I have a client who discourages the use of PDF forms and files on their
website because they believe that they are not accessible.
Researching this on the Web, it appears that this may have been true several
years ago, but that Adobe has made an effort to make PDF forms and files
accessible in
I read that every time the screen is refreshed, the screen reader usually
will start re-reading the screen from the top. An example given was if the
user keys in a zip code, and the city/state get automatically filled-in,
this means the screen was refreshed so the screen reader will start at the
This conversation has been very interesting to follow these past few days.
There are two topics that have not surfaced in the posts I've read.
1. The commercial sector does not take accessibility (on the web) seriously.
My team works with many large clients globally in the web space, both
By an chance will Shawn's talk be available via web conferencing or
telephone or podcast?
On 5/29/07 11:19 AM, Swan, Henny [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi All,
Shawn Henry will be speaking about Web accessibility in London next week
at a free event at the University of Westminster hosted by
Try Axure ( http://www.axure.com/)
On 3/12/07 9:15 AM, Nick Roper [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Apologies if this is slightly off topic, but I'm happy to re-post elsewhere.
A client wants to be able to create some draft page layouts that they
want achieved. Basically, they want a simple piece
If you use a Mac, OmniGraffle is a good tool for this purpose.
http://www.omnigroup.com/applications/omnigraffle/
On 3/12/07 9:15 AM, Nick Roper [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Apologies if this is slightly off topic, but I'm happy to re-post elsewhere.
A client wants to be able to create some
Best practices is a good phrase to use in conjunction with standards,
especially when the best practices are research-based. Usability.gov
provides free Research-Based Web Design Usability Guidelines that are
quite comprehensive.
On 3/8/07 8:18 AM, kevin mcmonagle [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Title: Is a colon after a form label necessary?
We are establishing Web standards for forms and are debating this.
Heres what I have gleaned based on reading the references cited below.
1. Colons are hard to see on a screen. (Reference 1.)
2. W3C does not state a requirement for a colon
