ED Accessibility Requirements for Electronic Documents Sept 2011 Memorandum to Assistant Secretaries—Memo outlines federal legal requirements on accessibility and ED’s initiative to improve IT and Internet accessibility. Key Concepts for Creating Accessible Documents—Concepts from Section 508 requirements to create accessible documents usable by individuals with any type of disability. Below are requirements for making accessible […]
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It’s been two weeks since I last published our AT news wrap-up, and there’s been SOOOO much news that I’ve had to narrow it down to just a few links. Here’s a smattering of some of the coolest headlines from 1/26 thru 2/6. Read on! (and to see everything we share, follow us on Twitter @MDTAP) […]
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Did you know about SSB University? Everyone understands why wheelchair ramps and curb cuts are important – they allow access for people with disabilities. And just as physical structures need to be accessible, the same is true of digital content and technology. Digital accessibility is complex and requires very specialized knowledge – your Development and […]
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Avoid Form Auto-advancing Ensure that focus is never automatically advanced from form field to form field. This is often experienced when three text fields are used for telephone numbers (area code, first three digits, last four digits). After entering the first thee numbers, focus is automatically set via JavaScript to the second field, but a […]
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Avoid Form Auto-focusing Users should typically have control over the position of their cursor. Avoid using JavaScript or the HTML5 autofocus attribute to automatically place focus into a form control unless the entire purpose of that application is for user interaction in that field (such as the Search text box at google.com). Automatically setting focus […]
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Sighted Assistance From BeMyEyes Contributed by Joel Zimba, Special Projects Coordinator I just used BeMyEyes for the first time. It is a straight forward utility app which connects a sighted volunteer with a blind user. Through use of the back camera of an iPhone and the microphone, the sighted volunteer can give spoken guidance in […]
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