Web Accessibility and SEO Web accessibility and search engine optimization (SEO) are both about getting relevant content to users. Accessible content and search engine optimized content are both machine readable. Accessibility and SEO best practices are closely aligned. Proper alternative text for images, good heading structure, descriptive link text, descriptive and succinct page titles, ensuring […]
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Requiring JavaScript Some advanced web applications would not be possible without JavaScript. Both Section 508 and WCAG 2.0 allow JavaScript to be required so long as the JavaScript content and interactions are compliant and accessible. Whether you should require JavaScript is not really an accessibility question. It is a general usability question. Some users (most […]
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Do you use Twitter? Do you use it for work? If so, there are some key actions you can take to ensure that the content you’re tweeting is accessible. Check out our tips: Twitter Put your 800 number in bio line Put prefixes before tweets (PIC, VIDEO, AUDIO, etc.) so that a screen reader users […]
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Neither ice nor snow nor bitter cold shall slow down scientific progress (or those talking about it). So take a moment to rest your snow shovel and catch up on some of the coolest highlights from this week’s assistive technology news. AT in the news from 3/2 thru 3/6. Robotic glove puts rehabilitation into the hands […]
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Avoid Screen Reader “Freak Out” Modern screen readers are able to read dynamic, scripted content updates within a web page. However, if the content a screen reader is currently reading or focused on changes or is removed/hidden from the page, the screen reader “freaks out” due to this loss of focus, and typically reverts focus […]
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We’re not going to ask you whether the dress is white & gold or blue & black, though you’re more than welcome to let us know what you see. But, if you know what I’m talking about, then you’re probably also aware of other pop culture news this week that just happens to include AT & disability, like […]
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