Author Archives: John F Croston III

What I’ve Been Doing at 20:15 (8:15 PM) the Last Few Months

Posted on May 5, 2015 by John F Croston III

Started keeping track of what I was doing at 20:15 (8:15 PM) every day for the last few months after reading Kitt Hodson’s Pastry Box article from Jan 1, 2015. Which was about how a year earlier she read Erica … Continue reading →

Posted in 2015, 8:15 PM, January, What I've Been Doing | 12 Comments

Canceling Accessibility Camp DC for October 11, 2014

Posted on September 23, 2014 by John F Croston III

After much thought and discussion, we are canceling Accessibility Camp DC on October 11, 2014. We hope this does not cause too many people grief because they have already booked airfare and hotels to attend the event. I notified those … Continue reading →

Posted in Accessibility, AccessibiltyCamp, AccessibiltyCampDC, BarCamp, Martin Luther King Jr. Library, Washington, DC | 2 Comments

Simple Accessibility Updates to Improve New York Times New Redesign – Part 2

Posted on February 10, 2014 by John F Croston III

For those following along, this is Part 2 of my series on how the New York Times can make simple updates to improve their website’s accessibility. “Part 1 – Simple Accessibility Updates to Improve New York Times New Redesign” is … Continue reading →

Posted in 508 Compliant, Accessibility, Color, Contrast, Design, Development, JAWS, NVDA, Screen Reader, Skip Nav, Skip Navigation | Leave a comment

Simple Accessibility Updates to Improve New York Times New Redesign – Part 1

Posted on January 27, 2014 by John F Croston III

From the promo piece I saw about the New York Times new redesign, everything looked really good, and I was looking forward to seeing it. New York Times Redesign Goes Live On Wednesday (January 8, 2014), the new New York … Continue reading →

Posted in 508 Compliant, Accessibility, Design, FORMs, HTML, New York Times | 4 Comments

2014 = FOCUS

Posted on December 30, 2013 by John F Croston III

No, New Year’s resolutions for this guy, but this year’s theme will be “FOCUS”. Themes is an idea, which was taken from Jared Goralnick’s blog posts from a few years ago: One word for 2009: Impact. What’s your theme for … Continue reading →

Posted in Accessibility, AccessibiltyCamp, AccessibiltyCampDC, Art, Content, Creativity, CSS, DOM Scripting, FOCUS, Health, HTML, Inspiration, JavaScript, JAWS, jQuery, National Gallery of Art, Passion, PHP, Programming, Theme, Walking, Weight, Writing | 2 Comments