Category Archives: Accessibility

How to Set Up and Use Access Keys

Posted on August 4, 2008 by John F Croston III

Access keys allow people to use the keyboard instead of the mouse to perform certain functions. Mostly to move from page to page or a different section of the current pages content. By using web standards you can improve peoples … Continue reading →

Posted in Access Key, Accessibility, AccessKey, Adpative Technology, Best Practices, Content, CSS, Design, Design Patterns, Design Principles, Development, Firefox, HTML, Programming, Web Standards | 3 Comments

It’s Been a Month and a Half

Posted on June 15, 2008 by John F Croston III

I can’t believe life has been so busy that I have not blogged in over a month and a half. Okay, some it was procrastinating on getting things done. First it was work being busy trying to get a bunch … Continue reading →

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Are You Using Skip Navigation?

Posted on February 24, 2008 by John F Croston III

Skip navigation is a great thing to have on your website for a lot of reasons. Here is a list of just a few of them the greatest ones being the first two, that they make websites more accessible to … Continue reading →

Posted in 508 Compliant, Accessibility, Best Practices, Design Principles, Development, Helpful Tips, Helping Others, Skip Nav, Skip Navigation, Web Standards | 8 Comments

“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 →

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