In Part 1 and Part 2 of This Series I provided some basic information on building an accessible website. At this point, your website is built. You believe it is compliant, but you want to do an audit to make sure. Website Criteria There are several automated solutions available. Below I have listed some key […]
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The website is built! The graphics, videos and audio content are engaging! You are ready to launch! You have a nagging feeling that you forgot something… What did you forget? Did you remember to ensure all the components are accessible to an assistive reader? Yes, that’s it! If you have built a website or worked
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In previous articles, I have covered topics such as downloadable content, computer languages, automation and testing. All these activities are equally important. Testing or auditing your site is imperative to keep it functioning as planned and allowing for accessibility. Auditing is essential to a website. There are several components that need to work in harmony
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When making websites accessible for assistive readers such as NVDA or JAWS, it is very helpful to know or at least understand computer languages. Websites use a language that the machine understands. A developer or programmer can tell the machine what they would like it to do.
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Looking for a new job in today’s market is competitive and challenging to say the least. There are several minor things people overlook. Making a few adjustments are the difference in landing the interview and the job itself, or not. Take these suggestions to heart. They will impact your ability to be considered a potential
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Accessibility for individuals with vision, hearing, color-blindness, or fine motor skill impairments is obtainable.
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Many companies utilize Facebook (FB) as a marketing tool. Recently FB changed its algorithms. This has become frustrating for businesses who utilize FB as a deliverable platform. The algorithms have caused decreased visibility when posting business advertisements or responding to customer inquiries.
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Pearl Interactive Network, Inc. announced originally in December of 2017 that it was recognized by General Dynamics Information Technology as a high-performing small subcontractor for their technical effort and performance during the past year.
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All my articles share a common trait… They all refer to utilizing accessibility tools and following guidelines from W3C to help keep content available to an assistive reader or utilizing captioning or audio descriptions. But what about the actual content, that is the message itself that is being communicated? Writing content can be somewhat difficult
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Starting with “Inclusive Design” in Mind When considering all the various points of accessibility; navigation, transcripts, descriptions and so forth, it is even more sensible to include these aspects when planning a document, video or other material. Being proactive with WCAG points when creating materials with accessibility as a key factor will assist greatly later
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