November 2011
DingoAccess » Measuring accessibility
There has been much discussion, and some arguments, about how to determine the accessibility of websites. Unfortunately, this is often polarised around two simplistic choices: A compliance/conformance based approach that usually involves a checklist of criteria; or, some form of user testing by people who have different disabilities and/or who rely on different assistive technologies. Both approaches have their strength and limitations, and neither can provide a reliable declaration about the accessibility of a site on its own.
September 2010
10 Tools for Evaluating Web Design Accessibility
by 1 otherIn this post, you’ll find 10 free tools to help you evaluate and correct issues which decrease your website’s accessibility. There was a high emphasis on the ease-of-use during the selection of these tools.
July 2010
Screen Readers and Assistive Technology: 5 Ways to Improve Web Accessibility – SEO « Switched On Media
The need to ensure that your business website is accessible to all visitors has never been greater.
May 2010
WebAIM: Evaluating Web Sites for Accessibility with the Firefox Web Developer Toolbar
Based on some of the WCAG 1.0 checkpoints, this article aims to provide a quick outline of how Mozilla Firefox and the Web Developer Toolbar can help with these manual checks.
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