Yearly Archives: 2005

Automated accessibility checkers

Posted on 8/7/2005 by Rich

There are an increasing number of tools that can carry out automated accessibility checks. But are they any good? For quick checks, I have long used Cynthia Says as I find the resulting report informative and easy to understand. Having … Continue reading →

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How accessible are embedded movies?

Posted on 1/7/2005 by Rich

Today I have been wrestling with embedding a movie into a web page. To try and ensure cross browser, and cross platform, usability I have had to use the <embed> inside an <object> On an XHTML 1.0 Strict page, this … Continue reading →

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Successful Blogging

Posted on 24/6/2005 by Rich

At present I know my blog isn’t read my that many people, but I have set this up as a long term project, allowing me to hone things before it does get populer (well I can live in hope can’t … Continue reading →

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Firefox locked out

Posted on 23/6/2005 by Rich

originally written on 14th Feb 2005 Whilst doing a few searches for some accessible websites I came across this one: English Heritage In Internet Explorer the page displays as you would expect, but in Firefox, my current default browser, you … Continue reading →

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Give me all your money!

Posted on 20/6/2005 by Rich

I’m sure a lot of us remember hearing this in the movies, though whether it was actually said or not is another matter. But lets think about this, is it really the right phrase to use? example: Robber goes into … Continue reading →

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Mac Mini joys and woes

Posted on 17/6/2005 by Rich

Yes I am proud owner of a lunch box, affectionately known as a Mac Mini. This a fun thing to play with after being used to Windows on PCs for so long. The interface is smooth and user friendly, just … Continue reading →

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