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Vernon Fowler

WebAIM: Creating Accessible Forms - General Form Accessibility - 0 views

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shared by Vernon Fowler on 03 Feb 14 - No Cached
  • Screen reader users generally navigate through a form using the Tab key to jump from form control to form control. Associated form labels are read for each form control when the user navigates to them. Any non-label text content between the form controls is usually skipped over. Be sure to include important cues or instructions in associated labels or at the beginning of the form.
Vernon Fowler

WebAIM: Links and Hypertext - Hypertext Links - 0 views

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shared by Vernon Fowler on 25 Feb 14 - No Cached
  • Users should generally be alerted to links that lead to non-HTML resources, such as PDF files, Word files, PowerPoint files, and so on.
  • nearly everyone agrees that users ought to be alerted when the link does not open in the current window or frame.
  • As with file types above, these icons (with appropriate alternative text) must appear within the link rather than just after it.
Vernon Fowler

WebAIM: Semantic Structure - 0 views

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shared by Vernon Fowler on 18 Feb 14 - No Cached
  • Their sole purpose is to designate a hierarchy of headline importance, so that both human readers and automated search engines can look at a document and easily determine its information structure.
Vernon Fowler

WebAIM: Alternative Text - 0 views

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shared by Vernon Fowler on 27 Nov 13 - No Cached
  • Alternative text should not: be redundant (be the same as adjacent or body text). use the phrases "image of…" or "graphic of…".
  • Identifying the logo as actually being a logo (alt="Acme Company Logo") is not typically necessary.
  • If the fact that an image is a photograph or illustration, etc. is important content, it may be useful to include this in alternative text.
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  • Decorative images do not present important content, are used for layout or non-informative purposes, and do not appear within a link. In almost all cases, spacer and decorative images should have null alt text (alt="").
  • In current practice on the web, many such images are given descriptive alternative text even though the images don't seem to provide useful content. Option C (alt="") would probably be most appropriate in this case because the image does not convey relevant or important content.
  • Alternative text should: presents the CONTENT and FUNCTION of the image. be succinct.
  • Decorative images still need an alt attribute, but it should be null (alt="").
Vernon Fowler

WebAIM: E-mail List Archives - 0 views

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shared by Vernon Fowler on 25 Jun 14 - No Cached
  • Editorial solutions have the advantage that they are technology-agnotisc
Vernon Fowler

WebAIM: Web Accessibility Gone Wild - Now even wilder! - 0 views

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shared by Vernon Fowler on 07 Jan 14 - No Cached
  • The title attribute, by definition, can be used to provide advisory information. It should: NOT provide vital information or information necessary for accessibility. NOT provide the same information as is available in text or alternative text. NOT present the obvious. If the advisory title does not provide additional, useful information, it can be removed.
Vernon Fowler

WebAIM: CSS in Action - Invisible Content Just for Screen Reader Users - 0 views

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shared by Vernon Fowler on 27 Nov 13 - No Cached
  • recommended styles for visually hiding content that will be read by a screen reader
  • Vernon Fowler on 27 Nov 13
     
    "There are occasional instances where content should be made available to screen reader users, but hidden from sighted users. In most cases, if content (particularly content that provides functionality or interactivity) is important enough to provide to screen reader users, it should probably be made available to all users. Cases where verbose cues or instructions are provided only for screen reader users are most likely a reflection of poor design and accessibility. However, there are a few cases where information is apparent visually, but may not be apparent to screen reader users. In these cases, it may be appropriate to mark-up content in a way that it is read by a screen reader, but invisible to sighted users. "
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