by Kirio Crespo | Jan 31, 2019 | Web Accessibility
Almost since the inception of the internet, “Click here” or “Learn More” have become standard call to actions. For most users, they make sense, but for visually impaired users they don’t. Why is this? Imagine for a moment that you are visually impaired and you are...
by Kirio Crespo | Jan 10, 2019 | Web Accessibility
The other day I was asked how screen readers could be used to make websites easier to use. The keys to answering this question are writing clean code and using web accessibility techniques. Screen readers pick up untidy, unused or ‘left over’ code, which to a...
by Kirio Crespo | Jan 2, 2019 | Web, Web Accessibility
One of my favourite pastimes is reading and I especially enjoy reading about history. If I find an article that combines my two passions, history and information technology, I make sure to read it. Recently a remarkable and well-researched article by Jo Jung in The...
by Kirio Crespo | Dec 28, 2018 | Web Accessibility
In my last post, I discussed the South Australian Government’s online accessibility policy initiative, which aims to outline the accessibility requirements for all content and programming aspects of the government’s presence online. Such initiative may in time become...
by Kirio Crespo | Dec 10, 2018 | Web Accessibility
Is Web Accessibility Necessary? Earlier this year I met with a potential client and during our chat the subject of accessibility came up and I found myself explaining why my team and I strive to build accessible websites. After explaining that all modern websites need...
by Kirio Crespo | Dec 4, 2018 | Web Accessibility
Previously I have focused solely on web accessibility from the programmatic side and this is mainly due to my professional background as a web developer. However, as I mentioned in my last blog, there is also the publishing side; web content editors need to follow a...
