Written by Nomensa experts to share our knowledge

Accessible Social Media

Léonie Watson, 2nd June 2009

    Léonie looks at the accessible alternatives to social media sites such as YouTube.

Writing an Accessibility Statement

Léonie Watson, 17th February 2009

    Léonie explains the the best format for an Accessibility Statement.

Using Focus pseudo-class to improve your site's accessibility

Matthew Lawson, 5th January 2009
Matthew explains the benefits of focus pseudo-class.

Why Is Good Quality Code So Important?

Léonie Watson , 3rd November 2008

 Léonie explains the importance of good code.

Creating Accessible Websites

Alastair Campbell, 27th May 2008
Web Standards have started to become a normal part of web development, Alastair shows where and when accessibility should be a part of it.

Practical plans for accessible architectures

Frances Forman, 6th August 2007
 Frances explains how an accessible information architecture builds a bridge between planning, design, and development.

A basic guide to PAS 78

Léonie Watson, 31st October 2006

    A guide to the new guidelines for commissioning accessible websites.

A Christmas tale about accessible shopping

Léonie Watson, 31st September 2006
Léonie talks about her experiences of Christmas shopping as a screen reader user.

Accessible design needs good foundations

Frances Forman, 1st August 2006
An accessible website needs to start with the basics.

Screen reading Apples

Alastair Campbell, 30th June 2006
  A review of Voice over, the Apple screen reader.

Headings and Lists - are you using them correctly?

Mark Napthine, 9th May 2006
Advice for Web Developers on the correct way to use Headings and Lists.

Five assistive technologies you should be aware of

Léonie Watson, 31st March 2006
The considerations of head and mouth wands, speech enabled websites, screen magnifiers, voice recognition software and the browser are discussed.

This isn't just alt text; this is really great alt text

Léonie Watson, 31st January 2006
Describing images in a few, short effective words makes the world of difference.

What is a screen reader?

Léonie Watson, 22nd November 2005
An introduction to screen reading software used by visually impaired people.

Accessibility lifecycle and automated tools

Alastair Campbell, 13th October 2005
Where in the web development lifecycle accessibility can be applied.

What are skip links?

Emily Coward, 2nd December 2004
This article outlines what skip links are and a best-practice method of implementing them.

Access keys

Alastair Campbell, 11th August 2004
Strong reasons not to use access keys

Configuring the individual voice settings in Jaws

Léonie Watson, 14th July 2003
The third article in this series takes a more in-depth look at the Voice Settings in Jaws - the Individual Voice Settings.

Text only sites

Léonie Watson, 7th June 2004
Outlines the many reasons to use a text-only version of the site.

Configuring Jaws Voice Settings

Léonie Watson, 20th May 2003
The second article in this series looks at one of the most vital areas of the Jaws For Windows (JFW) screen reader software, the Voice Settings.

RNIB Accessible Flash case study

Sally Lincoln, 15th April 2003
Nomensa and the RNIB worked together to produce a Flash game for Valentines Day that was accessible for people using screen readers.

Configuring Jaws to optimise the user experience

Léonie Watson, 21st March 2003
For people who use the Jaws screen reader it is possible to easily tailor the Jaws environment to suit your needs. This article is the first of a series to help Jaws users configure their settings and improve their online exprerience.

Computing in the dark

Léonie Watson, 1st November 2002
A first hand account of browsing the web without sight.

Web accessibility

Simon Norris & Alastair Campbell, 1st November 2002
This article covers the basics of accessibility if you are new to the topic.