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Accessibility - Topics A-Z
Topics A-Z listing of all general articles and resources about accessibility.
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- Web Accessibility
- Developed by the Australian Government's Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA). Web accessibility - What does it all mean? Misconception: Web accessibility is about disability. No, Web accessibility is about universality.
Added: 15 May 2012
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- Accessibility - Articles: Part 1 - Archive
- General articles about web accessibility in government.
Added: 16 December 2005
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- Accessibility - Articles: Part 2 - Archive
- General articles about web accessibility in government.
Added: 16 December 2005
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- Accessibility - Articles: Part 3 - Archive
- General articles about web accessibility in government.
Added: 16 December 2005
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- Accessibility - Australia - Archive
- Articles and resources about website accessibility issues in Australia.
Added: 20 December 2005
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- Accessibility - Europe - Archive
- Articles and resources about website accessibility issues in Europe.
Added: 20 December 2005
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- Accessibility - Resources - Archive
- Resources about web accessibility in government.
Added: 20 December 2005
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- Accessibility - United Kingdom - Archive
- Articles and resources about website accessibility in the United Kingdom.
Added: 20 December 2005
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- Accessibility - United States - Archive
- Articles and resources about accessibility best practice in government websites in the United States.
Added: 20 December 2005
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- Accessibility and PDFs
- Presentation by Gian Wild to the Victoria Online Seminar in Melbourne, 14 October 2010. Some highlights include: PDF is not defined as an 'accessible technology' because: The design of the PDF file (and no universal definition of an 'accessible PDF); Technical ability of the assistive technologies; Skill of the end user (using an assistive technology with a PDF is different to HTML)...
Added: 14 October 2010
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- Accessibility, Usability and User Centred Design - 1. Accessibility
- Content of the presentation includes: why accessibility?; assistive technologies and adaptive strategies; and designing and developing. Examines accessibility policies in Europe, the United States and other countries around the world as well as WCAG 1.0 and 2.0.
Added: 3 August 2010
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- Audio and podcasts - Accessibility Toolkit - Version 3 - 2009
- There will be people who won't be able to access the audio file or podcast because: they are deaf; they are in a noisy environment; they cannot play sound. Audio files and podcasts cannot be made fully accessible, but they can be made accessible to some people with disabilities – for example people who are hearing impaired or deaf – by providing a transcript of the content in text or HTML.
Added: 16 July 2010
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- Audio describing videos - Accessibility Toolkit - Version 3 - 2009
- How to use Magpie 2.0 to create audio descriptions of all the visual content in online videos to make them more accessibility to people with disabilities.
Added: 30 June 2010
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- Australian Human Rights Commission position on WCAG 2.0
- The Australian Human Rights Commission is engaging in a process of broad-based consultation, and at this stage they have not finalised a view on any specific aspect of WCAG2.0.
Added: 1 April 2009
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- Blogging and Accessibility - Accessibility Toolkit - Version 3 - 2009
- Blogging is often just text or a combination of text, images and links. Therefore it is easy to make a blog accessible. However a blog has all the same potential accessibility issues as a web site does. Consequently blogs should always be tested against the W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Version 1.0, Level AA.
Added: 14 May 2010
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- Captioning downloadable videos - Accessibility Toolkit - Version 3 - 2009
- How to use Magpie 2.0 to create captions for online videos to make them more accessibility to people with disabilities.
Added: 30 June 2010
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- Captioning Vodcasts - Accessibility Toolkit - Version 3 - 2009
- Vodcasts cannot be made fully accessible, but they can be made accessible to some people with disabilities; for example people who are hearing impaired or deaf. A vodcast is made accessible by: providing a transcript of the video in text or HTML; and providing captions of all the audio content in the video.
Added: 30 June 2010
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- Captioning YouTube videos - Accessibility Toolkit - Version 3 - 2009
- How to use Magpie 2.0 to create captions for YouTube videos to make them more accessibility to people with disabilities.
