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Posted in Assistive Technology, Education, Information Technology, Things to Know Thursday, Web Accessibility on Jul 10th, 2014
CommonLook, a document accessibility remediation tool, has recently released its free Document Accessibility Primer, offering information on PDF accessibility. Document Accessibility Primer Everything You Need To Know About PDF Accessibility Download your copy now!
Posted in Assistive Technology, Information Technology, Web Accessibility, Web Tip Wednesday on Jul 9th, 2014
Text Readability Keep the following guidelines in mind for displaying text: Avoid very small text. This not only impacts some users with low vision, but many users with cognitive disabilities as well. While serif fonts (e.g., Times) are more readable when printed, both serif and sans-serif fonts are appropriate when displaying body text onscreen, as […]
Posted in Assistive Technology, AT News, Information Technology, MD Technology Assistance Program, Mystery Monday, Web Accessibility on Jul 7th, 2014
SSB BART Group recently premiered a new series of web accessibility videos on the SSB YouTube Channel. These short, introductory level videos created by SSB team members include demos of assistive technology and common accessibility challenges. Videos topics include web headings, readability, color contrast, screen magnification and much more.
Posted in Assistive Technology, Information Technology, Web Accessibility, Web Tip Wednesday on Jul 2nd, 2014
Use True Text True text has several advantages over graphical text and should be used whenever possible. True text is easier to read, especially if it is enlarged. The user can more easily customize the appearance of the text to make it more readable (changing color, size, font, etc.). File size is typically smaller for […]
Posted in Assistive Technology, AT Events, AT News, Conferences, Information Technology, Mystery Monday, Web Accessibility on Jun 30th, 2014
FCC to Host Free Event on Making Social Media Accessible for People with Disabilities – July 17 The Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Accessibility and Innovation Initiative is hosting an event called “Accessing Social Media” on July 17, 2014 from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. at the FCC Headquarters in Washington, DC. The event is free and open to the public. Representatives from government agencies, disability advocacy groups, technology companies and […]
Posted in Assistive Technology, AT News, Blind/Low Vision Aids , Information Technology, Learning Aids, Web Accessibility, Web Tip Wednesday on Jun 25th, 2014
Voice Control Software and Image Alternative Text To activate links on a page, users of voice control software, such as Dragon NaturallySpeaking, speak the visible link text. When an image is linked, the alternative text of that image can be spoken to activate that link. When an image presents graphical text, the alternative text of […]
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