- Common errors with web accessibility
January 1st, 2008
Webcredible’s latest article on 10 common errors when implementing accessibility is a useful reminder for those making their websites accessible and inclusive to all.
- Free screenreader software to assist the blind and visually impaired
November 19th, 2007
Over on David Wilcox’s Designing for Civil Society site, David recently reported about Roger Wilson-Hinds, who was demonstrating screenreader software at the e-democracy conference. The screenreader (known as ‘Thunder’) not only reads text out loud, but also can increase the text size for those that can see. It also helps with managing information, [...]
- Accessibility 2.0: UK newspaper websites featured in study
November 19th, 2007
Today, I was contacted by Laura Oliver who writes for Journalism.co.uk – a leading website for journalists.
Laura informed me that their site is launching a series of features and articles that will be published throughout this week on the accessibility of the UK’s main newspaper websites to blind and visually impaired users. They’ve [...]
- sNews – an easy and simple web publishing tool for non profit organisations
November 4th, 2007
I’ve been keeping an eye on sNews for a while now, and have given it a good road test for use as a simple CMS (content management system) that will meet the needs of many voluntary and community organisations.
The choice of CMS to use for any nonprofit organisation should be always considered carefully. Will [...]
- Women working in non-profit technology – are we visible?
October 19th, 2007
A couple of days ago, Beth Kanter put a shout out to help her with a session she’s running at the forthcoming She’s Geeky Conference. Her session will be directed at women who might be working in the corporate or business sector and are thinking of switching to the nonprofit sector. Beth asked [...]
- Free tools to test your site for accessibility
October 12th, 2007
Following on from my posting earlier in the month where a US court issued two landmark decisions that the Target Corporation has to make their website accessible to blind people, web accessibility is an area which many nonprofits and charities still find difficult to implement on their sites.
In this article I’m going to show a [...]
- A different and free way to make a website – use a wiki
October 3rd, 2007
If you are looking for a simple and quick way to make a website for your organisation, there are many tools and choices available that are not only cheap or free, but also easy to use for the end user with no complicated need for in depth technical knowledge and ability. In this article, we’ll [...]
- In the pink!
October 1st, 2007
Regular readers will have noted a drastic colour change today on my blog.
It’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month. From politicians, to the public, to the press, it is a time when focus on breast cancer is at its very highest across the world.
Pink is the colour during Breast Cancer Awareness Month hence the new look to [...]
- Let your readers be in control: Text resizing
September 21st, 2007
Text resize buttons on a single website or enable your readers to take control and learn how to make all their internet viewing a better experience? Which would you prefer?
Later in this article, I’ll provide you with a helpful list of links to resources which can help you to understand more about accessibility.
As [...]
- Working towards a new world of Interoperability and Accessibility? It’s not here yet…
September 7th, 2007
In the web design arena, there is currently a lot of discussion about how and where the ‘web’ is headed. With the concepts and available draft of of HTML 5, and the air of disappointment to many that it potentially is not necessarily going to enable better accessibility to all. On the other side [...]