive Web Accessibility with WAVE
WAVE is a web accessibility tool that can greatly assist in the evaluation of web content. Rather than providing a complex technical report, WAVE shows the original web page with embedded icons and indicators that reveal the accessibility of that page. Before proceeding, be sure to read the Help page for an overview of usingContinueContinue reading “Evaluating Cognitive Web Accessibility with WAVE”
Contrast Ratio: Easily calculate color contrast ratios. Passing WCAG was never this easy!
The simplest, easiest tool for quickly finding good contrast: As you type, the contrast ratio indicated will update. Hover over the circle to get more detailed information. When semi-transparent colors are involved as backgrounds, the contrast ratio will have an error margin, to account for the different colors they may be over. … CuratedContinueContinue reading “Contrast Ratio: Easily calculate color contrast ratios. Passing WCAG was never this easy!”
