Online MBA does not support deaf users’ needs

 Posted on June 27, 2008 at 3:18 pm |  By Aido
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I had a recent inquiry from a deaf internet user (a potential student), something I can relate to. During school I only had 40% hearing. My hearing problems were picked up in junior school during a routine health check. Initially the examiner thought I was playing around. Only an operation would [...]

WAI: Calls for Mobile Web experiences

 Posted on June 6, 2008 at 10:02 am |  By Aido
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Shawn Henry has posted a request to the WAI Interest Group to collect experiences, stories, and perspectives
on people with disabilities using the Web via mobile devices. See below:
Dear WAI Interest Group Participants,
We are interested in collecting experiences, stories, and perspectives
on people with disabilities using the Web via mobile devices. For
example: What are use cases of [...]

Well howdy partners

It seems like a life time since we have been in contact with our partners. After building the Partner Web site and promoting it, we kinda dipped back under the radar, focusing on W3C standards related work and R&D. Truth be told, we didn’t stop there, we haven’t forget about you. We’ve also [...]

How do people access the Web?

 Posted on April 11, 2008 at 1:36 pm |  By Aido
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You could be forgiven if your initial answer to that question is Dialup, Broadband or Mobile. For most, its a case of simply “turn it on”, but for others its more that than.
I’ve heard people say “the Web is my lively-hood”. But, for some, reliance on the Web is much more than that. Some people [...]

Bloom in Park and perish online

 Posted on March 21, 2008 at 12:49 am |  By Aido
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In a recent post about a Peters Pink Boat I came across a Web site which has to be the most inaccessible Web site I have ever seen.
“Bloom in the Park is the largest and most spectacular gardening event in Ireland, hosted by Bord Bia. Its a competition of sorts where gardeners can get [...]

Is your accessible Web site mobile friendly?

 Posted on January 24, 2008 at 10:33 am |  By David Rooks
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Do you have a Web site which is compliant with the W3C’s Web Content Accessiblity Guidelines? If so, you may be interested to see if your site is going to require any additional work in order to make it mobile friendly or, as the W3C calls it Mobile OK.
The W3C has just published a [...]

Will IE8 really be standards compliant?

 Posted on December 24, 2007 at 1:33 pm |  By Paul Walsh
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Microsoft announced last week that Internet Explorer 8 passed the Acid2 test. This is a milestone because IE has never been supportive of standards in the past, forcing Web developers to create multiple versions of the same code to ensure their Web sites were compatible with as many browsers as possible. This is a serious [...]

 
 
 
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