Elsewhere Archive

W3C Validator for MAC OSX with Experimental WAI-ARIA Support
The standalone W3C validator for Mac OSX now includes experimental WAI-ARIA support.
Making the new Yahoo! Currency Converter accessible
Starts with audio, so you may want to use headphones if you share an office.
Using WAI-ARIA landmark roles
Steve Faulkner explains how to use landmark roles to help users orientate themselves, and navigate a document.
Font-weight is still broken in all but one browser
Results of font-weight on different browsers, with a workaround.
Antonia Hyde on Learning Disabilities
Antonia Hyde explains how learning disabilities affect the experience of users of online systems and shows several video examples.
Using the Web with multiple sclerosis
Denise Stephens explains the problems she encounters using the web through multiple sclerosis.
HTML5 canvas - the basics
A good tutorial about HTML5's canvas element.
The OpenID and OAuth Flow: Playing with UX
Ben Ward's suggestions for improving user experience with OpenID and OAuth.
Supporting New Elements in IE
Using the createElement method to sensibly add unknown elements to IE's DOM.
IE8 Blocker Toolkit Available Today!
If you want to stop IE updating to IE8 before you're ready to use it.
Elearning Beta Testers
Beta testers needed for a new accessible Elearning system.
Web standards in China
Thanks to Henny for putting together information about web standards in China.
Target gives WCAG 2.0 a helping hand
WCAG 2.0 gives far better guidance to ensure websites are accessible.
Project:Possibility
Encouraging people with disabilities and software developers to work together to create accessible solutions.
Announcing the AEGIS project
AEGIS (open Accessibility Everywhere: Groundwork, Infrastructure, Standards), is a research and development investment in building accessibility into future mainstream technologies.
MAMA
Opera unveils its structural search engine.
Public consultation on browser standards for public sector Web sites: Opera's response
Opera's response to the UK government consultation on browser testing guidelines.
ARIA Plugins for YUI Widgets
YUI 2.6 includes a handful of widgets that contain examples illustrating how to use new YUI ARIA plugins.
Acid3 receptions and misconceptions and do we have a winner?
Lars Gunther explains what it means to pass the Acid3 test.
Legacy beats consistency in IE8
IE uses camel case properties, rather than standard DOM methods for setting ARIA attributes that will result in serious fragmentation.