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508 accessibility

“Say-Instead” Part of CSS3

Posted on February 18, 2008 by John F Croston III

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 →

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

Posted on February 8, 2008 by John F Croston III

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 →

Posted in 508 Compliant, Accessibility, Adpative Technology, Charles L. Chen, Fire Vox, Firefox, JAWS, Window-Eyes | 2 Comments

Further Explanation of My Accessibility Presentation

Posted on January 25, 2008 by John F Croston III

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

Posted on January 23, 2008 by John F Croston III

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 →

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Accessibility Presentation Slides from Refresh DC Meetup

Posted on January 17, 2008 by John F Croston III

Thanks, again for all of you coming out to here a talk on Accessibility. Here are the “Is Your Website Accessible” slides from my presentation on 2008/01/17. I had a great time this evening doing this. It was worth all the … Continue reading →

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