Archive for July, 2008

LowBrowse - helping make the web a better place for those with vision loss

A new add-on tool to work with the Firefox browser will soon be launched which aims to help those with vision loss.

Excerpt from the Lighthouse International website:

While existing programs enable blind people to access the web effectively, LowBrowse™ is the first program to enable people with moderate or severe low vision to both view web pages as the original web author intended and read the text on those pages tailored to their own visual needs. The highly anticipated program, which runs in conjunction with the Mozilla Firefox browser, will be offered at no charge and is expected to be available to the public for download via the Firefox add-on site in late summer or early fall of 2008.

Using open source technology, this browser add-on will be free to users through the Firefox Add-on site. It works with Windows, Mac and Linux. Lighthouse International is a non-profit organisation which enables people with low vision and blindness to enjoy safe, independent and productive lives.

Read the full article and find out more about the wide range of features and opportunities that this add-on will deliver at Lighthouse International Develops Free, Innovative Web Browser Software For People Who Are Visually Impaired.

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Posted on July 31st, 2008 | Posted in: Accessibility, Nptech, On the web.
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Scripting Enabled

Scripting Enabled is a conference and hack day taking place in London, England in September 2008.
The aim of the conference is to break down the barriers between disabled users and the social web as much as giving ethical hackers real world issues to solve. Find out more at the Scripting Enabled website.

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Posted on July 30th, 2008 | Posted in: Accessibility, Side Notes, Social Media, Web design.
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Stand up and be counted: The Survey, 2008

It’s that time of year again. Anyone who is involved with making, developing or editing websites should take this quick survey. Nearly 33,000 people took the first survey last year which provided a snapshot picture into the web profession.

Improvements have been made to this years survey to reflect the wider diversity of those involved in the web world including nonprofits and pro bono work.

Read the full accompanying article and participate at A List Apart, The Survey 2008.

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Posted on July 30th, 2008 | Posted in: Nptech, On the web, UKriders, Web design.
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Silverback - new usability testing software

Silverback, a recently released tool, created by the geniuses at Clearleft provides unobtrusive usability testing for designers and developers. In short, it captures screen activity, videos the users voice and actions, you can add chapters and notes, and exports the files to Quicktime. This new application is for Mac only, and is available for a 30 day free trial or you can purchase at a very reasonable cost, and also 10% of

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Posted on July 28th, 2008 | Posted in: Accessibility, Side Notes, Web design.
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