Daily Bookmarks 04/18/2008
April 18, 2008-
Lancaster University. Centre for e-Science. e-Collaboration tools. Blogger
Step-by-step directions for the blog tool in Sakai
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WebAIM: WebAIM Section 508 Checklist
Checklist with guidelines for each requirement of Section 508 standards for HTML and scripts. For each guideline, “pass” and “fail” tests are provided.
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Blind users still struggle with ‘maddening’ computing obstacles - Annotated
Computerworld article on the minimal progress made in assistive technology and accessible design. Vista is substantially less accessible than Windows 3.1, for example; there are actions in Vista which cannot be done with a keyboard.
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Put your graphical user interface to this test: Adjust the contrast on your display until the screen is completely black.
Now, perform basic e-mail, word processing and Web-browsing tasks.
What? Having a problem?
Welcome to the world of the 1.3 million Americans who are blind.
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WebAIM: Blog - UN Ratifies Disability Treaty - Annotated
UN’s Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) will go into effect 5/3/08 in the countries that have ratified it (the US isn’t one).
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The most prominent is Article 9 - “Accessibility”, which places accessibility of information, communication, and technologies (ICT) at the same level as Articles on “The right to life”, “Equal recognition before the law”, “Access to justice”, and “Freedom from torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment”. You can see that accessible ICT is being taken very seriously.
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