Firefox 57 from an NVDA user's perspective
Firefox 57, also known as Firefox Quantum, will be released on November 14. It will bring some significant changes to the Firefox rendering engine to improve performance and open the door for more new features in the future. Here is what you need to know if you are a user of the NVDA screen reader. For users of the NVDA screen reader, some of these changes may initially seem like a step backward.
The web accessibility basics - Marco's Accessibility Blog
I’ve been asked again and again over the years what the absolute basics of web accessibility are. And while I always thought that it is not so difficult to find resources about these basics, the recurrence of that question prompted me to finally write my own take on this topic. So here it is, my list of absolute web accessibility basics every web developer should know about. Alternative text for i
Apple are losing their edge also in accessibility quality - Marco's Accessibility Blog
This post was originally published in January of 2015, and has last been updated on April 10, 2015, with latest information on the mentioned problems in light of the OS X 10.10.3 and iOS 8.3 releases from April 8, 2015. Over the past couple of days, a number of well-known members in the Apple community raised their voices in concern about Apple’s general decline in software quality. Marco Arment (
Revisiting the "Switch to Android full-time" experiment - Marco's Accessibility Blog
Just over a year ago, I conducted an experiment to see whether it would be possible for me to switch to an Android device full-time for my productive smartphone needs. The conclusion back then was that there were still too many things missing for me to productively switch to Android without losing key parts of my day to day usage. However, there were several changes over the past 15 or so months t
What is WAI-ARIA, what does it do for me, and what not? - Marco's Accessibility Blog
What is WAI-ARIA, what does it do for me, and what not? On March 20, 2014, the W3C finally published the WAI-ARIA standard version 1.0. After many years of development, refinement and testing, it is now a web standard. But I am often asked again and again: What is it exactly? What can it do for me as a web developer? And what can it not do? I often find that there are assumptions made about WAI-AR
WAI-ARIA for screen reader users: An overview of things you can find in some mainstream web apps today - Marco's Accessibility Blog
After my recent post about WAI-ARIA, which was mostly geared towards web developers, I was approached by more than one person on Twitter and elsewhere suggesting I’d do a blog post on what it means for screen reader users. Well, I’ve got news for all my blind and visually impaired readers: You’re not getting one blog post, you’re getting a whole series instead! 🙂 This blog post will kick it off,
Switching back to Windows
This post is no longer current. For an update on the reasons why, read this post. The below post is kept for historic reasons, since they reflect my thoughts and reasoning from that time. Yes, you read correctly! After five years on a Mac as my private machine, I am switching back to a Windows machine in a week or so, depending on when Lenovo’s shipment arrives. You are probably asking yourself, w
Switching to Android full-time - an experiment - Marco's Accessibility Blog
A few weeks ago, I decided to conduct an experiment. I wanted to determine if Android 4.2.2 “Jelly Bean” was finally ready for me to switch to full-time, away from an iPhone. Background 🔗 I’ve been an iPhone user for four years, ever since the original iPhone 3G S came out with VoiceOver support in June 2009. What Apple did back then was revolutionary, completely opening up a wealth of apps and s
CSUN 2010 recap - Marco's Accessibility Blog
From March 22 to 27, the 5th Annual International Technology & Persons with Disabilities Conference took place at the Manchester Grand Hyatt Hotel in San Diego, California. It is most commonly referred to as CSUN 2010. The Mozilla Foundation had a booth at CSUN for the fourth year in a row. David, Alexander Surkov and I were present to man the booth, talk to people, and also participate in a coupl
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How to: Add image descriptions to pictures you tweet - Marco's Accessibility Blog
Looking at the accessibility of the IRCCloud service - Marco's Accessibility Blog
Quick tip: Add someone to circles on Google Plus using a screen reader
Accessibility in Google Apps - an overview - Marco's Accessibility Blog
Accessibility in Firefox for Android: Some more technical background, Part II
Accessibility in Firefox OS: An update
New features for TalkBack users in Firefox for Android 24
Advancements in the accessibility of Facebook - Marco's Accessibility Blog
The WebVisum extension needs you!
Apple's iOS 4 supports WAI-ARIA landmarks - Marco's Accessibility Blog
The new "Freedom Of Choice" does not account for accessibility needs!