Our article on Abode Acrobat accessibility has recently been updated to include accessibility improvements made in Acrobat XI, the newest version of Acrobat Professional. While I often experience my fair share of frustration with Acrobat, it is the only program that I am aware of that makes accessibility improvements with each new version. Acrobat XI […]
We’re very excited to announce the launch of the newly updated beta version of WAVE version 5. Please check it out at http://five.wave.webaim.org/. We will be participating in a free webinar on Tuesday, October 9th at 11am Pacific time (2pm Eastern) to share details on these new updates and the future of WAVE. Details are […]
There are two primary accessibility issues that can be introduced by using color in web pages. First, you must ensure that there is sufficient contrast between foreground and background colors. Second, you must ensure that color is not the only means of conveying content or information. Poor color contrast can affect everyone with vision, but […]
The main focus of the GOALS project (a partner of WebAIM) is to help institutions of higher education develop a system-wide approach to web accessibility. At the beginning of the GOALS project, we analyzed several exemplary post-secondary institutions to identify what sets these institutions apart from schools that have been less successful in implementing web […]
The results from our most recent screen reader user survey are now available at http://webaim.org/projects/screenreadersurvey4/. There were 1782 valid responses, making this the most popular survey thus far. We hope the data is informative and will help promote more accessible web development. A few items of note: JAWS is still the primary screen reader, but […]
