Archived posts, March 2006
Evaluating website accessibility part 1, Background and Preparation
The first article in a three-part series that explains how to evaluate the basic accessibility of a website.
What is your level of CSS knowledge?
A description of the different levels of CSS knowledge you may encounter within the web industry.
Flash and search engine optimisation
Add Flash progressively and provide alternative content for people and user agents that can't or won't access information contained in Flash files.
Evaluating website accessibility part 2, Basic Checkpoints
The second article in a three-part series that explains how to evaluate the basic accessibility of a website.
New clearing method needed for IE7?
Internet Explorer 7 is now layout complete, meaning that no new CSS features will be added, only bug fixes.
Target sued for refusing to make their website accessible
US based discount retailer Target has disregarded requests for making their website accessible and are now being sued.
CSS line-height does not need a unit
You do not need to use a unit when specifying line-height in CSS. Also be aware that the presence of a unit affects how line-height is calculated.
Evaluating website accessibility part 3, Digging Deeper
The third and final article in a three-part series that explains how to evaluate the basic accessibility of a website.
The target attribute and opening new windows
How bad is it really to use an invalid target attribute to make a link open in a new window?
Always specify character encoding
Don't make web browsers guess which character encoding your content is using. Tell them and make your content readable for all your visitors.
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