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Conversation with a Web site

Published: February 24th 2010

This has to be one of the funniest articles on the perils of the “bells & whistles” design approach that I’ve ever read. It’s also bone-chillingly accurate…. A conversation I have every month or so

Target Lawsuit Settled

Published: September 3rd 2008

The Target Corporation have agreed to a $6 million settlement of the lawsuit filed against them by the National Federation of the Blind (NFB) regarding the inaccessibility of Target.com. The original complaint, filed under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), cited various problems with Target.com – images that lacked alternative text; missing page headings and [...]

Reinventing A Headache

Published: October 31st 2007

How do people cope when they forget a login password or username? Well, hopefully they use the “Forgot password” or “Forgot username” links that you so thoughtfully provided. Or do they? Research by social network watcher, Danah Boyd, suggests that your teenage visitors may simply re-register or create a new profile instead. Unlike us “oldies” [...]

Breaking CAPTCHAs

Published: October 6th 2007

One of the myths surrounding CAPTCHAs is that they offer 100% protection against the abuse of web site facilities by automated systems. That’s a reassuring idea but is it really true in practice?

We’ve Got A Crippen Cartoon!

Published: October 3rd 2007

A few days ago, I was putting together some slides for a presentation to a group of businessmen on the benefits of accessible web design. Since I had no desire to bore my audience to death, I thought I’d do my usual trick of inserting a little humour via cartoons. However, the right cartoon is [...]

Web Usability

Published: January 23rd 2007

Anybody can design and put up a web site. It’s even claimed that there are more web pages than there are people in the world! Given the sheer number of sites out there, the ultimate goal should be to have an effective site. Most people who outsource their web sites choose a web designer based [...]