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From now until December 28, 2009, Expression Web 3 and Expression Studio 3 (Full & upgrade) are 30% off at the Microsoft Store . This promotion is US only and requires no promo code.

Posted to spiderwebwoman by Kathleen Anderson on Tue, Dec 15 2009
Filed under: Filed under: Accessibility, Microsoft, Web Standards, Expression Web
Google launches an Accessibility web site

Google has launched a new web site, Google accessibility , where you can find information on the accessibility of their products and other technologies. Included are: Android, Calendar, Chrome, Docs, Earth, Gmail, Maps, Reader, Spreadsheets and Video. For most of these they have a section focused on...

Posted to spiderwebwoman by Kathleen Anderson on Sat, Oct 17 2009
Filed under: Filed under: Accessibility, Gmail
Creating Accessible Online Forms with Expression Web 2

I’ve had another article published in the Microsoft Expression Newsletter - Creating Accessible Online Forms with Expression Web 2 . This article focuses on what makes an online form not accessible and how to create accessible forms. More at: Creating Accessible Online Forms with Expression Web...

Posted to spiderwebwoman by Kathleen Anderson on Fri, May 22 2009
Filed under: Filed under: Accessibility, Microsoft, Web Standards, Expression Web
Designing Web Sites for Accessibility with Expression Web 2

I’ve just had an article published in the latest issue of the Microsoft Expression Newsletter - Designing Web Sites for Accessibility with Expression Web 2 . The article covers the reasons why you should make your web site accessible to people with disabilities, and how to use the tools in Expression...

Posted to spiderwebwoman by Kathleen Anderson on Fri, Mar 20 2009
Filed under: Filed under: Accessibility, Microsoft, Web Standards, Expression Web
Word Now Supports DAISY XML

You can now download an add-on for Microsoft Word that supports DAISY XML, the Digital Accessible Information System standard for accessible translation. The add-on reads the word document to individuals. Like most accessibility projects, there are still...

Posted to Jason N. Gaylord's Blog by on Thu, May 8 2008
Filed under: Filed under: Office 2007, Accessibility
Microsoft Announces New Accessibility Tools and Resources for Developers

New Web site and open-source accessibility testing tools will help developers meet the growing worldwide demand for accessible technology. Microsoft Corp. today launched a new online resource and released two new open-source accessibility testing tools for developers who want to create accessible and...

Posted to spiderwebwoman by Kathleen Anderson on Sun, Mar 16 2008
Filed under: Filed under: Accessibility, Microsoft
Vista accessibility

Teenage gaming heroes apart, few of us are perfect when it comes to dexterity, sight and hearing. In 2003, Microsoft commissioned Forrester Research to ‘measure the market’ for accessibility technology and present findings about computer users who could benefit from it. The results were surprising. One...

Posted to spiderwebwoman by Kathleen Anderson on Tue, Feb 19 2008
Filed under: Filed under: Accessibility, Microsoft
Nonprofit Launched to Bring Free Accessibility Worldwide

The AIR Foundation committed to ‘accessibility is a right’ Orlando , Florida – January 31, 2008 – The AIR Foundation, a nonprofit organization headquartered in Minneapolis, Minn. was announced today at a press conference held during the Assistive Technology Industry Association (ATIA) 2008 National Conference...

Posted to spiderwebwoman by Kathleen Anderson on Thu, Jan 31 2008
Filed under: Filed under: Accessibility
Eleven Tips For Optimizing PDFs For Search Engines

If you must put PDF documents on your web site, here's a good article about how to make them findable by search engines . What's pretty cool is that many of the tips will also help make your PDFs accessible to people with disabilities.

Posted to spiderwebwoman by Kathleen Anderson on Fri, Oct 5 2007
Filed under: Filed under: Accessibility
Technology Accessibility in Higher Education: Facilitating Learning for All Students -- A Day for Exploring the Possibilities

On Fri., Oct. 12, from 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m., the Disability Resource Center and the Access Computing Team (ACT) at Southern Connecticut State University will hold a conference on " Technology Accessibility in Higher Education: Facilitating Learning for All Students -- A Day for Exploring the Possibilities...

