Comments for Accessify: latest news http://accessify.com/news Accessibility news: WCAG, WAI, PAS 78 ... and all manner of other weird acronyms and stuff Fri, 09 May 2008 22:46:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.3 Comment on WCAG 2.0 - Finally Here! [April Fool!] by Chat http://accessify.com/news/2007/04/wcag-20-finally-here/#comment-56880 Chat Thu, 24 Apr 2008 12:48:21 +0000 http://accessify.com/news/2007/04/wcag-20-finally-here/#comment-56880 Hahaha Hahaha

]]> Comment on The Perfect Popup was Imperfect … by Kevin http://accessify.com/news/2007/03/perfect-popup-unobtrusive-update/#comment-55174 Kevin Sat, 12 Apr 2008 19:34:35 +0000 http://accessify.com/news/2007/03/perfect-popup-unobtrusive-update/#comment-55174 Could anyone advise on how to modify "The Perfect Popup" javascript so that it pops up centered in the desktop, instead of in the upper left hand corner? It would be very much appreciated :) Thanks! Could anyone advise on how to modify “The Perfect Popup” javascript so that it pops up centered in the desktop, instead of in the upper left hand corner? It would be very much appreciated :) Thanks!

]]> Comment on Captioning Sucks by paul canning http://accessify.com/news/2008/04/captioning-sucks/#comment-54802 paul canning Thu, 10 Apr 2008 20:34:29 +0000 http://accessify.com/news/2008/04/captioning-sucks/#comment-54802 Couldn't the technology used by Blinkx (which translates voice to text for search reasons) offer some help? The BBC is working with them - though not for those reasons. Couldn’t the technology used by Blinkx (which translates voice to text for search reasons) offer some help? The BBC is working with them - though not for those reasons.

]]> Comment on Captioning Sucks by Matt Robin http://accessify.com/news/2008/04/captioning-sucks/#comment-53953 Matt Robin Sat, 05 Apr 2008 20:36:31 +0000 http://accessify.com/news/2008/04/captioning-sucks/#comment-53953 Oh wait, this is the comments for the 'Captioning Sucks' article...so, my previous comment doesn't make sense! That was in relation to your statement of why the CSS is turned-off on your site at the moment. There was only one place to make a comment...so I used it. Oh wait, this is the comments for the ‘Captioning Sucks’ article…so, my previous comment doesn’t make sense!

That was in relation to your statement of why the CSS is turned-off on your site at the moment. There was only one place to make a comment…so I used it.

]]> Comment on Captioning Sucks by Matt Robin http://accessify.com/news/2008/04/captioning-sucks/#comment-53952 Matt Robin Sat, 05 Apr 2008 20:34:13 +0000 http://accessify.com/news/2008/04/captioning-sucks/#comment-53952 But it's only the 5th today...you're too early for the Nakedness! :D But it’s only the 5th today…you’re too early for the Nakedness! :D

]]> Comment on HTML Reference with Accessibility Features by Ansgar http://accessify.com/news/2008/03/html-reference-with-accessibility-features/#comment-53001 Ansgar Mon, 31 Mar 2008 11:54:01 +0000 http://accessify.com/news/2008/03/html-reference-with-accessibility-features/#comment-53001 Yes, you forgot to mention language: - <acronym> / <abbr> - lang-attribute - accesskey-attribute - tabindex (where applicable) Yes, you forgot to mention language:

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- lang-attribute
- accesskey-attribute
- tabindex (where applicable)

]]> Comment on Web 2.0 versus Web Accessibility 101 by Kath Moonan http://accessify.com/news/2008/03/web-20-versus-web-accessibility-101/#comment-51474 Kath Moonan Sat, 22 Mar 2008 16:02:28 +0000 http://accessify.com/news/2008/03/web-20-versus-web-accessibility-101/#comment-51474 Hi Ian, Thanks for posting this here. The event is the first of it's kind (that we know of) in the UK and I'm sure it's going to be really interesting. @ Patrick - we've kept the price similar to other UK events. At AbilityNet we keep all overheads as low as possible and any profit goes into funding our charitable work. As this is our first event we don't have a major sponsor that would enable us to lower the price further. I should add that the support from the speakers and BBC Backstage which has made the event possible. Look forward to seeing you at the event. Cheers, Kath Hi Ian,

Thanks for posting this here. The event is the first of it’s kind (that we know of) in the UK and I’m sure it’s going to be really interesting.

@ Patrick - we’ve kept the price similar to other UK events. At AbilityNet we keep all overheads as low as possible and any profit goes into funding our charitable work.

As this is our first event we don’t have a major sponsor that would enable us to lower the price further. I should add that the support from the speakers and BBC Backstage which has made the event possible.

Look forward to seeing you at the event.

Cheers,

Kath

]]> Comment on Web 2.0 versus Web Accessibility 101 by patrick h. lauke http://accessify.com/news/2008/03/web-20-versus-web-accessibility-101/#comment-50876 patrick h. lauke Wed, 19 Mar 2008 01:28:00 +0000 http://accessify.com/news/2008/03/web-20-versus-web-accessibility-101/#comment-50876 after a bit of soul-searching (and wallet-shuffling), i decided to come along. watch out, though...there's VAT to be added on top of the price, so it worked out at around £176 in the end... after a bit of soul-searching (and wallet-shuffling), i decided to come along. watch out, though…there’s VAT to be added on top of the price, so it worked out at around £176 in the end…

]]> Comment on What’s *Your* Story? by toys http://accessify.com/news/2006/12/whats-your-story/#comment-48345 toys Wed, 05 Mar 2008 08:42:49 +0000 http://accessify.com/news/2006/12/whats-your-story/#comment-48345 I think that accessibility is not only beneficial for those who are impaired in some way but is actually beneficial for us all. I mean, it's about creating a better world at the end of the day, isn't it? That's what excites me – the more we discover how to make the web more accessible, the more we actually move forward in bringing the web into everyone's life; therefore, creating business opportunities, communication breakthrough's etc. At the end of the day, the internet is showing us a brand new way of doing everything, making the idea of community important again : and, in my opinion, accessibility helps to create values that are beneficial for us all, and – not to be grand and idealistic about it – contributes towards making a better world. I think that accessibility is not only beneficial for those who are impaired in some way but is actually beneficial for us all. I mean, it’s about creating a better world at the end of the day, isn’t it? That’s what excites me – the more we discover how to make the web more accessible, the more we actually move forward in bringing the web into everyone’s life; therefore, creating business opportunities, communication breakthrough’s etc. At the end of the day, the internet is showing us a brand new way of doing everything, making the idea of community important again : and, in my opinion, accessibility helps to create values that are beneficial for us all, and – not to be grand and idealistic about it – contributes towards making a better world.

]]> Comment on What’s *Your* Story? by DeLea http://accessify.com/news/2006/12/whats-your-story/#comment-45383 DeLea Sat, 16 Feb 2008 13:11:06 +0000 http://accessify.com/news/2006/12/whats-your-story/#comment-45383 Why should someone with a disability have any less right to access the content that’s available to me? Why should someone with a disability have any less right to access the content that’s available to me?

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