a general term used to describe the degree to which a product, device, service, or environment is available to as many people as possible. Accessibility is often used to focus on people with disabilities or special needs and their right of access to entities
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What are the negative and positive aspects of dark color scheme?
I am using Light-on-dark color scheme (dark background with light text) in my application.
My question is, what are the negative and positive aspects of this color scheme and why this color scheme ...
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Accesskeys for enterprise web apps / SaaS - worth it?
(Not sure what accesskeys are? Here is an ALA post about them)
If you've ever implemented accesskeys on a web app, do you know if they got used (outside of accessibility concerns)? There seem to be ...
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What happens when the focus rectangle isn't clear?
I get a lot of clients that comment that the focus box isn't obvious enough in some browsers. Is it common and good practice to make it more obvious? If so, how exactly do people do this?
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Accessibility for touch screen devices (e.g. iPad, iPhone)
By touch screen, I mean things like the iPhone and iPad.
How are touch screen devices being made accessible? Are there any development guidelines that should be adhered to? Could a blind person ...
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Cursor position and movement in Bidi Input.
In the case of Bidi input, where both RTL and LTR types languages can be mixed together, what should be the cursor position? And what should be the movement of the cursor with Home and End buttons?
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How do you design a registration form?
I am trying to learn about registration forms, what should I be careful about when designing one? Is there any "best practice" or do you know any great websites with great examples of registration ...
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Are “reset” buttons redundant? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Is a cancel button necessary in a web form?
Are form "reset" buttons redundant? If not, why not? Give me a case where they are completey accepted, useful and maybe even ...
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Please recommend a widget to alter ratios totalling 100% [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to build a budgeting interface (sum of items must equal 100)?
I need the user to be able to change the ratios of items adding up to 100%. Essentially, I'm talking ...
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What are some things to consider when optimizing a web page for a projector? [closed]
I'm guessing I should plan for low resolution and big fonts? Any good examples out there?
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Citation for the proposition “flashing boxes on the screen are annoying”
It seems self-evident that one should not put a large box on the screen and then change its dominant color frequently (i.e. make it flash) because it's very hard to ignore and will irritate people, ...
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User interface for a text to speech function [closed]
I want to present to user with a "text to speech" function (similar to the google translate "listen" button).
I am thinking of a button showing a human face talking. Here is a self-made draft (yes ...
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what youtube embed is more accessible for users w/ screenreaders/only keyboards
I notice that Youtube now likes to embed videos using an Iframe, but will still allow the old object method.
I'm just curious which method would be best for people using the site in an unconventional ...
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Advise strategy for partially translated webpage
I am working on a site and some but not all of the content is being translated into French. The content that is being translated is the long description and summaries of the content items (which are ...
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What video players/sites are fully accessible?
I am in need of a video player that is fully accessible, but I'm hoping not to have to code it from scratch.
How accessible are the youtube/vimeo players? are there other ones pre-made online that ...
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Do manufacturers of markers produce different shapes for each type (whiteboard/permanent) so you can tell the difference by touch?
In the sense that this is an interface with the user of pens, I thought this might be an acceptable place to ask this question, but if it's just application interfaces, then please remove or close ...
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What are the most common UIs/Components? What are their Strengths/Weaknesses? How to improve? [closed]
Hm, I am fininding myself wishing that we had communitywiki
After seeing this question: What is the most common user interface in the world? I thought it would be educational to not limit the ...
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Accessibility in modern web applications
I'm currently part of a team that develops a complex web application for a German customer (sorry, cannot say anything about the project). We would like "to be a good citizen" and develop the ...
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Using wheelchair symbol in CAPTCHAs?
More and more websites that use CAPTCHAs have started to cater for visually-impaired users who cannot solve a visual (text-based) CAPTCHA by providing an audio CAPTCHA.
What I find bizarre is that ...
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Proper usage of fieldset / legend tags
I'm wondering what the suggested usage of <fieldset>s are on a webpage.
For example, on a simple page with just one form (one set of inputs) is it still recommended to use a fieldset? Or should ...
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Scrollbar on the left
Is there a deep study that suggests to place a scrollbar on the right? Personally I move it to the left whenever it's possible (firefox allow this, as well as xterm and emacs).
I know that placing a ...