Posted to spiderwebwoman by Kathleen Anderson on Sun, Sep 30 2007
Filed under: Filed under: Accessibility
Free Microsoft Accessibility CD set

Discover How to Make the Computer Easier to See, Hear, and Use This free CD set shows you how to make your computer more comfortable and easier to use with accessibility settings and programs. The free Microsoft Accessibility CD set includes: Windows Vista Accessibility Demonstrations and Tutorials CD...

Posted to spiderwebwoman by Kathleen Anderson on Mon, Sep 17 2007
Filed under: Filed under: Accessibility, Microsoft
Expression Web VPAT is now available

The Expression Web Voluntary Product Accessibility Template , or VPAT, is now available. The VPAT outlines how Expression Web meets key regulations of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act.

Posted to spiderwebwoman by Kathleen Anderson on Fri, Sep 7 2007
Filed under: Filed under: Accessibility, Microsoft, Expression Web
IE7 and Screenreaders - here's the latest info

Check out this post on the IE Blog about what the screenreader vendors are doing to catch up with IE7 .

Posted to spiderwebwoman by Kathleen Anderson on Wed, Nov 8 2006
Filed under: Filed under: Accessibility, Microsoft
I voted today - I got Inspired

I did vote today, but this post is not about Who I voted for or Why. This is about How I voted. I had heard about a new way of voting for people who are blind or visually-impaired, so I decided I would try it out today at my local polling place. The system is called Inspire Vote-by-Phone , and it's...

Posted to spiderwebwoman by Kathleen Anderson on Tue, Nov 7 2006
Filed under: Filed under: Accessibility
Legal Precedent Set For Web Accessibility

Federal judge sustains discrimination claims against Target; precedent establishes that retailers must make their websites accessible to the blind under the ADA Berkeley, CA (September 7, 2006): A federal district court judge ruled yesterday that a retailer may be sued if its website is inaccessible...

Posted to spiderwebwoman by Kathleen Anderson on Fri, Sep 8 2006
Filed under: Filed under: Accessibility
Please sign the Google Word Verification Accessibility Petition

The petition is asking Google to provide an accessible alternative to the visual verification scheme that currently locks the blind and visually impaired out of participation in all the company's services. Google's implementation of word verification currently denies users who are blind access to such...

Posted to spiderwebwoman by Kathleen Anderson on Sun, Mar 5 2006
Filed under: Filed under: Accessibility
Target.com sued by the U.S. National Federation of the Blind (NFB)

The NFB has filed a lawsuit against Target.com because their web site is not accessible to people with disabilities. More info at Taking Aim at Target .

Posted to spiderwebwoman by Kathleen Anderson on Mon, Feb 13 2006
Filed under: Filed under: Accessibility
Mozilla Firefox 1.5 Ready for Download

http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/ Accessibility: Firefox 1.5 delivers easier navigation for everyone, including those who are visually or motor-impaired. Firefox is now the first browser to support DHTML, which enables Web content to be read aloud - even new kinds of graphics-rich content. Users may navigate...

Posted to spiderwebwoman by Kathleen Anderson on Wed, Nov 30 2005
Filed under: Filed under: Accessibility, Security, Web Standards
"Office 12" will do PDF and the PDFs will be accessible

At the MVP Summit, Steven Sinofsky, senior vice president of Microsoft(r) Office at Microsoft Corp., made a major announcement about the next version of Office - currently known as "Office 12". PDF support will be built into Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Publisher, OneNote, Visio, and InfoPath - and...

Posted to spiderwebwoman by Kathleen Anderson on Mon, Oct 3 2005
Filed under: Filed under: Accessibility, Microsoft, MVP Summit
A Survey of State Accessibility Initiatives

I was in Albany this week, participating in a panel called A Survey of State Accessibility Initiatives at the GTC East 2005 Conference . It was a good seesion, I talked about the approach we've taken in Connecticut, and, in turn, learned about how they've done it in the State of New York. I brought back...

Posted to spiderwebwoman by Kathleen Anderson on Sat, Sep 24 2005
Filed under: Filed under: Accessibility

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