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Why Bother with Web Accessibility?
As other have done before us, we’re going to try and make a business case for web accessibility. We’re doing it by way of a short presentation. This sort of thing shouldn’t really be needed. The obvious ethical and moral side of web accessibility should be enough to motivate people, but we know that’s not always the case. Without further ado, here’s our take on answering the often asked question: “Why Web Accessibility Makes Sense.”
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I Saw a Mouse! Where?
Not everyone uses a mouse to navigate. Not everyone can. And that is something we all occasionally forget. Sure, we know that visually impaired and blind users navigate by keyboard, but what about all of those people who can see perfectly well but cannot use a mouse for numerous reasons.
What do they use? And how does this impact us, as web designers, if at all?
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Dealing with Acronyms & Abbreviations
For quite some time the methodologies of how best to deal with acronyms and abbreviations on the web have been discussed by developers the world over. We seek the best practices and hope to serve all of our visitors with something of use. But what is the best way? How do we please all of the people all of the time? Is it even possible? Let’s explore this further.
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Graceful Degradation & Progressive Enhancement
Graceful degradation and progressive enhancement are two sides of the same coin. Both are — in this context — applied to make a web site accessible to any user agent, while providing improved aesthetics and/or usability for more capable browsers. The difference between the two is where you begin your approach.
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