20 Mar
Posted by Desiree as AIR, ATSTAR, AcccesU, Access Works, Accessibility, Daily life, Employment, General, SXSW 2010, Social Media, standards
We at Knowbility had another fabulous year at Austin’s annual South by Southwest Interactive Media Conference. There were so many awesome people to talk to from all over the country and even internationally. We made several new friends who share our interest in accessibility, some of whom had never thought about it before in terms [...]
Knowbility is excited to bring you another fantastic opportunity for Accessibility Training! Our John Slatin AccessU 2010 Conference will take place in May, at Austin’s St. Edward’s University. This is a great chance for Web developers, IT managers, Administrators, Programmers, or anyone else who handles IT responsibilities to learn Accessibility tips and tricks from some [...]
02 Feb
Posted by Desiree as AIR, ATSTAR, AcccesU, Access Works, Accessibility, Daily life, Employment
We have begun another fabulous year at Knowbility and 2010 promises to be fun and eventful! Things are always happening and there are fantastic opportunities to be involved with Knowbility! The services and programs we are offering are always evolving, and starting this month, I’m going to post regular updates here so that you can [...]
06 Jan
Posted by Desiree as AcccesU, Access Works, Accessibility, Colorblind, Employment, W3C, standards
As the concept of accessible websites continues to spread, more and more web developers are turning to automated tools to test their sites. There are many tools out there, from those that generate detailed reports to toolbar add-ons for Internet Explorer and Firefox. There is a bran new one just announced this week called AMP [...]
01 Oct
Posted by Desiree as AcccesU, Access Works, Accessibility, Daily life, Employment, General
For the past several months, Serotek Corporation has held a weekly tech chat, where they discussed all things technology relating to people with disabilities. Starting tonight, they are using their incredible product Accessible Event to broadcast these chats. As well as offer some training in a Webinar setting. I have previously discussed the bare bones [...]
31 Aug
Posted by Desiree as AIR, ATSTAR, AcccesU, Access Works, Accessibility, Daily life, General, standards
I want to start off by saying that I am very behind in my blogging efforts! Summer had me running around trying to do 10 things at once and not doing any of them the way they should be done. I thrive on routine, yet summer vacation tends to have me throwing routine and order [...]
Ok, so for whatever crazy reason, I decided to take on some studying. I figured that since I have been testing websites for several years now, purely from a usability perspective, I should learn more about the technical stuff. User testing is great, but I have been finding it hard to give advice to people [...]
15 May
Posted by Desiree as AcccesU, Access Works, Accessibility, Colorblind, Daily life, Employment, General, Social Media, W3C, standards
This week of course was full of fun at AccessU! It consisted of two full days and a third day for post conference, as well as some great evening activities. There was much to learn and fabulous people to talk to and network with. I was privileged to be involved in the two first days [...]
22 Apr
Posted by Desiree as AcccesU, Access Works, Accessibility, Colorblind, Daily life, General, W3C, standards
The W3C has just released a new introduction to their 2005 document entitled “How people with disabilities use the web.” This document is only in its draft stage and will continue to be updated throughout the year. But as I read through the sections referenced in the “What is in the document” area, I found [...]
08 Apr
Posted by Desiree as AcccesU, Accessibility, Daily life, General, standards
Adobe Systems INC. provides a variety of tools that are used around the world. Websites are utilizing flash content to make the internet experience more fun and interactive for users. Many are putting their content into protected PDF files, even taking it a step further and using this format for applications or forms that can [...]
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