The results from WebAIM’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 […]
Totally inaccessible. That’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 […]
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 […]
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) […]
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—one […]
