Category Archives: FORMs

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Simple Accessibility Updates to Improve New York Times New Redesign – Part 1

Posted on January 27, 2014 by John F Croston III

From the promo piece I saw about the New York Times new redesign, everything looked really good, and I was looking forward to seeing it. New York Times Redesign Goes Live On Wednesday (January 8, 2014), the new New York … Continue reading →

Posted in 508 Compliant, Accessibility, Design, FORMs, HTML, New York Times | 4 Comments

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

How to Hide “Required” from Visual Users, but Make it Available for All Others

Posted on August 27, 2008 by John F Croston III

How do most people usually designate that a field is “Required” in a web FORM? I would think that it is with an asterisk (*) after the actual INPUT field and it is sometimes made “bold” and “RED”. There are … Continue reading →

Posted in 508 Compliant, Accessibility, Adpative Technology, CSS, Design Principles, Development, Fire Vox, Firefox, FORMs, Helpful Tips, Helping Others, Layout, Programming, Screen Reader, Search, Skip Nav, Skip Navigation, Web Standards | 1 Comment

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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