Tips on creating Flash banner ads

Here are a few tips I’ve cobbled together for producing accessible Flash banner adverts. This is very much written from the perspective of an accessibility person as I’m not a Flash developer as such but I hope it gives some pointers as to what to think about when using banner ads. I’ve also included [...]

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CAPTCHA: If your name’s not down your not coming in…

CAPTCHA’s and accessibility have been hotly debated in newsgroups, the press and blogs. Many people are feeling marginalised by their use and frustrated at not being able to access the online services they want.
Facebook, for example, has made heavy use of CAPTCHA even once you’re logged in (and is rumored to be reinstating it). [...]

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Trials and tribulations of podcast tanscription

Podcasts are getting ever more popular on the web and for good reason. They’re a portable easy way for many of us to keep up with what’s going on whilst on the move as well as a welcome alternative to wasting trees by printing things off to read on the train. Listening to podcasts from [...]

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Beijing 2008 Part One: accessibility

I’ve just published an article in the RNIB Web Access Centre called Beijing 2008 Part1: accessibility. It gives a snapshot overview of where the Beijing 2008 website is currently at in terms of accessibility and suggests steps for improvement.
This is the first or three articles about the current Beijing 2008 site. Next up in the [...]

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