In my last post, Accessibility and Client Expectations, a major point was on the practice of implementing accessibility as a site “add-on,” rather than developing a web site from the ground up with accessibility in mind. Some of the features which are implemented in this manner fall into a gross category I’m inclined to describe as “pseudo-accessibility.” In general, pseudo-accessible features are those which: Solve the symptom, not the problem. Create additional accessibility problems in their implementation Reinvent the wheel […]
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Accessibility and Client Expectations: Selling Accessibility
One routine challenge in being an accessible web developer is convincing clients of the necessity of certain features you’ve implemented. I don’t sell my services specifically on the grounds of accessibility; accessibility is simply a feature of my web sites. As a result, not every client is even aware when the project starts that they’re going to end up with an accessible web site. I don’t make an issue of it. I just make it happen. However, this does frequently […]
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Just a quick notification that I’ve updated the Easy PHP (Hypertext PreProcessing) Photo Gallery to provide a pretty significant extra feature — unique title elements. Read more about the script and download it at Easy PHP Photo Gallery.
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Every once in a while, I come across a site with an odd problem. When I go to attempt to select a passage of text (either to highlight that section and point it out to somebody else or to copy it for later reference,) I’m unable to see the region being selected. If I’m attempting to make a selection to copy, this is a minor irritation. It’s annoying not to have a visual representation of what I’m doing, but it’s […]
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Juicy Studio generally publishes some of the best and most thorough articles on web accessibility you’ll find. Gez Lemon and others who supply articles at Juicy Studio do great work. The latest addition to their article line-up is a very long and very thorough walk-through on accessible e-commerce by Roberto Scano: “E-shop accessibility: from theory to reality.” You may be guessing from my tone, that my take on this article isn’t entirely positive. I’m struggling to balance how to voice […]
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