Category Archives: Web Standards

Use of UL or OL in HTML Forms

Posted on December 31, 2007 by John F Croston III

I just finished re-reading Roger Johansson’s wonderful article entitled “Use the label element to make your HTML forms accessible“. I agree with everything he said, except I think by putting the label and the input elements as part of an … Continue reading →

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A Few Quick Things About the OLPC

Posted on December 30, 2007 by John F Croston III

Yesterday I met Justin Thorp, Rodney DeGracia, Stewart, and Partica over at Murky Coffee in Arlington, VA with our One Laptop per Child machines (OLPCs). We had a good time talking about our new laptops. Stewart even mentioned that the … Continue reading →

Posted in Accessibility, Activities, FORMs, Helpful Tips, Helping Others, Mesh Network, OLPC, One Laptop per Child, Web Standards | 2 Comments

Need Help with Skills List

Posted on December 17, 2007 by John F Croston III

In preparation for my talk on Accessibility for the January, 2008, Refresh DC meeting I am looking to build a small simple accessible web application that might be useful in the end to the DC Technology Community. It will allow … Continue reading →

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DC Adaptive Technology Meetup

Posted on December 5, 2007 by John F Croston III

I found another great meetup by using Ross Karchner‘s DC Tech Events website. This one was the DC Adaptvie Technology meetup that was held at the DC Public Library in Washington, DC. The event was on Saturday December 1st, 2007, … Continue reading →

Posted in 508 Compliant, Accessibility, Adpative Technology, Braille, Braille Reader, Crosswalk, DC Adpative Technology, DC Tech Events, FORMs, Helpful Tips, ICON PDA, Martin Luther King Jr., Martin Luther King Jr. Library, Washington, DC, Web Standards | 1 Comment

Finally My Notes from An Event Apart Chicago 2007

Posted on November 24, 2007 by John F Croston III

Finally got around to finishing up my post about the actual two days at the An Event Apart conference in Chicago on August 27 – 28, 2007. I had  a great time both at the conference and at the different … Continue reading →

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