Comments for WebAIM Blog http://webaim.org/blog The WebAIM Web Accessibility Blog Wed, 15 May 2013 14:12:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Comment on 10 Easy Accessibility Tips Anyone Can Use by Rakesh http://webaim.org/blog/10-easy-accessibility-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-115981 Rakesh Wed, 15 May 2013 14:12:04 +0000 http://webaim.org/blog/#comment-115981 Thank you Jared, I have found the inconsistent behavior of screen readers in different browsers.

]]> Comment on 10 Easy Accessibility Tips Anyone Can Use by Jared Smith http://webaim.org/blog/10-easy-accessibility-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-115956 Jared Smith Tue, 14 May 2013 21:20:51 +0000 http://webaim.org/blog/#comment-115956 Rakesh-

There is no requirement to have role=”navigation”. In HTML5, you would use the nav element, but because screen readers currently recognize role=”navigation”, but not the nav element, we recommend combining them – <nav role=”navigation”>.

]]> Comment on 10 Easy Accessibility Tips Anyone Can Use by Rakesh http://webaim.org/blog/10-easy-accessibility-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-115953 Rakesh Tue, 14 May 2013 18:25:59 +0000 http://webaim.org/blog/#comment-115953 Nice blog to let the people aware of accessibility Jared. Thanks for the post.

I would like to know is it required to have role=”navigation” in a of HTML 5?

]]> Comment on Assistive Technology Experiment: High Contrast by Sid http://webaim.org/blog/high-contrast/comment-page-1/#comment-115946 Sid Tue, 14 May 2013 10:13:24 +0000 http://webaim.org/blog/#comment-115946 Thank you for this informative article.
There has been some discussion on which disabilities benefit from High Contrast Mode, so I’ll add my bit here.

I appear to have an affliction that rarely gets considered, in that I am (apparently) acutely sensitive to artificial lighting.

One consequence of this is that I cannot bear to look at a backlit screen unless the background colour is Black or dark grey. White backgrounds hurt my eyes, cause me to stress out and I find it so hard to read while squinting into the glaring light of a white background, even if the brightness is turned down low.

I find that many modern applications either ignore my (dark) PC theme settings altogether or worse still end up presenting me with white text on a white background! Web pages and web based applications are even more problematic as they have no respect for user’s preferences.
All this causes me great concern as an IT worker struggling against the tide.

Some of you might have noticed that Google’s High Contrast extension (which inverts web pages) has stopped working properly on Chrome v26. Many elements now disappear entirely, due to what seems to be a conflict between -webkit-appearance (which Chrome now uses to style various page elements) and -webkit-invert (which is needed for High Contrast).

My current solution is to use the “Stylish” Extension with a global theme called “Black Web” which has attempted to overcome the above issue. This is worth looking at if you suffer from White Page Fatigue, like I do.

]]> Comment on Alt text and linked images by 4 Ways to Make Your WordPress Site More Accessible | Quick Beyond Technologies Blog http://webaim.org/blog/alt-text-and-linked-images/comment-page-1/#comment-115865 4 Ways to Make Your WordPress Site More Accessible | Quick Beyond Technologies Blog Sat, 11 May 2013 05:32:08 +0000 http://webaim.org/blog/alt-text-and-linked-images/#comment-115865 [...] is well documented that the single greatest barrier to web accessibility is using alt text properly to describe images [...]

]]> Comment on 10 Easy Accessibility Tips Anyone Can Use by VaShaun http://webaim.org/blog/10-easy-accessibility-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-115826 VaShaun Fri, 10 May 2013 01:10:43 +0000 http://webaim.org/blog/#comment-115826 I agree with this and the post gives us a greater understanding of not only web accessibility but how to do it and even what to look for to correct it. Great post!

]]> Comment on Low Vision Survey Results by Jared Smith http://webaim.org/blog/low-vision-survey-results/comment-page-1/#comment-115813 Jared Smith Wed, 08 May 2013 17:28:53 +0000 http://webaim.org/blog/#comment-115813 Daniel-

Yes, we will likely have follow-up surveys on this topic.

I don’t suppose you’re the only one that struggles with contrast issues on Microsoft scroll bars. I’m not an active Windows users, but I think you can use custom themes to style those types of interface elements for increased contrast.

]]> Comment on Low Vision Survey Results by Daniel Daughtry-Weiss http://webaim.org/blog/low-vision-survey-results/comment-page-1/#comment-115812 Daniel Daughtry-Weiss Wed, 08 May 2013 16:56:34 +0000 http://webaim.org/blog/#comment-115812 Thank you Jared. Are there plans to do follow up surveys on this topic?

In terms of problematic issues related to low vision, am I the only one who struggles with the contrast issues with the grey-on-grey scroll bars that dominate Microsoft products? Anyone know of a solution? High contrast mode is overkill for me.

]]> Comment on Obama to Sign UN Treaty by info http://webaim.org/blog/obama-to-sign-un-treaty/comment-page-1/#comment-115799 info Tue, 07 May 2013 03:28:06 +0000 http://webaim.org/blog/?p=311#comment-115799 I am also commenting to let you understand what a incredible discovery our princess went through reading through your blog. She came to find a wide variety of pieces, not to mention what it’s like to have a marvelous helping mood to get others completely learn about a variety of specialized matters. You truly exceeded our expected results. I appreciate you for offering such practical, safe, edifying and even cool tips on the topic to Julie.

]]> Comment on Low Vision Survey Results by Radoslaw Sobik http://webaim.org/blog/low-vision-survey-results/comment-page-1/#comment-115786 Radoslaw Sobik Sat, 04 May 2013 15:09:28 +0000 http://webaim.org/blog/#comment-115786 Detailed report actually very helpful. User Preferences and how their different disability gives you a lot to think about.

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