Comments on: 5 Ways to Increase the Accessibility of Blogs

By: I Read Captions. Don’t we all? « Candy

I Read Captions. Don’t we all? « Candy — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 04:15:27 +0000

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By: Do It Myself Blog – Glenda Watson Hyatt » Colour Your Blog to Maximize Readability

Thu, 08 Apr 2010 22:17:32 +0000

[...] Blog Accessibility — by Glenda at 3:17 pm on Thursday, April 8, 2010 In the earlier post 5 Ways to Increase the Accessibility of Blogs, tip #3 is to maximize colour contrast to enhance readability for individuals who are colour blind [...]

By: How to make social media ‘wheelchair accessible’ | Socialbrite

How to make social media ‘wheelchair accessible’ | Socialbrite — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 00:46:52 +0000

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By: How to get more comments on your blog | Socialbrite

How to get more comments on your blog | Socialbrite — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 18:03:00 +0000

[...] CAPTCHAS – Get rid of these. Visual CAPTCHAs are “no blind people allowed” signs. [...]

By: Glenda

Glenda — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 23:57:24 +0000

Dani, good point. The problem is that many theme designers lack knowledge in web accessibility, thus not many themes are accessible. If you do come across truly accessible themes, please let me know.

By: dani

dani — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 02:01:25 +0000

Glenda,
WCAG 2.0 said labels should be placed on the left of input fields. And labels for radiobuttons or checkboxes are on the right of it.
But, common WordPress themes put the label on the right. What do you think based on your experiences?

By: Web Accessibility Tips by Left Thumb Blogger

Web Accessibility Tips by Left Thumb Blogger — Tue, 12 May 2009 12:14:54 +0000

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By: Do It Myself Blog - Glenda Watson Hyatt » Are Negative CAPTCHAs Any More Accessible?

Fri, 06 Mar 2009 03:30:23 +0000

[...] recalled that, in a previous post about web accessibility, a reader offered negative CAPTCHAs – whereby spambots must prove they are bots rather than [...]

By: Martha

Martha — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 04:09:42 +0000

Great post. I work for a client who is likely to be developing more blogs for outreach, and who must be as accessible as possible. Thanks for laying this out so well.

By: Glenda

Glenda — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:20:39 +0000

Jana, that’s great! Thanks for letting me know how Blogger handles ALTs. I’m curious to hear how the other blogging platforms work. Let us know what Alison says.