by Cyndi Rowland
As many are aware, the Department of Justice requested comment on the possibility of revising the Title II and III regulations within the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to explicitly include Internet accessibility of covered entities. ANPRM comments posted by others share a wide array of viewpoints, from total opposition to support for the strictest […]
by Jared Smith
Nearly three years ago we published a blog entry titled The plague of outline:0. At the time, it was becoming increasingly common for web sites to disable the focus indicators for links via CSS, thus making it nearly impossible for sighted keyboard users to determine which link currently has keyboard focus. Unfortunately, in recent years, […]
by Jared Smith
As this year comes to an end, we at WebAIM wish you a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. This is an appropriate time for us to look back at the previous year and also to the future. In 2010, WebAIM saw many changes. For the first time in our history, we functioned primarily without any […]
by Jared Smith
Today, two articles were published on A List Apart about ARIA (Accessible Rich Internet Applications) – The Accessibility of WAI-ARIA by Detlev Fischer and ARIA and Progressive Enhancement by Derek Featherstone. Like the ghosts in Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, they present an accurate, though somewhat depressing picture of the current and potential future state of […]
by Jared Smith
WebAIM is excited that eBay has recently launched a set of enhancements to its web site that makes the buying and selling experience more accessible. Users can list, search, navigate, select, and purchase an item on the eBay web site with greater ease. In April and May, WebAIM staff traveled to eBay’s corporate headquarters in […]