Added: 30 June 2010
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- Creating sites accessible to people with cognitive disabilities - Accessibility Toolkit - Version 3 - 2009
- People with cognitive, language and learning disabilities comprise the largest group of those with disabilities accessing the web.
Added: 1 June 2010
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- Differences between WCAG 1.0 and WCAG 2.0 (Accessibility OZ)
- Now that WCAG2 has been endorsed by federal, state and local Government, the time has come to review your department’s web sites and applications for compliance to the new guidelines. Gian Wild talks about WCAG2 and the main differences between this new set of guidelines and WCAG1. Presented Tuesday 29 November 2011 to the Victorian Government.
Added: 1 December 2011
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- Melbourne Accessibility Week - February 2012
- The Victorian Government has set a December 2012 deadline for all Government websites to be Level A WCAG2 compliant. AccessibilityOz is launching Melbourne Accessibility Week. Register now! Dates - 6- 10 February, 2012 - Full Day Seminar; Microsoft Word Training (1/2 day); Adobe PDF Training (1 day); Writing Accessible Content (1 day); Developer Training (1 day).
Added: 19 December 2011;
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- Web Adaptability for Inclusion Conference 2009
- Realising the UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities - January 21 - 23 2009 at La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria (near Melbourne), Australia. November 30, 2008 - early bird registration rates end. Worldwide, there have been significant steps towards a more inclusive online environment. New applications for improving the accessibility of content and services are adopting revised guidelines from W3C; new quality certification standards have been developed, and interactive accessibility services are emerging. The ISO committee has produced an inventory of needs, responses, and requires input from users and developers. Learn more about Web 2.0 and these developments at OZeWAI 2009. The following topics are very relevant: Web 2.0 accessibility and Accessibility 2.0; making resources suitably adaptable; auditing Websites and resources for adaptability and standards compliance; repairing inaccessible content; discovering accessible content; matching resources to users needs and preferences; and more...
Added: 21 November 2008;
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- Quick Reference - Testing Web Content for Accessibility
- Web Accessibility In Mind (WebAIM), expanded and improved version 2008. "Article Contents: 1. Human Checks: Use a checklist; Disable styles and linearize tables; Check alternative text; Verify color and contrast; Test content scaling; Check keyboard accessibility; Evaluate form accessibility and usability; Test with a screen reader; Valid HTML and CSS. 2. Testing with WAVE: About WAVE; Using WAVE; WAVE Icons; Report Views.
Added: 4 May 2007;
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- Quick Reference - Web Accessibility Principles
- Web Accessibility In Mind (WebAIM), Expanded and improved version - 2008. "Article Contents: Principles of Accessibility; Provide appropriate alternative text; Content is well structured and clearly written; Help users navigate to relevant content; Provide headers for data tables; Do not rely on color alone to convey meaning; Ensure users can complete and submit all forms; Ensure links make sense out of context; Caption and/or provide transcripts for media; Ensure accessibility of non-HTML content; Miscellaneous.
Added: 4 May 2007;
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- Victorian Government Accessibility Toolkit - Version 3 - September 2009 - in pdf format (2898kb)
(This document requires the use of Adobe Acrobat Reader). Department of Business and Innovation, Information Victoria, September 2009 - Version 3.1.1 - March 2011 (minor edits). "The Victorian Government’s Accessibility Standard requires that: All websites must be Level AA compliant (W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Version 1.0); Where audience needs are specific, websites should become Level AAA as appropriate. This toolkit shows departments and agencies how to conform to this policy and the W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Version 1.0. The toolkit is designed for Victorian Government business managers and web site owners to enable them to effectively present the business case for accessibility and manage the processes involved..."
An accessible HTML version of the toolkit is currently under development.
Added: 29 November 2005;
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- Creating Accessible PDFs
- HowTo.gov, Page Reviewed/Updated: September 25, 2011. "... Making your PDF documents accessible is important so that all users are able to access your agency's information—no matter its format. Not only is making your content accessible a best practice, agencies are also required by OMB to maintain accessibility and follow standards from Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act as amended in 1998..."
