I’m approaching this story from the starting assumption that accessibility overlays are a problem. So I’m not going to spend time on arguments for or against the technology. I’m also making the assumption that we all agree that the tool itself must be accessible, and won’t discuss that question here. I am interested in one key question: where do we draw the line between a potentially useful tool and an evil overlay? What are the characteristics that make an overlay […]
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My Calendar 3.7.0 Beta
The beta release of My Calendar 3.7.0 is ready for testing. This major release includes numerous bug fixes, and a few major changes that would benefit from testing. Breaking Change: Navigation HTML (HyperText Markup Language) changed The My Calendar navigation has historically been a mix of links and forms. This made a lot of sense in the early days of the plugin, when navigation was driven by new page loads – the links were navigation, and moved you to a […]
Continue reading “My Calendar 3.7.0 Beta” »Why WordPress Themes Require Underlines on Links
Jeff Chandler posted a link in the Post Status Slack yesterday leading to an article complaining about the underlined link requirement for WordPress themes. It’s an interesting read, and it makes some good points about what kinds of link decorations can pass the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines and be fundamentally more interesting than an underline. If you read Nick Hamze’s article, I recommend doing it on a mobile device; the readability on desktop is more than a little bit iffy. […]
Continue reading “Why WordPress Themes Require Underlines on Links” »“The primary threat for accessibility on the web is neglect.”
The title of this post is a direct quote from an article Alice Boxhall just published: A threat model for accessibility on the web. The post talks about the challenges in creating web standards that successfully support accessibility needs, and how frustrating that process is. You should read this article. It will help you understand how standards are created. It will also help you understand why many accessibility practitioners actively oppose using some standard features. It’s easy to believe that […]
Continue reading ““The primary threat for accessibility on the web is neglect.”” »Able Player 4.7.0 & Able Player for WordPress 2.2.0 Released!
The next release of Able Player is out today! This release continues the process of modernizing Able Player, but also includes some useful new key features. This release is synchronized with Able Player for WordPress 2.2.0, which incorporates the features of the updated player. Design & Responsiveness Changes The primary focuses in Able Player 4.7.0 were on updating the design and adding support for synchronizing sign language sources from YouTube. The design updates are extensive; removing floats and replacing with […]
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