Category Archives: Accessibility

Mel Pedley‘s second article in her series on designing for dyslexics is now available to read over at Accessites. It’s another excellent read that provides some anecdotal evidence towards adopting Hewlett Packard’s colour difference threshold over that suggested by checkpoint 2.2 of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 1.0. To support testing against Hewlett Packard’s algorithm, Mel has created an alternative colour contrast analyser and kindly asks for any feedback on it. Continue reading →

I’ve just finished reading Evan Schuman’s article over at e-week entitled “On Handicapped Access, Target Fights the Wrong Fight for the Wrong Reason” and noticed the troll in the article’s “talkback” feature (comments) stating “Evan Schuman, you’re an idiot.” Continue reading →

Some news on the Target.com accessibility lawsuit via Yahoo! Finance yesterday. Federal District Court Judge Marilyn Hall Patel has sustained the discrimination claims against Target and sets the precedent that retailers must make their websites accessible to the blind under the American Disability Act (ADA). Continue reading →