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Kev Harland

ALT Conference | Association for Learning Technology - 0 views

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ALTC

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  • Kev Harland on 29 Sep 13
     
    The ALT Conference The ALT annual conference, altc, is the UK's main conference for learning technologists and one of the largest conferences of its kind. It is held over three days every September, providing a valuable and practical forum for practitioners, researchers, managers and policy-makers from education and industry to solve problems, explore, reflect, influence and learn. More information about altc2013, which was held at the East Midlands Conference Centre, University of Nottingham, is available here.
Kev Harland

Progressive Enhancement: What It Is, And How To Use It? | Smashing Coding - 0 views

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H810 webdesign progressiveenhancement css web Guidelines usability html design

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  • Kev Harland on 23 Nov 13
     
    Progressive Enhancement is a powerful methodology that allows Web developers to concentrate on building the best possible websites while balancing the issues inherent in those websites being accessed by multiple unknown user-agents.
Kev Harland

PDF: Unfit for Human Consumption - 0 views

www.nngroup.com/...df-unfit-for-human-consumption

H800 accessibility H810 usability guidelines

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  • Kev Harland on 29 Apr 14
     
    Summary: Users get lost inside PDF files, which are typically big, linear text blobs that are optimized for print and unpleasant to read and navigate online. PDF is good for printing, but that's it. Don't use it for online presentation.
Kev Harland

Document object model (DOM) and screen readers - 0 views

www.bbc.co.uk/..._MobileSandG_v7_production.pdf

H810 accessibility html dom content Guidelines

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      Kev Harland on 10 Nov 13
       
      Alternatives MUST NOT include information about the type of object (Editorial & Development) When using standard controls for links, buttons, images etc. information about its type is assigned elsewhere and should not be repeated in the alternative. This information is generally provided by default for platform objects, controls, or elements and will be announced by speech output software. For example never use the text 'Add button' as an alternative, only 'Add'. Adding additional roles means the role is announced twice to users of speech output software. An exception to this may be when a role or state cannot be added in such as way. For example, in the case of an HTML page tabs that gracefully degrade it may be useful to add the word "Selected" to the link.
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      Kev Harland on 10 Nov 13
       
      Do not use the Title attribute unless on a form input as these are not widely supported on mobile
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      Kev Harland on 10 Nov 13
       
      Speech output software renders content in the order in which it appears in the document object model (DOM). Place content in the DOM in the correct order either through source code or inserting nodes in the DOM
Kev Harland

The Fischbowl: Is It Okay To Be A Technologically Illiterate Teacher? - 0 views

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IT literacy

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  • If a teacher today is not technologically literate - and is unwilling to make the effort to learn more - it's equivalent to a teacher 30 years ago who didn't know how to read and write.
Kev Harland

MS Office for the Mac and Accessibility - 1 views

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accessibility mac office design apple

shared by Kev Harland on 24 Nov 13 - No Cached
  • in terms of accessibility for people with disabilities, Microsoft Office for the Mac – 2011 is a complete failure. Not only can you not make accessible documents with this product, it does not work with VoiceOver. That’s right; you cannot read documents created in MS Office for Mac 2001 with VoiceOver.
  • Kev Harland on 24 Nov 13
     
    Now the bad news: MS Office for Mac still does not fully work with VoiceOver. VoiceOver will read the toolbars and their content, and says that it is "interacting with document pane view" but that's all. VoiceOver cannot read the content of the document pane, thus the product is still not accessible.
Kev Harland

The Difference between Web Site Usability and Accessibility | Usability Geek - 0 views

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usability accessibility H810

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  • Kev Harland on 16 Nov 13
     
    I come across articles and recommendations that tend to confuse usability with accessibility. The objective of this post is to establish the link between the two terms while outlining their differences. In order to do so, it is important to first understand what is web site usability and web site accessibility.
Kev Harland

Accessibility vs. Usability vs. W3C Web "Standards" | AccessAbility - 0 views

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accessibility usability web standards H810

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  • Kev Harland on 16 Nov 13
     
    Although accessibility is related to the issues of usability and coding standards, it is possible for a site to be considered usable and standards compliant but NOT accessible (and vice-versa). Below are some definitions, and situations where distinctions may arise.
Kev Harland

AUSTRALIAN EXPERIENCES WITH ACCESSIBILITY POLICIES POST THE SYDNEY OLYMPIC GAMES - 0 views

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Australia H810 guidelines policy

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  • Kev Harland on 29 Sep 13
     
    Australia enacted its Disability Discrimination Act in 1992, prior to the now ubiquitous World Wide Web. However, the "Maguire v. Sydney Olympic Games Organising Committee" High Court case in 2000 clearly demonstrated that the Australian Disability Discrimination Act applies in the online world.
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Maccessibility - Touching the Future… - 0 views

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accessibility H810 podcast

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  • Kev Harland on 24 Nov 13
     
    Maccessibility is devoted to connecting, compiling, and providing easy access to the best resources for blind, visually impaired, and other disability groups using Apple products. It is maintained by a dedicated group of visually impaired volunteers, who are Apple enthusiasts themselves.
Kev Harland

WAI-ARIA FAQ - 0 views

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sai aria accessibility H810 technology web html design

shared by Kev Harland on 01 Dec 13 - No Cached
  • WAI-ARIA 1.0 is currently a W3C "Candidate Recommendation".
  • Developing custom, cross-browser JavaScript widgets is more complex, and implementing WAI-ARIA in these is proportionally more complex.
  • "WAI-ARIA" is the abbreviation for the Accessible Rich Internet Applications documents. In order to avoid confusion, please use "WAI-ARIA" (instead of just "ARIA"), at least in titles, headings, and on first reference in documentation.
  • Kev Harland on 01 Dec 13
     
