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When is an accessible PDF accessible?

Peter Abrahams, Bloor Research — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 07:00:00 +0100

Documents produced by the standards bodies are not as accessible as they should be. Looking at one particular document suggests changes that should be made. [Read More...]

Standards must be accessible

Peter Abrahams, Bloor Research — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 07:00:00 +0100

Documents produced by standards bodies such as BSi, in the UK, and CEN in Europe are normally not accessible. Can there be any excuse and when will this change? [Read More...]

European e-Inclusion Awards 2008 - please enter

Peter Abrahams, Bloor Research — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 07:00:00 +0100

The European Union is becoming much more active in the e-inclusion arena. This latest award announcement could give valuable public exposure to organisations that take disability and accessibility seriously. [Read More...]

Accessibility and process and control - a response to a blog

Peter Abrahams, Bloor Research — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 07:00:00 +0100

Your business should have an accessibility policy and it needs IT processes and controls to ensure the policy is supported and adhered to by projects of all sizes and flavours. [Read More...]

Accessibility is imbedded in trustworthy computing at Microsoft

Peter Abrahams, Bloor Research — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 07:00:00 +0100

Microsoft's commitment to accessibility can be seen by its position in the organisation's hierarchy alongside security, privacy and reliability. [Read More...]

European Standards on ICT Accessibility : report on phase I

Peter Abrahams, Bloor Research — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 07:00:00 +0100

The European Union (EU) is developing standards for the procurement of accessible Information and Communication Technology by public bodies. Phase 1 is nearing completion what does/will it contain and mean? [Read More...]

e-Access 08 was a great day in London

Peter Abrahams, Bloor Research — Tue, 06 May 2008 07:00:00 +0100

e-Access is a great conference. Comparing e-Access 08 with 06 shows that accessibility has moved forward to an extent. [Read More...]

Accessibility Conferences

Peter Abrahams, Bloor Research — Thu, 01 May 2008 07:00:00 +0100

There is a constant stream of accessibility and disability related conferences it seems to me to be useful to have a blog listing these. [Read More...]

See the naked bodies of 500 websites for one day only

Peter Abrahams, Bloor Research — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 07:00:00 +0100

April 9th is CSS Naked Day 08 and over 500 websites have promised to switch their CSS off for the day. Why? [Read More...]

UK Business Taskforce on Accessible Technology

Peter Abrahams, Bloor Research — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 07:00:00 +0100

A group of heavyweight employers have set up a taskforce to investigate accessible technology. It should have a major impact on all stakeholders. [Read More...]

Businesses should do more to avoid repetitive strain injuries (RSI)

Peter Abrahams, Bloor Research — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 07:00:00 +0100

The clear message from the recent RSI Action Conference is that businesses can and should do more to ensure their employees do not suffer from RSI. [Read More...]

How accessible are the high street websites

Peter Abrahams, Bloor Research — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 07:00:00 +0100

Webcredible have just produced a report on 20 UK retail websites. The results are interesting, the methodology is even more interesting. [Read More...]

Second Life is now too important not to be accessible

Peter Abrahams, Bloor Research — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 10:00:00 +0100

Commercial business events now take place in Second Life but they are not accessible. Why is this a problem and are there any answers? [Read More...]

Amazon Kindle for people with disabilities

Peter Abrahams, Bloor Research — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 07:00:00 +0100

Kindle, the new electronic book reader from Amazon, will aid accessibility for some disability groups but most groups will have to wait for a future version. [Read More...]

Kindle and Surface new interfaces accessible? Usable?

Peter Abrahams, Bloor Research — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 07:00:00 +0100

Two new interfaces paradigms have been announced recently. What are the implications for accessibility? Surface is looked at in detail in this blog and Kindle in the next. [Read More...]

HMRC goes public on accessibility

Peter Abrahams, Bloor Research — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 07:00:00 +0100

HMRC serves all UK adults so accessibility is a key issue. See and learn from the review and planning process for improving accessibility. [Read More...]

Accessible Google Maps

Peter Abrahams, Bloor Research — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 07:00:00 +0100

Google Maps hides some accessibility features. Here are some of them and a plea for Google to better document accessibility in general. [Read More...]

BCS Awards for MP Websites

Peter Abrahams, Bloor Research — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 07:00:00 +0100

The BCS MP Website award helped highlight the importance of ICT to the UK. It also raised issues of accessibility design. [Read More...]

Accessibility News Snippets

Peter Abrahams, Bloor Research — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 22:00:00 +0100

A variety of snippets of news suggest that accessibility and usability are going up the agenda and more organisations are recognising the needs of people with disabilities [Read More...]

Apple Leopard is more accessible but not good enough

Peter Abrahams, Bloor Research — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 09:00:00 +0100

Leopard, the latest version of Apple Mac operating system, has some new features that help accessibility but the design of some of them suggest that Apple still do not take the issue really seriously. [Read More...]

Accessible to whom?

Peter Abrahams, Bloor Research — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 07:00:00 +0100

Should web sites be accessible to all regardless of disability? The simple answer is yes, this article investigates in more detail. [Read More...]

Three cheers for Target for fighting accessibility

Peter Abrahams, Bloor Research — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 07:00:00 +0100

Target, the US retailer, are being sued for having an inaccessible web site. By fighting the case the law has been clarified which is good for accessibility. Hence the tongue in cheek three cheers. [Read More...]

Document formats and accessibility

Peter Abrahams, Bloor Research — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 07:00:00 +0100

ISO have had a second ballot on OpenXML. IBM has joined OpenOffice.org. What will be the impact on accessibility, assistive technologies, browser support and other user interfaces? [Read More...]

The Big Ask - try to join the march without a mouse

Peter Abrahams, Bloor Research — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 07:00:00 +0100

Friends of the Earth are asking us to join Thebigask march. I believe it is a very worthwhile cause but they have made it very difficult for disabled people to join. Try it and see why it is so inaccessible and why you should join anyway. [Read More...]

Firefox Accessibility: little things that help

Peter Abrahams, Bloor Research — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 07:00:00 +0100

Standard Firefox focus is difficult to see. A small user style makes Firefox more accessible and usable. [Read More...]

Accessibility Statement - What it should include

Peter Abrahams, Bloor Research — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 07:00:00 +0100

Every web site should include an accessibility page that explains how the site supports users with disabilities. What should be included on the page? [Read More...]

Wimbledon web site accessibility

Peter Abrahams, Bloor Research — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 07:00:00 +0100

Accessibility has been considered when creating the Wimbledon web site. Not everything is right. Hopefully it will be accessible to more people with disabilities next year. [Read More...]

The Olympic 2012 Logo fiasco

Peter Abrahams, Bloor Research — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 09:00:00 +0100

A video on the 2012 Olympic website caused epileptic fits. A quick investigation showed that the site as a whole is badly coded and hence not accessible. Time to fix it now. [Read More...]

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 latest draft

Peter Abrahams, Bloor Research — Wed, 23 May 2007 07:00:00 +0100

WCAG 2.0 is much more understandable than WCAG 1.0. The complexity of the standards should no longer be an excuse for not developing accessible solutions. [Read More...]

Screen reader news and views

Peter Abrahams, Bloor Research — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 07:00:00 +0100

Accessibility news: Julie Howell, Microsoft Narrator, Thunder and IBM A-Browser [Read More...]