Helena Zubkow and Mike Herchel published a great article recently comparing the U.S. Presidential candidates websites on accessibility. That article points out several features (both good and bad) that affect accessibility for some visitors to their sites. There’s one feature in particular that I want to expand upon since it’s been on my mind lately. […]
On Tuesday May 31, Ken Petri of Ohio State University and I are giving a webinar titled What Makes a Video Player Accessible?, hosted by the International Association of Accessibility Professionals (IAAP). If you’re reading this before the event, I hope you can make it. Follow the above link to register. If you’re reading this […]
Two weeks have now passed since the 2016 CSUN Conference, and I’m still inspired by many of the bright ideas that were generated from sessions, conversations, tweets, etc. and considering how to apply them. I gave two sessions at CSUN, What’s New With Able Player? and Web Accessibility 101 with Accessible University 3.0. In the […]
I did some work over the weekend to improve Able Player’s support for YouTube videos. The changes will be available in the next major release of Able Player, which I’ll be unveiling in my session at CSUN. The biggest challenge with playing YouTube videos in a third-party player is getting access to captions. I described […]
On New Years Eve 2015, I completed my latest music project which I’m calling MOATmix (MOAT = Music Of All Time). MOATmix is a celebration of the music that has shaped our lives for generations, and is now available by invitation only at MOATmix.com. Over three years in the making, this is my most ambitious, […]