WebAIM (Web Accessibility In Mind) have published the results of a screen reader user survey they did at the end of 2008. Some of the results confirmed what many of us assume (or are led to believe) about screen reader user behaviour, but others were a bit of a surprise. The full results and some analysis is published on the WebAIM website [external link], here’s my list of the main points of interest. Continue reading ‘WebAIM accessibility survey results’ »
Links that open new windows are not great for the accessibility of your site, but if you want to create the effect of opening content in a new window, you can use a javascript slideshow application. But using javascript/AJAX brings its own accessibility issues. This article explains how to make one of the best slideshow applications I’ve seen – HighSlide – more accessible for your users. Continue reading ‘HighSlide & accessibility’ »
Conditional comments, combined with some browser-specific CSS, are a great way to get your website’s design & layout working in the various versions of Internet Explorer. But be careful, browser version targeting can soon have you and your website’s layout in knots unless you know exactly which browser(s) you want to target, and what CSS hacks to use. Continue reading ‘Conditional comments for Internet Explorer’ »
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