Author Archives: John F Croston III

“Say-Instead” Part of CSS3

Again while in Austin, Texas, I was talking with Charles L. Chen about his CLiCk Speak Firefox extension and he showed me that by using the new CSS3 property called “say-instead“, which is used to allow screen readers to pronounce … Continue reading

Posted in 508 Compliant, Accessibility, Charles L. Chen, CLiCk Speak, Fire Vox, Firefox, JAWS, Say-Instead, Web Standards, Window-Eyes | 2 Comments

Another Long Frustrating and Sometimes Fun Week

Last week was a bit frustrating and somewhat fun at the same time. Work was busy and somewhat of a pain. I need to get about four projects done before I head to SXSW on the 6th of March, 2008. … Continue reading

Posted in Driving, Fun, Helpful Tips, Helping Others, Spam, Spam Comments, Valentine's Day, Wine, Wine Dinner, Work | 2 Comments

The “Fire Vox” Firefox extension is a FREE screen reader

Over a month ago I downloaded the Fire Vox Free screen reader extension for Firefox that acts like a screen reader and was created by Charles L. Chen. I found that it was of great use and I assume it … Continue reading

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Further Explanation of My Accessibility Presentation

Over the next few weeks YEARS, I will post in more detail different sections of my “Is Your Website Accessible” presentation. Two of the topics I have already covered on my blog are: Use of UL or OL in HTML … Continue reading

Posted in 508 Compliant, Accessibility, Best Practices, CLiCk Speak, Firefox, FORMs, Helpful Tips, Helping Others, Say-Instead, Search, Skip Nav, Skip Navigation, Web Standards | Leave a comment

Long Week in Technology Last Week

It’s been a long week in technology for me this week. I spent about five or six hours on both last Saturday and Sunday working on the website for my accessibility talk for the Refresh DC meet up on Thursday … Continue reading

Posted in 508 Compliant, Accessibility, Adpative Technology, Charles L. Chen, CLiCk Speak, DC Adpative Technology, DC Tech Events, DC Technology Network, Firefox, FORMs, Helpful Tips, Helping Others, HTML, Martin Luther King Jr. Library, OLPC, One Laptop per Child, Refresh DC, Say-Instead, Washington, DC, Web Standards | 3 Comments