HTML5 Video and Audio HTML5 provides browser-native audio and video support via the <video> and <audio> elements. It also specifies support for keyboard accessibility to player controls, native support for captions and subtitles via the <track> element, and a specification for captioning data (currently the WebVVT format). While browser and accessibility support is not yet […]
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Headings in HTML5 may be presented to users differently based on the document structure, particularly within <section> and <article> elements. Headings within these elements are isolated from the surrounding document, but when presented to end users the heading level may be shifted up or down based on surrounding content and preceding headings. For example, an […]
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HTML5 Structural Elements and ARIA HTML5 introduces several new structural elements that will be very beneficial for accessibility: <nav> (for identifying navigational elements), <header> (a group of introductory or navigational aids), <article> <aside> (tangentially related content, such as a sidebar), and <footer> provide meaning to major page structural areas. These can also be used to […]
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ARIA Attributes and Element Styles ARIA attributes are often necessary for optimal accessibility of web applications. They can be used to present information and meaning that otherwise would only be presented visually. For example, a red border or red text might be used to identify errant form fields (such as a form field that was […]
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For many seniors, using the Internet can be a new and confusing process, particularly when navigating the complexity of standard web browsers. Here are some tools designed to specifically address this issue: Eldy, http://www.eldy.eu/, is a suite of applications which is available in many languages. It’s clean and minimal interface makes many common computer tasks […]
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Last October, Congress passed into law the 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010 (CVAA). Visit this link for the full text of the CVAA [http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c111:h3101] The CVAA updates the Communications Act, which was discussed in a previous AT Blog post, so that its protections are extended to modern technologies, including Internet and […]
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