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Ignorance is the Enemy

By On January 12, 2012 · 1 Comment

For those who work with me, one thing is clear: Nobody will ever accuse me of being overly positive, optimistic, and forgiving. Some of my Twitter followers even remember me from back when I was in my 20s – a period when anger & negativity were my trademarks. That’s run its course now, for sure,… Continue Reading Ignorance is the Enemy

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Alexa Top 100 Accessibility

By On December 5, 2011 · 7 Comments

The following data comes from automated accessibility testing of the Alexa Top 100 US websites (minus the pr0n, search engines, social networks and sites primarily driven from user content) using AQUA and lists their performance from worst to best (based on density of errors per page). This information comes with the important caveat that it… Continue Reading Alexa Top 100 Accessibility

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Chasing the Web Accessibility Business Case – Part 1

By On April 13, 2011 · Leave a Comment

During my 8+ years working in web usability and accessibility, I’ve frequently been party to or witnessed numerous conversations relating to the “business case” or “cost justification” of usability and accessibility efforts. In my opinion, the conversations usually don’t go well – particularly on the side of the usability/ accessibility advocate. Here’s how they usually… Continue Reading Chasing the Web Accessibility Business Case – Part 1

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In Defense of “Checklist” Accessibility

By On April 12, 2011 · 7 Comments

Frequently on mailinglists, blog posts, and Twitter, I read about accessibility advocates decrying the sins of what they call “Checklist” accessibility. What the arguments attempt to assert is, essentially, that “Checklist” accessibility is not good enough, either because the checklists themselves are flawed or that the checklist takes the disabled user out of the equation… Continue Reading In Defense of “Checklist” Accessibility

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