http://www.disabled-world.com/ Disability Community News and Information Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:41:52 PST en-us http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/accessibility/websitedesign/mobile-websites.php Accessible Website Design New technology helps Webmasters make Web sites more comprehensible on mobile devices; adapted from technology created for visually impaired. IBM researchers have created technology, initially developed for visually-impaired users, that makes it simpler for Webmasters to make their Web sites more readable on the small screens of mobile devices, reducing burdensome scrolling through out-of-order text and graphics. Mon, 26 Oct 2009 11:07:01 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/accessibility/websitedesign/mobile-websites.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/accessibility/websitedesign/accessible-website-designs.php Accessible Website Design Houston-area residents and non-profit organizations will gain greater Internet accessibility through brand new websites from the Sixth Annual Accessibility Internet Rally for Houston (AIR Houston) scheduled to kick off this month. Web design professionals and non-profits are encouraged to sign up to participate. Fri, 09 Oct 2009 11:59:49 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/accessibility/websitedesign/accessible-website-designs.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/accessibility/websitedesign/google-text-size.php Accessible Website Design Good news for those with visual impairments, and surfers whose eyesight just isn't what it used to be. Google have modified the way their search page looks by adding a larger search box and text fields so you can see your query more clearly. Thu, 10 Sep 2009 15:05:34 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/accessibility/websitedesign/google-text-size.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/accessibility/websitedesign/bing-search-site.php Accessible Website Design The release of the Bing search engine by the Microsoft Corporation presents more competition for your search business online. There is one disappointment that I found at Bing. When I looked for accessibility features in association with Bing, I was unable to come up with anything. There is no statement by the Microsoft Corporation concerning Disability Accessibility Features on the Bing site that I was able to locate. Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:46:39 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/accessibility/websitedesign/bing-search-site.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/accessibility/websitedesign/accessible-google-services.php Accessible Website Design Google has a number of services which are accessible online and through mobile devices that make searching for, obtaining, using, and sharing information both easy and pleasurable for nearly anyone. As I went through an initial review of the features that Google is offering, I was amazed at how well they interact with each other, oftentimes increasing each application's individual features even more accessible. Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:29:23 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/accessibility/websitedesign/accessible-google-services.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/accessibility/websitedesign/color-contrast-windows.php Accessible Website Design Using contrast settings on your computer can heighten the color contrast of both text and images on your monitor. Increasing the contrast of colors can reduce eyestrain and make items easier to read by people with vision impairments. Tue, 12 May 2009 16:01:53 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/accessibility/websitedesign/color-contrast-windows.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/accessibility/websitedesign/resizing-text.php Accessible Website Design Modern browsers such as Internet Explorer, FireFox, Safari (Mac), Google Chrome, Opera, and Netscape provide a setting option to adjust the font, or text, size. Once set your preference of font and text size will be the default option for all websites you visit. Tue, 12 May 2009 14:45:09 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/accessibility/websitedesign/resizing-text.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/accessibility/websitedesign/opera-text-size.php Accessible Website Design One of the abilities of the Opera browser is a function to not only change the default text size of web pages but also increase image sizes by using the computer keyboard. Wed, 06 May 2009 17:43:18 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/accessibility/websitedesign/opera-text-size.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/accessibility/websitedesign/netscape-text-size.php Accessible Website Design Instructions explaining how to increase the default font or text size on website pages when using the Netscape web browser. Wed, 06 May 2009 17:17:21 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/accessibility/websitedesign/netscape-text-size.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/accessibility/websitedesign/text-size-internet-explorer.php Accessible Website Design How to guide for changing the default text size on website pages when using Internet Explorer web browser. Wed, 06 May 2009 15:15:44 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/accessibility/websitedesign/text-size-internet-explorer.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/accessibility/websitedesign/text-size-firefox.php Accessible Website Design Step by step guide to changing text size on web pages when using FireFox web browser. Wed, 06 May 2009 14:15:24 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/accessibility/websitedesign/text-size-firefox.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/accessibility/websitedesign/safari-text-size.php Accessible Website Design Information on how to make website page text size bigger or smaller in the Safari browser. Wed, 06 May 2009 10:05:44 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/accessibility/websitedesign/safari-text-size.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/accessibility/websitedesign/chrome-text-size.php Accessible Website Design Guide to using keyboard shortcuts to increase or decrease the web page text size when using the Google Chrome browser. Wed, 06 May 2009 09:44:45 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/accessibility/websitedesign/chrome-text-size.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/accessibility/websitedesign/pingbacks.php Accessible Website Design Pingbacks were designed to solve some of the problems that people saw with trackbacks. A Pingback is an XML-RPC request sent from Site A to Site B that requires a link. Some blog software, such as Movable Type, WordPress and Community Server, support automatic pingbacks. Sun, 19 Apr 2009 10:48:41 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/accessibility/websitedesign/pingbacks.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/accessibility/websitedesign/accessible.php Accessible Website Design Building websites with web standards and with accessibility in mind creates better websites. These sites load faster and are much easier for search engines to index. Web crawlers or spiders that are sent our by search engines to index your site are in essence blind users, making your website accessible helps your natural search engine ranking, meaning more people will be able to find you via Google, Yahoo and all the other search engines. Sun, 04 Jan 2009 15:09:14 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/accessibility/websitedesign/accessible.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/accessibility/websitedesign/website-usability.php Accessible Website Design A big mistake many people make is to confuse usability with accessibility. Not only are the two very different, but the tendency seems to be that one is deemed less important than the other. Although they must both be taken seriously, it's true that many of the ideals surrounding accessibility still apply to usability and vice versa. Sat, 03 Jan 2009 18:51:02 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/accessibility/websitedesign/website-usability.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/accessibility/websitedesign/web-hosting.php Accessible Website Design In our continuing series explaining how to put a website online this article examines what to look for in web hosting services and covers shared, dedicated, windows, unix, or co-location hosts for your new website Sat, 03 Jan 2009 14:17:18 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/accessibility/websitedesign/web-hosting.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/accessibility/websitedesign/color-spectrum-chart.php Accessible Website Design Color codes present particular problems for color blind people as they are often difficult or impossible for color blind people to understand. Here is a color spectrum chart for website and page design for persons with color blindness. Sat, 03 Jan 2009 14:08:00 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/accessibility/websitedesign/color-spectrum-chart.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/accessibility/websitedesign/google-search-tips.php Accessible Website Design There are many different tricks and tips you can use when using Google search engine to make life easier. The following article is a comprehensive guide to most of the commands you can enter in the Google search box, it will get you what you want easy and fast once you have learned how to use it in a more intimate manner. Fri, 02 Jan 2009 13:03:25 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/accessibility/websitedesign/google-search-tips.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/accessibility/websitedesign/sitemeter.php Accessible Website Design Disabled World would be interested to hear from vision impaired persons who use Sitemeter on their blog or website in regards to how their screen readers handle the new Sitemeter statistic displays. Fri, 02 Jan 2009 13:00:24 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/accessibility/websitedesign/sitemeter.php