Download Web Axe Episode 67 (WCAG2, events, CS4, John Slatin) News & Events Joe Clark wanted to be listed in Ross' typography blog post Ross in the news (co-working style enviornment) Refresh Detroit meeting November 19 will focus on web accessibility Dennis to speak at Accessing Higher Ground: Accessible Media, Web and Technology Conference; November 11-14, 2008; Boulder, Colorado WCAG 2.0 nearing completion WCAG 2.0 succeeds in test sites, moves to last stage So near to the finish line by Accessify "Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 was published as a W3C Proposed Recommendation on 3 November 2008. This means that the technical material of WCAG 2.0 is complete and it has been implemented in real sites. The next stage is the final publication, which is expected in December 2008." Podcasts from Accessibility Conference last spring put on by AbilityNet in UK Download the podcasts, transcripts and summaries of Accessibility 2.0 presentations! CS4 Accessibility Adobe's Favorite CS4 Accessibility Features Notably, Flash video playback controls are accessible by default. John Slatin Fund Project John Slatin Accessibility Fund Project The John Slatin Fund Accessibility isn’t a one-person job "Matches accessibility experts with companies wanting a brief accessibility audit of their websites. In return for the audit, site owners will contribute a minimum of $500 to help fund the medical expenses incurred by John's family during his long illness." Revisiting Screen Resolution Should Web Developers Support 800×600? Less

Dennis and Ross discuss a variety of recent web accessibility news and events. Download Web Axe Episode 62 (Web Accessibility News) HTML 5 and Accessibility post — comment from Laura Carlson of Web Standards Group with great info and links. WAVE toolbar and blog available Reference Card for Accessible PDF Creation from Word from the Adobe Accessibility blog by Andrew Kirkpatrick (Download Reference Card) For Review: UAAG 2.0 First Public Working Draft Joe Clark has released the (final?) update to the WCAG Samurai’s errata. Also see The WCAG Samurai Errata are now available. Moving WCAG 2.0 to the next stage (W3C March 2008 Update) Radio New Zealand Interview of Shawn Henry, February 2008 Are Lists Becoming the New Tables? IE8 announces change in "version targeting": Surprise of the year: IE8 will use Standards mode by default Microsoft Backflips on Browser Version Targeting CSS Globe, 11 Good Accessibility Tips SXSW panels of note: Accessible Rich Media (Sharron Rush) Targeting Your Web Site: Accessibility Litigation Update (Mike Wasylik) Catching up with Accessibility: The Basics Quickly (Shawn Henry) Dell's Blog about SXSW Accessibility topics The Digital Bus - a blog about digital marketing Less

Dennis and Ross discuss a variety of recent web accessibility news and events including. Download Web Axe Episode 62 (Web Accessibility News) HTML 5 and Accessibility post — comment from Laura Carlson of Web Standards Group with great info and links. WAVE toolbar and blog available Reference Card for Accessible PDF Creation from Word from the Adobe Accessibility blog by Andrew Kirkpatrick (Download Reference Card) For Review: UAAG 2.0 First Public Working Draft Joe Clark has released the (final?) update to the WCAG Samurai’s errata. Also see The WCAG Samurai Errata are now available. Moving WCAG 2.0 to the next stage (W3C March 2008 Update) Radio New Zealand Interview of Shawn Henry, February 2008 Are Lists Becoming the New Tables? IE8 announces change in "version targeting": Surprise of the year: IE8 will use Standards mode by default Microsoft Backflips on Browser Version Targeting CSS Globe, 11 Good Accessibility Tips SXSW panels of note: Accessible Rich Media (Sharron Rush) Targeting Your Web Site: Accessibility Litigation Update (Mike Wasylik) Catching up with Accessibility: The Basics Quickly (Shawn Henry) Dell's Blog about SXSW Accessibility topics The Digital Bus - a blog about digital marketing Less

The WCAG Samurai is an "independent group of developers convened in 2006" and headed up by Joe Clark, accessibility guru. In this podcast, Dennis and Ross discuss the WCAG Samurai's errata to the W3C's WCAG 1.0 web accessibility guidelines. This includes: what it is and if we should use it discussing the 12 main points which WCAG 1.0 Priority 3 guidelines to ignore Download Web Axe Episode 55 (WCAG Samurai) The WCAG 1 + Samurai Guidelines Provide equivalent alternatives to auditory and visual content Don’t rely on colour alone Use markup and stylesheets and do so properly Clarify natural-language usage Create tables that transform gracefully Ensure that pages featuring new technologies transform gracefully Ensure user control of time-sensitive content changes - Design for device-independence Use interim solutions Use W3C technologies and guidelines Provide context and orientation information Related Links Introduction to WCAG Samurai Errata WCAG Samurai Errata for WCAG 1.0 WCAG Samurai Peer Review On the WCAG Samurai errata - Bruce Lawson News JAWS 9.0 with AJAX Support? SpokenText developing Firefox add-on/extension can now share recordings donate using PayPal Why your employer should care about web accessibility Less