Is your Banking Website at Risk?
The Financial Brand posted a very interesting article on Friday about the importance of making sure your website is ADA compliant:
Welcome to “Pragmatica11y”
Pragmatic accessibility means keeping an open mind about the best ways to achieve accessibility compliance in a time of continual change.
Putting It All Together: Deque’s 360 Degree Accessibility Testing Methodology in Action
Combining Deque’s manual and automated testing methodologies will provide you with a complete, 360 degree view of your website’s accessibility level.
Manual Accessibility Testing as Part of Your 360-Degree Approach to Web Testing
Automated accessibility testing is an integral part of your 360-degree approach to testing, but there are some issues that require manual testing
Automated Testing as Part of Your 360-Degree Approach to Web Testing
Whether you are testing for WCAG 2.0, 508, or any of the other accessibility standards used internationally, you will benefit from using a mix of manual and automated testing techniques, applied regularly and consistently.
360 Degree Accessibility Testing, Part 1: Why a Consistent Methodology is Critical in Accessibility Testing
This post kicks off a series on what we call “360 Degree” web testing, the approach that Deque advocates for obtaining the most detailed and accurate sense of a site’s accessibility.
iPad Apps for Users with Reading Disabilities
TeleRead has posted a pretty comprehensive list of mobile apps to help users with reading disabilities, including text-to-speech and dictation software, apps to help dyslexic users, and many more.
Chrome Vox
GoogleDevelopers just posted a new video outlining the ChromeVox extension for the Chrome browser
Not Enough Hands
Pat Pound analyzes the challenges of having a cane or guide dog while also needing easy access to her cell phone.
Section 508: Setting the Scene…
Section 508 is an amendment to the 1973 Rehabilitation Act made in 1998 requiring Federal agencies to make their electronic and information technology accessible to people with disabilities.
Successful 508 Compliance for Federal Agencies: New trends, case studies, and best practices
Deque is giving a seminar on Wednesday, October 24th, at the National Press Club in Washington, DC.
New Accessibility Guildelines in the WordPress User Manual
WordPress has just posted guidelines for Accessibility on WordPress.