Added: 26 March 2012;
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- Social media for people with a disability
- Media Access Australia, February 2012. "Social media is what allows anyone with an internet connection to publish their own content and connect with other people. Through it, we receive a wealth of information and interaction... The aim of this Review is to provide an insight into how people with disabilities can best use popular social media tools. Objectives include: - To help consumers with disabilities participate online - To learn which social media applications are accessible - To support consumers with disabilities in performing particular tasks - To support the use of social media with assistive technologies and mobile devices - To gain an insight into the future trends of social media applications and their potential for consumers with disabilities..."
Added: 22 March 2012;
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- Social media accessibility
- Queensland Government, 16 March 2012. "People with a disability have shared their advice about overcoming accessibility issues with using popular social media tools such as Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn, Twitter and Skype, in a new Australian report, Sociability: Social media for people with a disability. The report has been developed as part of an accessibility review by Media Access Australia, a not-for-profit organisation devoted to increasing access to media for people with disabilities; with funding provided by the Australian Communications Consumer Action Network..."
Added: 22 March 2012;
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- Rough Guide: browsers, operating systems and screen reader support
- by Steve Faulkner, The Paciello Group Blog, Posted on February 6, 2012. "When testing aspects of support for new HTML5, WAI-ARIA features and HTML features in general, I often test browsers that do not have practical support for screen readers on a particular operating system. I find they have support for feature X, but lack support for feature Y that is required to enable practical support to web content for screen reader users. While it is useful to test and find successful implementations of discrete features, it needs to be viewed in the broader context of which browsers can be considered usable with popular OS level screen readers..."
Added: 1 March 2012;
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- Web Accessibility Testing: Do Automatic Testing First
- By Karl Groves. February 2, 2012. "Ask any ten accessibility people how they test for accessibility and you're bound to get a different answer from each one . Some people test with JAWS or other assistive technologies and, if they can use the site, they “pass” it. Some people subject the site to a series of ad hoc tests for things they deem important. Some people use a checklist. Others use complicated methodologies to ensure complete and thorough coverage. On some level, each method has its merits. In the grand scheme, so long as we’re making progress toward a more accessible Web, I think we’re doing good. I do, however, have very strong feelings that how people test could be improved in ways that make the testing more efficient, less intrusive on projects, and deliver better impact for end users. One thing we should rethink is the role and effective use of automated testing..."
Added: 1 March 2012;
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- Measuring accessibility
- By Roger Hudson, DingoAccess Random thoughts, stories and ideas from Roger Hudson of Web Usability, 2 November 2011. "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..."
Added: 23 February 2012;
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- Is PDF accessible in Australia?
- By Roger Hudson, DingoAccess Random thoughts, stories and ideas from Roger Hudson of Web Usability, 21 February 2012. "More than two years ago I wrote about WCAG 2.0 and Accessibility Supported, and my fear that, 'the concept of 'accessibility supported' is not fully understood'. I believe that this 'could put at risk the whole move to improve the accessibility of the web'. I am concerned that mixed-messages relating to the status of PDF as a 'web content technology' is still causing problems within Australia at least..."
Added: 23 February 2012;
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- Release of WCAG 2.0 Techniques for PDF
- By Andrew Arch - AGIMO Blog, 12 January 2012. "On 3 January 2012, the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) published updated Techniques for Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0, including new techniques for the Portable Document Format (PDF) and Silverlight, and an update to Understanding WCAG 2.0..."
Added: 3 February 2012;
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- PDF Techniques for WCAG 2.0
- W3C Working Group Note, 2012. "This Web page lists PDF Techniques from Techniques for WCAG 2.0: Techniques and Failures for Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0. Technology-specific techniques do not supplant the general techniques: content developers should consider both general techniques and technology-specific techniques as they work toward conformance..."
Added: 3 February 2012;
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- Accessibility & WordPress
- Posted by WDC. ecodelphinus.com, January 7, 2012 "This post is designed as a quick accessibility jump point on WordPress..."
Added: 1 February 2012;
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This category last updated: 15 May 2012
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