Looking for Object Inspector and other MSAA tools?
There are many great tools that allow testers and developers to explore the Microsoft Active Accessibility (MSAA) information exposed by application including Flash and Flex applications. These tools...
View ArticleBig Changes for Flash – the future is mobile, HTML 5, and RIA
Today Adobe announced that it will no longer be making its Flash Player for mobile devices. With HTML 5 being supported by all major mobile and desktop browsers Adobe has officially recognized that...
View ArticleLesser known details that seriously impact the usage of dynamically generated...
This post begins a series of entries regarding the implementation of Accessible Rich Internet Applications (ARIA) specification in the real world. There are a number of factors that impact ARIA geared...
View ArticleAccessible Drag and Drop – Why Foolproof Scripting Is Critical When Using ARIA
This post covers creating accessible Drag and Drop functionality; including various ARIA and non-ARIA techniques that ensure automatic accessibility for screen reader and keyboard only users....
View ArticlejQuery UI Accessibility Analysis
I recently had a discussion on the Web Accessibility LinkedIn group regarding the importance of keyboard accessibility, and how there needs to be an accessibility related training resource for...
View ArticleThe Importance of Keyboard Accessibility & Why ARIA Widgets Don’t Work as...
There is currently a lot of confusion regarding ARIA control types like Listboxes, Tabs, and Menus that do not work as expected in voice navigation software such as Dragon NaturallySpeaking. The...
View ArticleWhy There are Only Two Ways to Make ARIA Widgets Programmatically Focusable...
This post is one in a series of posts on accessible rich internet applications (ARIA) and the specification by the same name. One challenge with composite widgets (widgets that are made up of other...
View ArticleHow Not To Misuse ARIA States, Properties and Roles
Many content authors will put ARIA properties on content in an attempt to meet accessibility standards and make their content work with assistive technology (AT). Unfortunately, there is a lot of...
View ArticleExpanding the Use of the aria-haspopup Property
The WAI-ARIA 1.0 Specification adopted by the W3C currently limits use of the aria-haspopup attribute to context menus and sub-level menus. It also states that “a popup is generally presented visually...
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Indicating Link Purpose with ARIA
An Analysis on Different Screen Reader Behaviors Authors must avoid using the same text for links that retrieve different resources. Users without disabilities may be able to identify the links...
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