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Firefox Accessibility
The focus that Mozilla Firefox places on web standards and the user experience is quickly making it a popular choice for both web developers and end users alike. Firefox is also becoming a popular browser on the accessibility front. It's Open Source nature and extensibility are allowing Firefox to be a powerful medium for increased accessibility of web content.
This article presents an overview of Firefox accessibility and outlines many of the accessibility features available today.
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Appropriate Use of Alternative Text
Adding alternative text for images is the first principle of web accessibility. It is also one of the most difficult to properly implement. This article presents the basics of alternative text and showcases many examples of proper implementation. These recommendations come from our understanding of accessibility standards and screen-reader users.
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Section 508 Checklist Updated
The WebAIM Section 508 checklist has been one of our most popular resources since 2001. Although most accessibility principles haven't changed in the last five years, there have been some changes in assistive technologies, conventions and best practices. The Section 508 Checklist has recently been updated with these changes in mind.
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- Refresh the Web
November 16-18
Orlando, Florida
Presentation Notes - Southeast Community College
Accessibility Training
January 3
Lincoln, Nebraska - ATIA
January 24-27
Orlando, Florida
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