Author Archives: John F Croston III

How to Improve Your Search Usability

Posted on November 14, 2012 by John F Croston III

Doing searches on websites is a pain when you are using assistive technology. There are ways to improve how you get to the results. Why not add an HREF anchor like #maincontent, which we used for the “Skip Navigation” article … Continue reading →

Posted in 508 Compliant, Accessibility, CSS, Design, Design Principles, Development, FORMs, Helpful Tips, Helping Others, HTML, Programming, Reading, Screen Reader, Search, Skip Nav, Skip Navigation, Web Standards | Leave a comment

Looking for Mentors and Willing to Mentor Others

Posted on October 5, 2012 by John F Croston III

Lately, I have been thinking about the fact that I seem to be falling behind my peers on what I know and can do in the areas of web accessibility, along with front-end coding (HTML, CSS, and JavasScript (jQuery), programming, … Continue reading →

Posted in Accessibility, Best Practices, Design, Development, jQuery, Passion, Web Applications, Writing | 1 Comment

Started Losing Weight Long Term

Posted on August 3, 2012 by John F Croston III

A week or so ago I started to eat better and exercise more. Way to go me. It all started with my team over at the client site deciding that they were going to lose weight along with a co-worker … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Health, Walking, Weight | 5 Comments

Why I’m Building Hold An Event

Posted on February 9, 2012 by John F Croston III

I created Hold An Event because all the other event registration web applications are not accessible to those using assistive technologies, like screen readers (JAWS, NVDA, Window Eyes, etc.), along with voice recognition software (Dragon Naturally Speaking). They are also … Continue reading →

Posted in 508 Compliant, Accessibility, AccessibiltyCampDC, JAWS, NVDA, Screen Reader, Search, Washington, DC, Web Applications, Web Standards | 2 Comments

I’m Not Dead Yet (In a British Accent)

Posted on December 6, 2011 by John F Croston III

I know a few of you have asked if I had written anything on my blog in a while and I have had to say no I have not. After reading @Nacin‘s blog post yesterday about it being months, since … Continue reading →

Posted in Accessibility, AccessibiltyCampDC, AEA, An Event Apart, Austin, TX, Development, JAWS, NonVisual Desktop Access (NVDA), NVDA, Screen Reader, SXSW, Washington, DC, Web Applications, Window-Eyes | Leave a comment