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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In the November 2nd blog post, we told you about the 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act, which was signed into law in October 2010. The act was designed to improve access to modern communications technologies for persons with disabilities. This week’s post describes in greater detail the impact the act’s provisions will have […]
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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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Section 255 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 authorizes the FCC to implement and enforce rules requiring telecommunications equipment manufacturers and service providers, whenever possible, to make their products accessible to persons with disabilities. When it is not possible to make specific products accessible, the products should be made compatible with other common accessibility […]
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Joel Zimba, Access Technology Coordinator at MDTAP provided this review of the new accessibility features in Google docs. On September 14, Google announced enhanced accessibility to their Docs, Sites and Calendar. In the past, Google products, particularly the “cloud” applications like Docs had been nearly impossible to navigate using a screen reader. Now it’s possible […]
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