Category Archives: Screen Reader

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 →

Posted in Accessibility, AccessibiltyCampDC, AEA, AnEventApart, Austin, Austin, TX, Development, JAWS, NonVisual Desktop Access (NVDA), NVDA, Screen Reader, SXSW, Washington, DC, Web Applications, Window-Eyes | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Accessibility, AccessibiltyCamp, AccessibiltyCampDC, BarCamp, BarCamp DC, Braille, DC Adpative Technology, JAWS, Martin Luther King Jr., Martin Luther King Jr. Library, p52, Project 52, Screen Reader, Washington, DC | Leave a comment

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, 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

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