HTML5 Input Types HTML5 introduces several new form field types – search, tel (for telephone numbers), url, email, datetime, date, month, week, time, datetime-local, number, range, and color. While browser support currently varies (if they are not supported, browsers simply present a text input), it is getting better. These new input types will greatly facilitate […]
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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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HTML5 and longdesc The longdesc attribute, which is used to reference a page that contains a longer description of a complex image (such as a chart or graph), is currently not present in the HTML5 specification. It was dropped due to poor implementation by authors (it was often coded incorrectly or didn’t provide a true […]
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HTML5 and Optional Alt Attribute HTML5 currently allows the alt attribute of the image element to be optional. If an image is given alt=””, it indicates that the image is decorative and does not convey content, or that the content of the image is conveyed elsewhere, such as through an image caption or adjacent text. […]
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HTML5 Heading Outlines 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. […]
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Global Accessibility Awareness Day On Thursday, May 21, MDTAP participated in Global Accessibility Awareness Day. Around the world, events, both large and small, were held to raise awareness of Web Accessibility. Countless links and articles have been written as a result of GAAD2015. The best jumping off point may be: www.baltimoregaad.org. The administrators say to […]
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