Accessible Christmas Alphabet

Posted December 22nd, 2007 by Mel Pedley

C is for Client side scripting, progressive you’ll agree.
H is for page Headings that will help both you and me.
R is for Relative text — from pixels we’ll abstain.
I is for Identifying language or text that’s not mundane.
S is for Style sheets because they keep your file size small.
T is for Tabindex — don’t make it a bad call.
M is for the Markup — make sure a list’s a list.
A is for Alternative when images are missed.
S is for Skip links so TAB users never fret.

Be good and users will love your Accessible Christmas Alphabet!

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GeoFeat

Posted December 19th, 2007 by Marco Battilana

Visit the GeoFeat site The GeoFeat site is a fine example of a site with an effective brand — “the directory with a difference.” The first visual impressions gives the user a very good idea of what the site is about and what it’s trying to achieve along with it’s complimentary content. The brand is further amplified with the site’s clean and earth-like design. As well, the site also demonstrates strong semantics and a strong layout of the content.

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Global Issues

Posted December 3rd, 2007 by Joe Dolson

Visit the Global Issues site The Global Issues site offers tremendous user support and a remarkable attentiveness to semantic detail. The structure of this site is, overall, well-defined and clear. Visitor support includes optional text preferences, instruction in how to best use their browser via text resizing or alternative navigation, and an excellent 404 error which suggests the most probable pages you might have been trying to find.

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Everything is a Progressive Enhancement

Posted November 28th, 2007 by Mike Cherim

Mention progressive enhancement as it pertains to web development and many people are going to immediately think of proper and accessible methods of adding JavaScript to a web page. In reality, though, everything is a progressive enhancement. From the addition of styles, imagery, and aesthetic touches, to layout, links, to the aforementioned scripting, even the content can play a role in this category. All of it can enhance a web site, and all of it must be applied progressively. Let’s explore this further…

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