Archived posts, June 2005
Vacation reading: 456 Berea Street unplugged
A list of the best articles I’ve written during the first half of 2005.
XHTML and error handling
A discussion on whether XHTML should have draconian error handling or not.
Accessibility Only For Disabilities?
Is web accessibility limited to supporting assistive technologies?
Colorblind Barrier Free
How to make figures and presentations that are friendly to colour blind people.
Beginner’s Guide to Moderating a Usability Study
Good advice for usability testing.
To-do list for the WaSP ATF
Some things I would like the Web Standards Project Accessibility Task Force to take a closer look at.
Zoom layout
Doug Bowman explains how to create a single-column layout.
Communicating error messages accessibly
How to present error messages in web forms.
WaSP Accessibility Task Force
One step closer to better web standards support in assistive technology.
Accessibility vs BlindSurfer
What can happen when only vision impaired users are catered to.
Six JavaScript features we do not need any longer
Modern JavaScript can get rid of some bad practices from the past.
Customising custom corners and borders
How to create your own images for my Transparent custom corners and borders technique.
Falling in love with CSS
Web developers and designers talk about their passion for CSS.
Validity and Accessibility
Why is the WCAG working group lowering the importance of validity?
Accessibility and the Law
More input to the current discussion on accessibility legislation.
The role of government in web accessibility
Andy Clarke follows up on his post about legislation and web accessibility.
About ads in feeds
After experimenting with AdSense for feeds for a few weeks I have decided to remove the ads.
Accessibility and a society of control
Andy Clarke on why he doesn’t believe in making web accessibility required by law.
Web standards vs. Accessibility
Web accessibility is not just for screen readers or blind people.
Zoom for Low Vision
Gez Lemon implements an alternative stylesheet for low vision people.
Why accessibility?
Please share your very best business arguments for accessibility. Now.
Inverted zoom: designing for low vision
Making a high contrast, large type stylesheet for vision impaired people.
Nokia and Safari
Nokia to use WebCore and JavaScriptCore for a mobile / cell phone browser.
Month Validator
A nice piece of JavaScript for month validating in forms.
The bullhorns and short-term thinking
Web developers, disability organisations, and screen reader makers need to work together.
JavaScript and Accessibility
Should we tell screen reader users to turn JavaScript off?
Standards and Accessibility - navigation lists
Comparing screen reader output of tables and unordered lists for navigation.
Impressions from @media 2005
My impressions from the @media 2005 web standards and accessiblity conference.
Universal Child Replacement
Child selection without the child combinator – and it works in IE.
London calling
Going to London for a few days to attend the @media 2005 web standards and accessibility conference.
Web Essentials CSS Workshops
In case you were looking for a good reason to visit Australia in July.
Ten questions for Russ Weakley
The roles are reversed for a change.
Intel inside… the Mac
Apple moves from PowerPC to Intel x86 processors.
Awarded a Web Standards Awards award
456 Berea Street is a Web Standards Awards winner. Yay!
Div Mania
How to avoid overuse of div elements.
Safari Wishlist
A breakdown of problems and missing features in the current versions of the Safari web browser.
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