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10th March 2010
Filed under Accessibility
After my post about WAI-ARIA document landmark roles, someone asked me why they were so helpful to screen reader users. After all, don’t screen readers already provide shortcut keys for navigating through web pages?
8th March 2010
Filed under Simon says
In a recent article from the Timesonline aptly named Gordon Brown silences YouTube critics by disabling viewer comments the issue of comment disabling was again brought to my attention. So, after some further reading I came across an article on the Web Worker Daily by Georgina Laidlaw that tackles the subject intelligently.
23rd February 2010
Filed under Web development
The Accessible Rich Internet Applications (WAI-ARIA) specification defines a set of roles known as document landmarks. They can be used to programmatically identify key areas of content on a page, which means they can be interpreted by access technologies such as screen readers.
5th February 2010
Filed under Web development
This is the first of two articles aimed at explaining screen resolution and liquid layouts for non-developers / designers. As part of that I’ll cover what the fold is, why it shouldn’t matter, but often does. With the next article I’ll release a little presentation anyone can use to explain these concepts.
5th February 2010
Filed under Simon says
How many times have you visited a site for the very first time only to be presented with an annoying pop-up that asks you to complete a survey about the site you have only just visited?!
4th February 2010
Filed under Simon says
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1st February 2010
Filed under Usability
Whether negotiating million pound business deals or convincing a toddler that playing with the sharp knife is a bad idea, we have all tried to convince someone else that our opinion is worth considering. Persuasion is an innate human skill that we regularly use, sometimes without even knowing. Captology (Computers As Persuasive Technologies) is a new discipline that has increased in prominence as we continue to replace human roles with computers. In a busy market place perhaps captology can give you the edge you need?
