http://www.webdirections.org/notes/derek-featherstone-designing-for-accessibility/ Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:41:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.webdirections.org/notes/derek-featherstone-designing-for-accessibility/comment-page-1/#comment-204 WD06 - Day 4 Musings at Mad Web Blog Mon, 23 Oct 2006 13:01:57 +0000 http://westciv.com/webdirections08/blog/derek-featherstone-designing-for-accessibility/#comment-204 [...] Derek Featherstone was next, with Designing for Accessibility. I didn’t take any notes for this talk, as I felt it was a little on the obvious side, however, there were a number of good points made which got me thinking about assistive technologies other than screen readers, like magnifiyers, hotkeys and tab indexed. [...] […] Derek Featherstone was next, with Designing for Accessibility. I didn’t take any notes for this talk, as I felt it was a little on the obvious side, however, there were a number of good points made which got me thinking about assistive technologies other than screen readers, like magnifiyers, hotkeys and tab indexed. […]

]]> http://www.webdirections.org/notes/derek-featherstone-designing-for-accessibility/comment-page-1/#comment-201 Amy Stephen » Blog Archive » links for 2006-10-03 Tue, 03 Oct 2006 23:25:11 +0000 http://westciv.com/webdirections08/blog/derek-featherstone-designing-for-accessibility/#comment-201 [...] webdirections » Blog Archive » Derek Featherstone - Designing for Accessibility (tags: Design_Accessibility) [...] […] webdirections » Blog Archive » Derek Featherstone — Designing for Accessibility (tags: Design_Accessibility) […]

]]> http://www.webdirections.org/notes/derek-featherstone-designing-for-accessibility/comment-page-1/#comment-203 AndrewA Sun, 01 Oct 2006 11:25:58 +0000 http://westciv.com/webdirections08/blog/derek-featherstone-designing-for-accessibility/#comment-203 1. While Alt attributes render as proper text for screen-magnifier users, they often don't fit on the screen depending on the level of magnification. Best approach: text as text, not images, especially for menus. 2. Source order - might not matter for a screen reader user (unless they try to discuss the page with a sighted friend). However, it matters a lot for the sighted person who has a mobility impairment that prevents them from using a mouse. These poeple expect to tab through the page in an order that approximates the visual display - ie top-left to bottom-right. So keep your code in that order. 1. While Alt attributes render as proper text for screen-magnifier users, they often don’t fit on the screen depending on the level of magnification. Best approach: text as text, not images, especially for menus.
2. Source order — might not matter for a screen reader user (unless they try to discuss the page with a sighted friend). However, it matters a lot for the sighted person who has a mobility impairment that prevents them from using a mouse. These poeple expect to tab through the page in an order that approximates the visual display — ie top-left to bottom-right. So keep your code in that order.

]]> http://www.webdirections.org/notes/derek-featherstone-designing-for-accessibility/comment-page-1/#comment-202 Miles’ Blog » Web Directions - final thoughts - Thoughts and errata from Miles Burke. Sat, 30 Sep 2006 08:04:36 +0000 http://westciv.com/webdirections08/blog/derek-featherstone-designing-for-accessibility/#comment-202 [...] I then introduced Derek Featherstone, who followed Thursday’s talk with Designing for accessibility: More simple techniques that make a difference. [...] […] I then introduced Derek Featherstone, who followed Thursday’s talk with Designing for accessibility: More simple techniques that make a difference. […]

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