Thursday, November 16, 2006
Accessible Web Experience Design
One of the hot topics today, as you are well aware of, is AJAX. It allows us to create some amazing programs which work inside the browser. AJAX is the driving force behind the web experience design trend.
The one thing AJAX lacks is a simple implementation of accessibility. Many have come up with ideas on making the experience more accessible, but in reality it comes back to the need to build a process for the exceptions.
We're building a system on TWEEK to work with this issue. On the main UNL website we have also come up with some enhancements for users without javascript and/or users with screen readers.
If you are interested in this, follow the following links for more information. This is where I have started and as I develop more RIA I will update you on my findings.
- Standards Schmandards
http://www.standards-schmandards.com/2005/ajax-and-accessibility - W3C's commitment
http://www.w3.org/2006/09/aria-pressrelease.html - bestkungfu weblog
http://www.bestkungfu.com/archive/date/2005/03/ajaxessibility/ - 456 Berea St
http://www.456bereastreet.com/archive/200511/web_20_and_accessibility/