Access

These articles from MSNBC point out the lack of captions or transcripts on online videos. It’s a fast-growing frustration especially with video in iPods, PDAs, and another portable players. I can’t download TV shows and enjoy them like most of the public.
The Red Tape Chronicles
Subtitles: Deaf to the Problem
iPod screens too small for captions? Please. [...]

Federal government Web sites must comply with Section 508 to ensure they’re accessible to individuals with disabilities. As reported in this article, they’ve taken an interest in browsers especially since they have choices. Firefox and IE developers are working to build browsers that meet Section 508 guidelines as well as improve Web accessibility for those [...]

Wendy Chisholm, a Web accessibility specialist for the World Wide Web Consortium, writes about Innovative Design Inspired by Accessibility. I love this quote, “There are many examples of disability inspiring innovation. Take the curb cut, those dips in sidewalks created for people using wheelchairs. They’re used by rollerbladers, stroller-pushers, bicyclists, and rolly-bag toters.” It goes [...]

“Firefox and Mozilla Application Suite offer several preferences that may be helpful specially for people with disabilities. To edit any of these, type ‘about:config’ in the Location Bar and doubleclick on the desired preference to edit it.”
Also in the same issue of the Mozilla Links newsletter is an interview with Aaron Leventhal. He is the [...]

Companies might not put emphasis on designing with Section 508 or WAI in mind. They believe that the number of disabled people is not worth it. The number might be higher than they think. It’s 52 million Americans alone. In fact, moi falls in that category and I love to shop online. Except when husband [...]

This study looks at 50 U.S. Government Web pages to determine whether or not they meet accessibility requirements as outlined in Section 508 of the US Rehabilitation Act. US Government agencies are required to be in compliance. If nothing else, take a look at the chart displaying the Web site along with notes on Bobby [...]

The Internet is one of the largest sources for
information in the world, so why shouldn’t you become
a part of it? There are millions of company, resource,
and personal Web sites opening up every day. You
deserve to come join the party and see what all the
fuss is about, right?
First you will need to find a Web hosting [...]

Can you pass the Web site accessibility quiz? OK, sure. I realize it is not official or anything like that. Still, it might be fun to take it and see how your answers match up to the ones given by the quiz’s creator.