Posts in: Accessibility
- Greater Accessibility Through Style Sheets
- Creating accessible web sites are not as hard as you think. It’s mostly a matter of proper markup. This article discusses: Why accessibility is important Why using style sheets is important How style sheets can boost accessibility [25 Apr 2003]
- Making the Case for Accessible Web Design
- In the dot-com explosion, Web accessibility took a back seat to bleeding-edge design techniques. But with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act going into effect, Web accessibility now is a hot topic. Here’s why every Web designer and developer should start creating more accessible Web sites. [25 Apr 2003]
- New accessibility site goes live
- Made for All went live about a month ago and features accessibility news and tips. [16 Apr 2003]
- Cynthia Says: Move over Bobby
- The International Center for Disability Resources on the Internet now offers accessiiblity validation software to compete with the leading software Bobby. Cynthia SaysTM not only checks for Section 508, and W 3 C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines compliance, but it can emulate another browser (including Lynx, Netscape 2.0+ and Opera 3.x) while doing so. [23 Mar 2003]
- Accessibility suit dismissed
- U.S. District Judge Patricia A. Seitz dismissed a suit filed against Southwest Airlines that claimed the airline’s web site violated the Americans With Disabilities Act because it was incompatible with screen readers. Seitz wrote: "[T]o fall within the scope of the ADA as presently drafted, a public accommodation must be a physical, concrete structure." [...] [28 Oct 2002]
- Why developers should start practicing Web standards
- No, the case hasn’t been settled yet, but a blind Web user recently filed suit against Southwest and American Airlines claiming that their Web sites violate the Americans with Disabilities Act. [26 Oct 2002]
