Category Archives: Screen Reader

Simple Accessibility Updates to Improve New York Times New Redesign – Part 2

Posted on February 10, 2014 by John F Croston III

For those following along, this is Part 2 of my series on how the New York Times can make simple updates to improve their website’s accessibility. “Part 1 – Simple Accessibility Updates to Improve New York Times New Redesign” is … Continue reading →

Posted in 508 Compliant, Accessibility, Color, Contrast, Design, Development, JAWS, NVDA, Screen Reader, Skip Nav, Skip Navigation | Leave a comment

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

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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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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