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Twitter now has a dedicated accessibility team 23 Aug 2013 | 12:38 pm
Ever since I joined Twitter in March of 2008, at my first CSUN under the Mozilla banner, Twitter’s own web presence was always a bit, or even a lot, of a challenge to use for me as a screen reader use...
What’s New for TalkBack users in Firefox 25 for Android 19 Aug 2013 | 01:47 pm
Firefox 25 for Android, out as an official release end of October, and on the Aurora channel since August 9, will include a number of new features for visually impaired users. This continues a series ...
How I came to grudgingly accept aria-hidden 2 Aug 2013 | 01:14 pm
Yes, that’s right, I grudgingly accept the fact that aria-hidden is here, and most probably here to stay. Those of you who know me and have been involved in discussions with me, like poor Victor Tsara...
Small demo video about Firefox OS accessibility 19 Jul 2013 | 01:53 pm
Over the past few weeks, especially after the launch of Firefox OS devices in early July, I received a lot of questions about the accessibility of this mobile operating system purely based on web tech...
New features for TalkBack users in Firefox for Android 24 21 Jun 2013 | 06:25 pm
Today, I have some exciting news to share with you! Firefox for Android 24 will bring a lot of noticeable improvements for users of TalkBack and alternative Android screen readers. Here’s a round-up o...
Advancements in the accessibility of Facebook 2 Jun 2013 | 01:25 pm
In December 2011, I wrote this overview of the accessibility of social network sites and apps, and I had to paint a rather sad picture about most of the accessibility experiences. As time went by, som...
Recap of Beyond Tellerrand 2013 29 May 2013 | 12:48 am
On may 27 and 28, I attended the Beyond Tellerrand 2013 conference. Tellerrand is the German word for “edge of a plate”. The conference is targeted primarily at web developers and designers, but provi...
Easy ARIA Tip #6: Making clickables accessible 24 Apr 2013 | 04:48 pm
It often happens that designers and web developers agree on the fact that they do not like the standard buttons or the styling capabilities of buttons in browsers. To work around this, they then resor...
Switching to Android full-time – an experiment 5 Apr 2013 | 05:39 pm
A few weeks ago, I decided to conduct an experiment. I wanted to determine if Android 4.2.2 “Jelly Bean” was finally ready for me to switch to full-time, away from an iPhone. Background I’ve been an i...
Review: Dell Latitude 10 inch tablet with Windows 8 12 Mar 2013 | 04:23 pm
At the 2013 CSUN conference, I was invited by Accessibility Partners to participate in an interview pertaining to tablet computer accessibility. Having used iPads for my personal use for years, and al...
