There has been much discussion lately about how to prevent spambots from submitting forms on web sites. Many solutions have been presented, many of which impact the usability and accessibility of the web page. CAPTCHA is a classic case where the user and accessibility is directly impacted. Note A Brazilian-Portuguese translation of this blog entry […]
After reading a good deal of favorable press about Microsoft Expression Web (EW), I decided to give it a look. Although Microsoft has made several improvements over FrontPage 2003, almost nothing has been done to improve accessibility, and the improvements that have been made offer little to get excited about.
Hat tip to Joe Dolson for bringing this one to light. The National Federation of the Blind and three blind State of Texas employees filed a lawsuit this week against Oracle and the State of Texas. The suit claims that they were not provided adequate access to software used in their employment functions. Despite a […]
2006 was a year of great change for WebAIM. As we enter 2007, we thought we would take a few minutes to review last year and present some of our thoughts about what’s to come in the new year. Here are a few highlights from 2006 and glimpses into 2007: In June, we launched our […]
For the last several years, we have been using the Amazon.com web site to demonstrate functionality of WAVE. We do this because it is a complex site that has some accessibility features, many accessibility problems, and frankly, because the accessibility of the site seems to change almost daily. We’re never quite sure what Amazon developers […]
