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The 100 Most Important Questions Facing Humankind

If you type "Is there " in the search field of your favorite search engine, and have search suggestions or auto-complete enabled, you’re likely to see some interesting questions appear as recommendations. If you then narrow your search by typing the first letter of the third word (e.g., "Is there a"), the list gets even […]

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Accessible March Madness 2011 via Greasemonkey

NOTE: Check this blog periodically for updates to the Accessible NCAA Bracket script. Be sure you have the latest version: Latest version: 1.7 Updated: April 2, 2011 New in this version: Added support for the Final Four In the Active Games section, replaced the phrase "0:00 in the 1st half" with "halftime" Added preliminary support […]

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Accessible HTML5 Video with JW Player as Fallback

The DO-IT Video site recently got a face-lift. Among the changes was a new player, which uses the HTML5 <video> element for browsers that support it, and falls back to the JW Player for those that don’t.

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Should the ADA Require WCAG 2.0 Level AA Conformance?

Monday (January 24) is the deadline for submitting comments related to the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) proposed rulemaking related to web accessibility and the Americans with Disabilities Act. See the Instructions for Submitting Public Comments and the proposal. In their proposal, the DOJ has specifically asked 19 questions on which they’re seeking feedback. A […]

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Testing Accessibility of Pre-populated Input Fields

It’s becoming increasingly common for web pages to include input fields, especially search fields, that prompt the user with placeholder text inside the input field, rather than a separate visible label. The main argument I’ve heard for doing so is to conserve scarce screen real estate. I’ve seen this implemented in a variety of ways, […]