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Accessible Keyboard Shortcuts: new resource

dotjay — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 15:02:20 +0000

I have added a new page outlining some best practices and providing code examples for developers wishing to add JavaScript-powered keyboard shortcuts to their web applications in an accessible way.

Accessible Keyboard Shortcuts in Dotjay’s Lab

Form placeholder text JavaScript: new class names added

dotjay — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:26:53 +0000

I have updated the JavaScript that adds placeholder text to form inputs using the contents of the title attribute. The code is a bit leaner now and includes class names on the form inputs when there is placeholder text present, which allows you to style the inputs differently when there is user input versus placeholder text.

Input Placeholder Text in Dotjay’s Lab

Aural CSS notes on Opera updated

dotjay — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 19:13:46 +0000

Updated notes on Opera support and fixed broken links.

Aural CSS: Support for CSS 2 Aural Style Sheets / CSS 3 Speech Module in Dotjay’s Lab

VoiceOver Commands (HTML version)

dotjay — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 00:06:29 +0000

Created an HMTL version of Apple’s VoiceOver commands PDF.

VoiceOver Commands / Keyboard Shortcuts in Dotjay’s Lab

Updated assistive technology videos following comments from Victor Tsaran

dotjay — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 00:12:59 +0000

Updated some of the notes following comments from Victor Tsaran. Loads of new videos to be added shortly.

Aural CSS notes updated following tests with Opera Voice and FireVox

dotjay — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:45:07 +0000

Opera and the FireVox extension for Firefox both claim to support some of the CSS 3 Speech module properties. Following some quick tests on Windows, Opera 9.62 seems to work reasonably well, but the latest FireVox appears to have broken support.

Added jQuery UI Accordion keyboard accessibility tests

dotjay — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 19:29:50 +0000

Added examples of jQuery UI‘s Accordion widget to test keyboard accessibility, particularly in Firefox, which seems to have an issue with tabindex="0".

Test cases for tabindex bugs in Firefox

dotjay — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 18:13:33 +0000

Added test cases for weird tabindex behaviour noticed in Firefox.

Embedded audio player added for audio clips

dotjay — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 00:17:50 +0000

Audio clips now playable using the excellent XSPF music player.

Importance of headings video added to assistive technology videos

dotjay — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:03:26 +0000

Updated to include a video showing the importance of headings on web pages.