All posts with the tag of HTML5

21st November 2011 by Dan Stringer | Web Accessibility

Different browsers offer different levels of support for HTML5 audio and video. Where some browsers support one type of media file other browsers will fail to do so. While browser vendors continue to implement HTML5 features support should get better and better. However, the situation at the time of writing dictates that we cannot (and certainly should not) assume that a browser will play HTML5 media.

19th April 2011 by Dan Stringer | Web Accessibility

Introduction I was recently tasked with the challenge of creating a series of accessible charts and graphs for an internal project. We were attempting to present some graphs showing site usage statistics pulled from one of our google analytics accounts. Charts and Graphs can be tricky to implement on web pages in such a way [...]

8th March 2011 by Léonie Watson | Web Accessibility

HTML lists are simple but extremely useful. Like HTML headings, they help give semantic meaning to information on a web page. Coded correctly, lists also give screen reader users important insights into the nature of the content they’re exploring.

18th August 2010 by Alastair Campbell | News flash

The BBC joined the HTML5 discussions recently when Erik Huggers’ posted on the BBC Internet Blog: HTML5, open standards, and the BBC. People have been asking the BBC throw its weight behind HTML5, and its use of Flash seems to show reticence, is that justified?

21st September 2009 by Léonie Watson | Events

Standards.Next is an informal meetup hosted by Opera. The idea is for a group of people to get together and listen to a few presentations on a key theme, then really get involved with questions so the whole thing takes on a workshop style. On Saturday, the theme was cognition in accessibility.