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ACCESSIBILITY AS A DRIVER FOR QUALITY on Vimeo

Accessibility is a quality outcome of a good design and development practice. However, accessibility is commonly overlooked on product teams, or is considered a secondary or tertiary concern to be addressed at the end of product development. It can be difficult to get product teams to integrate accessibility into process and practice. Security and privacyContinueContinue reading “ACCESSIBILITY AS A DRIVER FOR QUALITY on Vimeo”

Léonie Watson: A quick & dirty introduction to ARIA – Front-end London – YouTube

An introduction to Accessible Rich Internet Applications (ARIA) 1.0. ARIA can be used to enhance the accessibility of content created with markup languages like HTML and SVG. With code examples and screen reader demonstrations, find out where ARIA fits into the web technology stack and how it helps improve cross-device accessibility. xx Source: Léonie Watson: AContinueContinue reading “Léonie Watson: A quick & dirty introduction to ARIA – Front-end London – YouTube”

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”

Online video captions must be accurate and readable

The Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN) has formed an alliance of organisations representing the interests of Australians who are Deaf, hearing impaired and those who rely on captions for information, to bring attention to the growing issue of inaccessibility of online audio/visual content being posted to websites. Specifically, there are concerns around the amountContinueContinue reading “Online video captions must be accurate and readable”

Mobile Web Accessibility for Developers – Slides and Video – Marcy Sutton

Mobile Web Accessibility for Developers We are web developers creating responsive websites and hybrid mobile apps with our HTML, CSS and JavaScript skills. How can we ensure our mobile experiences are accessible to all people, including those with disabilities? In this talk, we’ll discuss mobile web accessibility fundamentals, pain points and development tips you canContinueContinue reading “Mobile Web Accessibility for Developers – Slides and Video – Marcy Sutton”

Creating an accessible web (AD) – YouTube

“Creating an accessible web” promotes the need for web accessibility and dispels the myth that web accessibility is a complex process. Web accessibility specialist Dr Scott Hollier explains the top web accessibility barriers and why it is important for web professionals. Curated by (Lifekludger) Read full article at Source Youtube

Developing accessible websites | Accessible Technology

Great reference site… In order to assure that websites and web applications are accessible to and usable by everyone, designers and developers must follow web accessibility guidelines. Each of the following topics address issues that are especially common on UW websites. See also our annotated list of web accessibility Tools and Resources. Curated by (Lifekludger) ReadContinueContinue reading “Developing accessible websites | Accessible Technology”

Open source, 3D Printed, thought controlled prosthetic hand

3D Printed, thought controlled prosthetic hand for less than $1000. – Opensourced   http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1&isUI=1   via Meet Easton LaChappelle, The Teen Building A Cheaper, Better Prosthetic Arm.

Chieko Asakawa: How new technology helps blind people explore the world | TED Talk | TED.com

  How can technology help improve our quality of life? How can we navigate the world without using the sense of vision? Inventor and IBM Fellow Chieko Asakawa, who’s been blind since the age of fourteen, is working on answering these questions. In a charming demo, she shows off some new technology that’s helping blindContinueContinue reading “Chieko Asakawa: How new technology helps blind people explore the world | TED Talk | TED.com”

3D-printed, individually designed prosthetic legs

[wp_youtube]fir5HI0Gwrc[/wp_youtube] What I love about this is how the people feel re-connected with themselves. 3D-printed, individually designed prosthetic legs that are unabashedly artificial and completely personal. Source: http://pinterest.com/pin/69031806758345278/ via Lifekludger on Pinterest

Mac Tutorial Video Subtitles

The goal of the Mac Video Tutorials Subtitle Project is to caption the Apple video tutorials that help users learn to use the Mac. To make this great resource available to non-English speaking users, and to those with hearing impairments or language processing problems. A great use of crowd sourcing. [Mac Video Tutorials Subtitle Project viaContinueContinue reading “Mac Tutorial Video Subtitles”