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New features include support for text attributes, spell check, and HTML 5 video/audio

Tags: accessibility, firefox, WAI-ARIA, html5, webdesign on 2009-06-26 -All Annotations (0) -About

more fromwww.marcozehe.de

Similar to the other link about collapsible text, but this one allows for animation and has two separate links for sliding down & sliding up

Tags: css, javascript, webdesign, howto on 2009-05-13 and saved by 29 people -All Annotations (0) -About

more fromwww.harrymaugans.com

Directions for creating text that you can expand and collapse. Seems to be accessible too

Tags: javascript, css, webdesign, howto on 2009-05-13 and saved by 28 people -All Annotations (0) -About

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Section 508 or WCAG validator

Tags: accessibility, section508, webdesign, WCAG on 2009-05-13 and saved by 24 people -All Annotations (0) -About

more fromwww.cynthiasays.com

Javascript and CSS solution for a "more" link that expands and collapses content

Tags: webdesign, css, javascript on 2009-05-13 and saved by 3 people -All Annotations (0) -About

more fromicant.co.uk

Create a kaleidoscope-like pattern with any photo or image. Images are licensed CC-By-NC

Tags: patterns, webdesign, tools on 2009-05-08 and saved by 63 people -All Annotations (0) -About

more fromrepper.studioludens.com

Blogs about accessibility (plus a few general web design blogs that sometimes cover accessibility)

Tags: accessibility, blog, webdesign on 2009-05-01 -All Annotations (0) -About

more fromwebaim.org

Why aesthetics are important to web design (and by extension, online learning)--we shouldn't approach visual design as an add on, but a core part of the design

Tags: usability, webdesign on 2009-04-24 and saved by 44 people -All Annotations (85) -About

more fromwww.alistapart.com

Contrast, gradients, color, letter spacing, anti-aliasing, imperfection, blur, alignment, trim fat. Examples for each.

Tags: webdesign, graphicdesign, typography on 2009-04-05 and saved by 26 people -All Annotations (23) -About

more fromwww.smashingmagazine.com

Check website accessibility with a free tool from WebAIM. You can enter a URL, upload a file, or paste HTML code. There's also a Firefox toolbar that lets you check content that is password protected etc.

Tags: accessibility, tools, webdesign on 2009-04-01 and saved by 53 people -All Annotations (0) -About

more fromwave.webaim.org

Recommendations for drop-down navigation menus with big menus grouped with structure

Tags: usability, webdesign on 2009-03-23 and saved by 32 people -All Annotations (26) -About

more fromwww.useit.com

Enter a URL, see what the webpage looks like for multiple kinds of colorblindness. Easy to switch from one filter to another to see different variations.

Tags: accessibility, color, webdesign on 2009-03-21 and saved by 89 people -All Annotations (2) -About

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Literature review on research related to accessibility specifically for cognitive disabilities. One conclusion from this review is that there's very little research actually out there to draw from; most guidelines and recommendations aren't grounded in much evidence.

Tags: accessibility, webdesign, learningdisability on 2009-02-26 -All Annotations (0) -About

more fromwww.paulbohman.com

Results of a survey of screen reader users. Screen reader users are not uniform in their responses; proficiency levels and preferences vary widely. Clear heading structure is recommended, as this was a very common navigation technique. Because of the diversity of responses, it may be best to provide options so people can access content in the way that works for them.

Tags: accessibility, webdesign on 2009-01-31 and saved by 13 people -All Annotations (36) -About

more fromwebaim.org

Color scheme generator which includes a feature for simulating what the colors would look like for people with different types of color blindness

Tags: color, webdesign, accessibility on 2009-01-29 and saved by 206 people -All Annotations (0) -About

more fromcolorschemedesigner.com

Plain language WCAG 2.0 checklist from WebAIM. If you don't want to slog through all the technical language of WCAG 2.0, this is much easier to understand.

Tags: accessibility, webdesign on 2009-01-27 and saved by 5 people -All Annotations (0) -About

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Color contrast checker based on the WCAG 2.0 standards. Enter hex codes for colors for foreground and background. Not quick for checking lots of colors, but based on the actual ratios in the standards.

Tags: webdesign, accessibility, color on 2009-01-14 and saved by 2 people -All Annotations (0) -About

more fromwebaim.org

Web design and user interface inspiration; lots of subtle effects with jQuery to enhance the user experience without hitting you over the head with it

Tags: javascript, webdesign, jquery on 2009-01-13 and saved by 32 people -All Annotations (0) -About

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Tool to show what web pages and images look like to someone who is color blind

Tags: webdesign, accessibility, color, tools on 2009-01-09 and saved by 22 people -All Annotations (3) -About

more fromwww.vischeck.com

Free icons for web design or elearning design. Note that not all can be used for commercial applications--check the individual licenses.

Tags: webdesign, graphics on 2009-01-05 and saved by 127 people -All Annotations (2) -About

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