Monthly Archives: April 2009

Last week in the “Accessible” module, April 20, 2009

Posted on April 20, 2009 by Marco

After the Easter holidays, pace has picked up again in the development of accessibility features and other work surrounding our eco system. Actions for sorting and expansion/collapsing After some minor setbacks, David’s patch on exposing actions for ARIA sort and … Continue reading →

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Extension tip, and feedback appreciated: Feed Sidebar

Posted on April 17, 2009 by Marco

The extension Feed Sidebar by Christopher Finke is a small extension that allows to view one’s Live Bookmarks in a sidebar, much like one would view history or bookmarks. It is not a new RSS feed management, but instead operates … Continue reading →

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Article on how to use NVDA and Firefox to test web sites for accessibility

Posted on April 14, 2009 by Marco

I just published an article on how to use NVDA and Firefox to do website testing. This article can be found on the front page of my blog under the “Pages” section, in the “Articles” sublist. The article is meant … Continue reading →

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Why are web forums so unpopular with the blindness community?

Posted on April 7, 2009 by Marco

Last week, David Tenser, Kadir Topal, and I received an e-mail from Dirk, a moderator at www.BLINDzeln.net, a mostly German-speaking community which uses mailing lists exclusively to promote exchange between their members. These mailing lists vary in topics from cooking … Continue reading →

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