ZDNet UK Accessibility Toolkit

Call for law to improve websites for disabled

editorial@zdnet.co.uk (Tom Espiner) — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:24:01 +0100

A pan-European e-accessibility law would prevent fragmentary approaches to providing products and services to disabled people, according to Viviane Reding

It's time to end the misery of IE6

editorial@zdnet.co.uk (Bruce Lawson) — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 17:25:02 +0100

For too long, the failings of Internet Explorer 6 have blighted the lives of developers and the recent launch of IE8 only makes matters worse, says Bruce Lawson

Netvibes revisited. Wowsa.

editorial@zdnet.co.uk — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 11:23:57 +0100

As part of the global relaunch branding social media exercise of my new training venture, I have revisited Netvibes, a Personalized Content Aggregation Service (PCAS for short, as you can...

Forget the mobile web: One site should work for all

editorial@zdnet.co.uk (Bruce Lawson) — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 13:18:01 +0000

Some pundits argue you should have special versions of websites for mobile users and disabled people, but that's plain wrong, says web expert Bruce Lawson

2009: The year websites become accessible to all

editorial@zdnet.co.uk (Bruce Lawson, Opera) — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 15:42:02 +0000

Web expert Bruce Lawson says a number of factors have come together in web development that should make site accessibility a key issue this year

Today is World Usability Day

editorial@zdnet.co.uk — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 11:40:53 +0000

As a result of completing a fairly in depth look at accessibility issues for web designers I am rounding out my work on the subject by mentioning the fact that today is World Usability Day....

Open-source tool creates OOXML docs for the blind

editorial@zdnet.co.uk (Suzanne Tindal) — Wed, 14 May 2008 08:58:02 +0100

Microsoft has helped develop an audio file format called Daisy that translates Word files into a 'talking' digital book format, making documents more accessible for users with impaired vision

Gov't urged to prioritise inclusive web services

editorial@zdnet.co.uk (Kable) — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 09:37:02 +0100

A report by the Public Accounts Committee says those without web access should not be excluded from public services

London event to focus on Web 2.0 accessibility

editorial@zdnet.co.uk (David Meyer) — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 11:28:01 +0100

The Accessibility 2.0 event will address the difficulties posed by Web 2.0 apps for those with disabilities or using handheld devices

Webcredible on usability and accessibility

editorial@zdnet.co.uk (David Meyer) — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 16:53:02 +0000

Lisa Halabi from Webcredible explains why e-commerce websites need to work much harder on making their sites usable and accessible

Photos: Old PCs help Africa's blind

editorial@zdnet.co.uk (Andrew Donoghue) — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 16:47:02 +0000

Refurbished PCs and clever use of USB keys are revolutionising the lives of visually impaired people in Kenya

Podcasting gets the royal treatment

editorial@zdnet.co.uk (Kable) — Thu, 28 Dec 2006 10:52:02 +0000

The Queen and iTunes

Disability legislation puts onus on IT managers

editorial@zdnet.co.uk (Cath Everett) — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 13:54:02 +0000

IT pros in the public sector will soon need to take more initiative on accessibility, regardless of cost

Truly inclusive technology

editorial@zdnet.co.uk (Cath Everett) — Sun, 29 Oct 2006 16:17:02 +0000

As the population continues to age, the issue of inclusion is set to rise up the IT department's already busy agenda

Web 2.0: A step backwards for accessibility?

editorial@zdnet.co.uk (Cath Everett) — Sun, 29 Oct 2006 15:58:01 +0000

Social networking is seen as the next logical step for the web, but online communities run the risk of echoing real-life discrimination

Perceiving the true potential of technology

editorial@zdnet.co.uk (Cath Everett) — Sun, 29 Oct 2006 15:28:01 +0000

Robin Christopherson, head of accessibility at AbilityNet, says he owes everything to the freedom technology has provided

Apps for visually impaired go portable

editorial@zdnet.co.uk (David Meyer) — Mon, 11 Sep 2006 17:55:02 +0100

Serotek, a developer of accessibility software and systems, has adopted the U3 smart drive standard

Dragon NaturallySpeaking Preferred 9

editorial@zdnet.co.uk (Elsa Wenzel) — Thu, 17 Aug 2006 09:25:04 +0100

For people who type a lot or suffer sore fingers and hands, Dragon NaturallySpeaking 9 is the best tool available for dictating text and commanding a Web browser by voice, despite the need for some adjustment to your personal manner of speaking.