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CSUN 2007

Aaron Andersen and I had a great time at CSUN 2007 last week. We gave four presentations in a little over 24 hours, so we were not able to attend as many sessions as we would have liked, but the sessions that we were able to attend were rewarding. The conference was as enjoyable as […]

Spam-free accessible forms

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 […]

Microsoft Expression Web: Room for Improvement

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.

Oracle sued by blind workers in Texas

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: A Year in Review

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 […]