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Is a cancel button necessary in a web form?
Personally I have never used it. I don't put information in a form and then decide everything needs to be cleared. I would edit one field.
Plus cancel in a UI suggests canceling an action which is in ...
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Font Size Amender
Is there still any need for a font resizer in web apps?
Modern web browseers easilly allow you to zoom in on content. Older browsers such as IE6 and IE7 require you to change the font size via ...
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Left-handed persons and usability
I have never seen any UI that depends on what hand a person prefers.
I have never seen any options or profile settings for left-handled persons.
Maybe it is a strange question, but I have to ask it.
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Flash, Silverlight and Accessibility
Simple question, although the answer probably isn't...
Do Flash or Silverlight offer accessibility options?
Should we ever use these if we are trying to build a truly accessible site?
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User accessibility for mobile applications [closed]
What are key points of mobile UI accessibility?
What is a difference between mobile and desktop accessibility?
Is there any recommendations we can use?
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What size should I make my icons so that people with some degree of visual impairment can use my application?
My application has to cater for people with a degree of visual impairment.
Should I have larger icons throughout or have an option that allows the user to select the icon size (small, normal, large)?
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Is there an optimal font size?
For most website projects I've been involved with, the font size for the bulk text is usually 12px - 13px, but I'm wondering if this is a good size. I remember reading an article saying that font ...
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Tools for checking accessibility compliance [closed]
As part of my website designs, I like to make sure that I am adhering to the accessibility standards (Section 508, UK Disability & Discrimination Act, etc...).
Can anyone recommend any ...
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Accessible CMS software
My company needs to incorporate some CMS software into their public web site. We want software that produces semantic mark-up to maximise accessibility. Can anyone suggest any?
At the current time, ...
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What are the best resources for designing “accessible” interfaces?
I'm reading Steve Krug's book "Don't Make Me Think! A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability" and there are a few good sources that he points to that will help designers design more accesible ...
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What are good resources for testing UI design for color-blind users? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I check if my user interface is suited for colorblind people?
I'd like to ensure that color blind users experience the UI with sufficient contrast between ...
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Is using the alt-attribute for text-as-graphics ok?
There are several ways to present text on your web page in exactly the font your designer decided; as an image, a flash hack, some javascript hack, dynamic fonts. But to this day, the only thing that ...
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Coding Best Practices as UX?
I've been stating in most of my recent contracts that meeting HTML coding Best Practices (what's outputted to the browser) is an important part of UX.
This would include things like Semantics (using ...
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Font sizes for WCAG2.0 AAA
Anyone know what the WCAG2.0 definition of 'Normal' and 'Large' fonts are, as they relate to the AA and AAA levels?
I've googled and read the WCAG site and docs but unless I'm being really stupid ...
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Is it a good idea to have a large footer containing many links?
In recent years, it's become quite a common design pattern to have a large footer on every page, containing a 'mini sitemap'.
For example:
This has supposed SEO benefits, but would also seem to ...
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Accessibility statements: Worth having on websites?
Currently working for a client who had a very vague, generic accessibility statement on the site, until a couple of months ago when the site was redesigned and the statement was left out of the IA.
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Quick website evaluation checklist [closed]
I want to make a small checklist to evaluate my sites.
I want to make SEO , usability and accessibility checks.
Which are the most important checks I have to make?
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iFrame accessibility and usability issues
Aside from confused scrolling and screen reader problems (and I'm not downplaying these issues, it's just that I've already discussed them at length), are there any concrete accessibility and ...
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eLearning: Courses on Usability, UI, UX, or XD? [closed]
Considering User Experience Stack Exchange is in itself an educational tool, creating infomation hubs geared to different personas and users is no longer a tedious task. What are the applications, ...
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Are “print” links needed on a website?
What do you think, does a website for a general audience need a "print" link or will the users know how to print the page for themselves (using the browser controls)?
Some background:
It's not a ...
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Including users with disabilities in user centered design
Many of the methodologies used in the early phases of user centered design, such as card sorting and paper prototyping, are not accessible to people with disabilities. Anybody have any advice on ...
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Do we still need text scaling links on websites?
Links/buttons to adjust font size used to be one of the accessibility must-do's but do we still need to include the text scaling links on our sites?
Most modern browsers and operating systems support ...
