I’ve just done some moderately substantial updates to my script for fulltext searches in PHP (Hypertext PreProcessing) with MySQL. Although I don’t think the changes merit a whole new version number, I’ve made enough changes to justify releasing it to the public, I think! Mostly, I’ve focused on making it easier to implement, although I’ve also made changes to make the actual searching better, as well. The principal changes include: Extended the Boolean capabilities to include the full range of […]
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E-Accessibility Day: December 3rd, 2006
The United Nations established the International Day of Disabled Persons in 1982. Each annual observance of the day is themed: and the theme for 2006 is E-Accessibility. From the United Nations: Persons with disabilities are at a considerable disadvantage by not being able to access information technologies. For instance, as education becomes increasingly dependent on information technologies, not being able to access the Internet for example limits the learning potential of persons with disabilities. Several places already have legislation and […]
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So, I’ve been hard at work since Saturday getting this site redesigned. It’s not exactly a 100% new look: the fundamental structure is basically the same. Two columns, navigation on the right, etc. No huge changes from that perspective. But I’ve moved the site search to be more prominent (and repaired the search for the main site, which wasn’t really working right, as it turns out…I hadn’t known!) At any rate, it’s still a work in progress – so I’m […]
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I was invited a couple weeks ago to redesign and contribute to Accessibility Blog, Matt Bailey’s blog on accessibility awareness and marketing. Today, I posted a brief article addressing the accessibility of college and university websites. Read and enjoy!
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From 456 Berea Street, Roger Johansson makes note of a EU declaration to "ensure that all public websites are accessible by 2010". This ministerial commitment is in fact quite broad in scope, including commitments to accessibility in the sense of access to an internet connection. The official press release states: Many Europeans still get too little benefit from information and communication technologies, and millions are at risk of being left behind. Enabling all Europeans to participate on equal terms in […]
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