Websites have to be accessible. You need to follow the WCAG guidelines, make sure that any user can fully access your site, through a screen reader and a Braille keyboard. People who are unable to use a mouse with precision […]
Category Archives: Usability & Accessibility
In An Ideal World We’d Be Free To Choose
Browser makers always go on about how their product is so effective at adhering to web standards. Microsoft is always criticised for how badly Internet Explorer deals with the same issue. Both of those claims have always been exaggerated wildly. […]
Be Realistic, Be Like Internet Explorer
Web designers and developers have long demanded consistency of standards. It’s frustrating when web pages appear differently on different browsers. Internet Explorer is the most criticised browser for needing “hacks”. Yet in the absence of consistent standards Internet Explorer provides […]
Social Networking – Ignoring Accessibility
Social networking is the big thing, whether it’s entertainment or professionally focused. But it’s a big thing that falls into the same trap as many services on the internet. It marginalises or blocks out people who require greater accessibility on […]
Is It Pointless To Comment On ProBlogger?
I don’t spend much time online over the weekend. It’s my break period, to be with family and friends and away from a keyboard. When Monday morning comes around, one of the first things I do is check Google Reader […]