WCAG 2.0 has been recommended for Last Call. While this will be the second last call for the document and (by my count) the 13th formal draft since January 2001, the document is currently shaping up rather nicely. The guidelines are available at http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20/. You are invited to provide comments by February 1, 2008. Having […]
Alternative text for images is rule number one of web accessibility. While the lack of appropriate alternative text is perhaps the biggest barrier to accessibility for screen reader users, I have noticed a tremendous increase in the use of alternative text and thus, general web accessibility, in recent years. However, I am now noticing a […]
Section 508 is being updated. I participate on the Telecommunications and Electronic and Information Technology Advisory Committee (TEITAC) which has been working on recommended language for the last year or so. We are getting closer to finalized language and hope to make our recommendations to the U.S. Access Board in January. Because Section 508 and […]
A lot of controversy has surround the HTML 5 working group and how their proposed changes will affect accessibility. With draft proposals for changing the markup for table headers to making the alt attribute optional and removing longdesc, there have been many people complaining that accessibility is not a high priority for some on the […]
Screen readers and my HP laptop have never been friends. JAWS causes major stability issues. Window Eyes stutters a lot. Now that I have an Intel-based Mac with Parallels and Boot Camp for running Windows, I have found the perfect screen reader testing system. Parallels is a program that allows Windows to run within a […]
