Recently, the state of Minnesota rejected a constitutional amendment referendum that attempted to make same-sex marriage unconstitutional in the state of Minnesota. Much of the reason that this amendment was defeated has to do with societal change — but there was also a change in how the issue was discussed that is believed to have had a beneficial impact on the vote. That change was a move from focusing on civil rights as a method to convince people to vote […]
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New plug-in: WP Accessibility
I released a brand-new WordPress plug-in today, targeted specifically at improving accessibility issues. There’s only so much you can do via a plug-in when it comes to site accessibility — most of what grants accessibility for a WordPress site is in the theme. However, that doesn’t mean that you can’t do anything. This plug-in is designed to help shoehorn some accessibility improvements into themes that need a bit of help. It can do a fair amount, and every feature can […]
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I’ve long had an interest in the impact of search results on learning. In our search-driven information world, the results for a search can have a significant impact on what people will learn. To that end, I did a search on “accessible web design,” to find out what the most available resources on the subject are right now. Today, I’m going to go through the first 10 search results of the moment with an eye to see just what Google […]
Continue reading “Google’s “Accessible Web Design” top 10” »The case of the missing alt attribute.
Jennifer Sutton brought this interesting factoid to my attention today: the single most common HTML (HyperText Markup Language) validation error is the missing alt attribute. Of the 100 most common validation errors collected by W3C (World Wide Web Consortium) Love, a missing alt attribute comes it at number one — with almost double the occurrences of the next most common error. It’s 2012, and the key mistakes in HTML seem to remain the same. Now, one can’t help but hope […]
Continue reading “The case of the missingalt attribute.” »Global Accessibility Awareness Day
May 9, 2012 is the first of what will hopefully be many Global Accessibility Awareness Days. The concept is simple, I hope: raising awareness of accessibility issues around the globe, so I’m going to neglect to spend a great deal of time explaining what it is. The day was inspired by Joe Devon and has tirelessly been promoted by Joe and Jennison Asuncion — and all thanks to them for their work! Why Global Accessibility Awareness The biggest problem facing […]
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