Category Archives: Accessibility

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

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 →

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Accessibility Camp DC – October 9, 2010

Posted on September 19, 2010 by John F Croston III

For those that were wondering when the next Accessibility Camp DC is, it will be on Saturday October 9 , 2010, at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library from 9:30 AM to 5:30 PM in Washington, DC. This year … Continue reading →

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Missed Two Weeks of Project 52 Blog Posts

Posted on March 4, 2010 by John F Croston III

In case you have been keeping track, yes, I did miss two of the last three weeks of Project 52 blog posts. Between working from home because of the back to back snow storms here in Washington, DC and the … Continue reading →

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