    WAI-ARIA is already supported in several browsers and assistive technologies (even though it is not finalized yet). Once WAI-ARIA is stable, WAI will collect and publish a list of WAI-ARIA implementations, that is, what supports WAI-ARIA. Some information on WAI-ARIA support is already available on other Web sites.
Kev Harland

NHS England » The Equality Delivery System - 0 views

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Equality policy nhs H810

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  • Kev Harland on 02 Oct 13
     
    Refresh of the Equality Delivery System for the NHS The Equality Delivery System (EDS) was rolled out to the NHS in July 2011 and formally launched in November 2011. The EDS is currently being implemented by the vast majority of NHS organisations across England. The design and implementation of the EDS was independently evaluated in November 2012. Based on this evaluation and recent discussions with a selection of NHS organisations, it is proposed to refresh the EDS. Further engagement is planned to test what is being proposed.
Kev Harland

UK Law for websites - RNIB - 1 views

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accessibility web H810 guidelines

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  • What level of compliance should I be achieving? We are not aware of any case which has been brought to court in the United Kingdom to date, so there is no case law guidance. However, we are currently suing BMI Baby over its failure to deal with the poor accessibility of its website. In any event, case law can only provide broad guidance - what websites have to do may vary from site to site. At RNIB, as outlined in our "Surf Right" website accessibility requirements, we recommend that websites exceed the basic level of compliance that the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) recommend in their Website Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) version 1.0 and aim for Double AA compliance. If you are a UK government website you should be aiming to achieve Double AA.
  • Kev Harland on 13 Oct 13
     
    Highlights the lack of guidance available to support web developers legal understanding of Equality Act requirements.
ammynz

WebAIM: Training Others - Why Accessibility? Motivating Learners To Bring About Change - 0 views

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accessibility motivating change webaim solutions

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  • ammynz on 11 Dec 13
     
    WEBAIM discusses a really useful point of view where it comes to experts complementing the role of staff. They can focus on developing the motivation of the staff member so that they can be motivated to carry out the accessibility developments AND be motivated to sustain this. Read more about how to convince people why accessibility is important here
ammynz

Why Web Accessibility Matters and How It Can Benefit Your Business or Website | DailyTekk - 1 views

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web accessibility business

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  • ammynz on 11 Dec 13
     
    A summary of the case to make websites accessible
Kev Harland

Braille music - RNIB - 1 views

www.rnib.org.uk/...braille_music.aspx

Braille H810 accessibility solutions

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  • Kev Harland on 16 Dec 13
     
    Braille music was invented along with the literary code by Louis Braille, and rose to prominence in the 1920s. It uses a system of six raised dots to represent the pitch and rhythm of each note. The top two rows represent the pitch and the bottom row is used for rhythm.
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Investing to keep disabled people in work brings long term benefits - RNIB - 0 views

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H810 employment disability workforce

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  • Kev Harland on 19 Oct 13
     
    Keeping a newly disabled person in employment has a cost benefit of at least 2.5 times an employer's investment. This is a key finding of a report launched today (6 October) at the Health & Wellbeing Conference by the Royal National Institute of Blind People. The report outlines the business case for employment retention, showing how it can deliver financial benefits to the economy, to employers and to employees.
Kev Harland

Formats and Guidance - UKAAF - UK Association for Accessible Formats - 0 views

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Guidelines accessibility H810 alternative formats

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  • Kev Harland on 02 Nov 13
     
    Formats and Guidance UKAAF has developed a number of guidance documents that will be particularly useful for service providers and transcribers of accessible formats. The UKAAF guidance documents are free to download in doc, docx and PDF formats and are listed on this page under the format that they relate to. To obtain an electronic version, simply select the UKAAF guidance document you wish to access and you will then be taken to the UKAAF Guidance download page where you can download it. Hardcopy versions of UKAAF's guidance documents in print, large print, synthetic audio and braille are available to purchase (14 day delivery). UKAAF members benefit from being able to purchase these at a reduced rate. To enquire about purchasing accessible format versions please contact admin@ukaaf.org.
Kev Harland

Images / NCAM - 0 views

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shared by Kev Harland on 09 Nov 13 - No Cached
  • If you absolutely must use a server-side image map, always place redundant text links adjacent to the map so someone with a screen reader, or someone who can't use a mouse, can access the links.
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      Kev Harland on 09 Nov 13
       
      NCAM Guidelines. Might also be used to justify other kind of redundant links
  • If an image is merely used to set atmosphere or provide decoration, it is not always necessary or even desirable to provide a description. In such cases it is best to give that image a null description, such as null alt, as demonstrated below. (A null description informs assistive technologies that the graphic does not need description. If no description [e.g., no alt] at all is included, assistive technologies may announce an unlabeled graphic, leading the user to wonder what is missing.)
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      Kev Harland on 10 Nov 13
       
      use for decorative images that do not contribute toward the learning outcomes
Kev Harland

H810-13I: Topic 36 Tutor Group Forum - 0 views

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Communities of practice accessibility H810 2013

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  • It's particularly problematic where groups are formed of 'fence-sitters'. It only takes a few nay-sayers and the collective goal is thrown into question. The brokers have to be very persuasive, and well-prepared, in order to keep those on side.
  • Kev Harland on 14 Jan 14
     
    On communities of practice and brokers.
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