Category Archives: JAWS

JAWS is an acronym for Job Access With Speech and is a screen reader for individuals with visual issues

Notes for Running an Accessibility Camp

Posted on January 28, 2010 by John F Croston III

The following is a gathering of my thought for putting on an Accessibility Camp (BarCamp style event) here in Washington, DC last fall. Some of the items listed here were due to the fact that we had individuals that were … Continue reading →

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DC Monthly Accessibility Meet-up

Posted on January 21, 2010 by John F Croston III

After last years successful Accessibility Camp DC event I wanted to keep the momentum going and decided to have a monthly accessibility meet-up. I first talked with Patrick and a few others about having a monthly meeting if we got … Continue reading →

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Project 52 Plans

Posted on January 14, 2010 by John F Croston III

I’m still working on my plan of how to complete Project 52, but I first want to thank Anton Peck for coming up with the idea to get himself and others to blog at least once a week for a … Continue reading →

Posted in Accessibility, AccessibiltyCamp, AccessibiltyCampDC, AEA, Austin, TX, BarCamp DC, DC Adpative Technology, JAWS, Knowbility, Martha's Table, Martin Luther King Jr. Library, National Gallery of Art, p52, Project 52, Refresh DC, Screen Reader, SXSW, Washington, DC, Web Applications, Wine, Writing | 2 Comments

Need Help Deciding which Web Application to Build

Posted on July 14, 2009 by John F Croston III

Now that the house issues have been mostly settled I can get started on building one of the many small web applications that I have been tossing around. Some of these ideas I have been thinking about for what seems … Continue reading →

Posted in 508 Compliant, Accessibility, BarCamp, Best Practices, Design, Development, JAWS, Layout, NonVisual Desktop Access (NVDA), NVDA, PHP, Screen Reader, UI, User Interface, Web Applications, Web Standards, Window-Eyes | 13 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 →

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