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		<title>WebAIM&#8217;s 2010 CSUN Lineup</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The folks here at WebAIM are pleased to be attending The 25th Annual International Technology &#038; Persons with Disabilities Conference, more commonly known as the CSUN conference. This conference is one of the highlights of our year. We love interacting with and being educated and invigorated by so many people that are passionate about accessibility.
We&#8217;ll [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://webaim.org/blog/csun-2010/</link>
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		<title>Web Accessibility Preferences Are For Sissies?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Several years ago I read an article by Garrett Dimon titled &#8220;User preferences are for sissies&#8221; (available at archive.org, also see this 37signals article). The general idea is that when you present preferences to the end user it typically indicates that you screwed up or are a sissy &#8211; either you are forcing the user [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://webaim.org/blog/web-accessibility-preferences-are-for-sissies/</link>
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		<title>Target.com Accessibility</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve reported over the last several years about the target.com lawsuit and eventual settlement. The $6,000,000 settlement required that Target would implement accessibility for users with visual disabilities, among other things. We&#8217;re happy to report that the target.com web site is now quite accessible. Sporting a new design and accessibility features, the site can be [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://webaim.org/blog/target-com-accessibility/</link>
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		<title>JAWS ate my tables</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Data Tables vs. Layout Tables
Screen readers treat data tables differently than layout tables. Layout tables are not identified and are read linearly as standard page content. Data tables, however, will be identified, the number or rows and columns read, and functionality provided for users to navigate through the table by cell.
While tables have never been [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://webaim.org/blog/jaws-ate-my-tables/</link>
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		<title>Reflections on 10 Years</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It may be trite, but this is a season of thanksgiving and of reflection. While many of us experienced our yearly turkey-laden thanks this past week with family and friends, WebAIM is celebrating 10 years of thankfulness for our work, and for your participation in the web accessibility community.
Few know that this past year marked [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://webaim.org/blog/reflections-on-10-years/</link>
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		<title>Screen Reader User Survey Results</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The results from WebAIM&#8217;s most recent survey are now available at http://webaim.org/projects/screenreadersurvey2/. Thank you to those who participated. We had 665 responses to the survey. The data collected is informative, useful, and will help direct development of accessible content for screen reader users.
Be sure to check out the results of our previous survey as well.
While [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://webaim.org/blog/screen-reader-user-survey-results/</link>
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		<title>Google Wave Preview Accessibility Review</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Totally inaccessible.
That&#8217;s the most accurate way that Google Wave (not to be confused with the original WAVE) accessibility can be summarized. It must be disclaimed that this is a very early preview release of Google Wave, and functionality and accessibility will certainly be improved along the way. Still, it is rather disheartening to see no [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://webaim.org/blog/google-wave-preview-accessibility-review/</link>
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		<title>Screen Reader User Survey</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Access the survey at http://webaim.org/projects/screenreadersurvey2/. The survey will take approximately 10-15 minutes. Please redistribute, particularly to screen reader and disability groups. The survey will remain open through October 2009.
As a follow-up and update to the original WebAIM Screen Reader User Survey, we are happy to provide an updated survey. By completing this survey you will [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://webaim.org/blog/screen-reader-user-survey/</link>
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		<title>WCAG 2.0 and Link Colors</title>
		<description><![CDATA[WCAG 2.0 color requirements
WCAG 2.0 requires that the foreground and background colors have a 4.5:1 contrast ratio at Level AA and a 7:1 contrast ratio at Level AAA. You can use our contrast checker tool to determine what the ratio is between any foreground and background color.
WCAG 2.0 also requires (at Level A) that color [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://webaim.org/blog/wcag-2-0-and-link-colors/</link>
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		<title>Obama to Sign UN Treaty</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Update: The United States signed the treaty on July 30, 2009.
This Friday, July 24th, at 4:45pm, President Obama will indicate his intention to sign onto the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). The document will likely be delivered to the UN on July 30th.  This is a historic occasion&#8212;one [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://webaim.org/blog/obama-to-sign-un-treaty/</link>
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