Important Note The original intent of this article was to provide full examples of the overlay widgets’ features in active use, including details on how they operate and before-and-after screenshots.…
Web Accessibility Viking
Web Accessibility Viking
Important Note The original intent of this article was to provide full examples of the overlay widgets’ features in active use, including details on how they operate and before-and-after screenshots.…
Not long ago, a recent Tweet by Accessibility.com and corresponding post on LinkedIn resulted in significant backlash from many prominent voices in the accessibility community. Both postings received dozens of…
Almost a week ago, I published Overlays are here to stay. So are “male enhancement pills”, a reaction to Ken Nakata’s Best Practices for Overlays. Ken got a bit upset…
Recently a friend alerted me to an article by Ken Nakata titled Best Practices for Overlays which functions as little more than free advice to an industry that is populated…
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The Overlay Fact Sheet is a statement of unity by the accessibility community as a whole. It provides clear facts in an easy to digest format. It provides actual opinions of people with disabilities regarding their experiences with overlays. There are a variety of ways you can benefit from the Overlay Fact Sheet.
A friend of mine recently asked me about my opinion on "Custom" overlay products such as Deque’s Amaze or Alchemy by Level Access. Below is a lightly-edited version of my response.
I’ve been contacted by Elephant Partners, Armour Capital, Volition Capital, Ridgepeak Partners, Insight Partners, Level Equity, Elesewhere Partners, and more. Each time an equity firm has reached out this year, I’ve sent that exact message in response – not to be a jerk, but to make sure neither of us are wasting the other person’s time.
In 1998, Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act came out, as did the first version of WCAG. In the time period of 1998-2000, a number of new companies were created around Web Accessibility. Major players in the US like Deque, The Paciello Group, and Bartimeus Group (later acquired by/ merged with SSB Technologies, becoming SSB …
Recently an article has been making the rounds: Should Accessibility Overlay Tools Be Used as a Strategic Part of your Accessibility Efforts. Some have asked me what my thoughts are on this topic and I feel compelled to share a few comments, because the article discusses a handful of emerging approaches. I’ve already shared my …