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September 2008
oEmbed
by greut
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oEmbed is a format for allowing an embedded representation of a URL on third party sites. The simple API allows a website to display embedded content (such as photos or videos) when a user posts a link to that resource, without having to parse the resource directly.
pretty useful.
Screen reader software support for the TITLE attribute.
by greut
This testing [ongoing] has been motivated by the desire to clarify how and if screen reading software renders text content contained within the TITLE attribute.
following a debate about alt="" vs title=""
Accessibility footnotes | And all that Malarkey
by greut
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When graphics or images contain content that cannot be adequately described in the few words available inside an alt attribute, a longer description should be provided.
a simple howto do it with a minimum hassle.
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August 2008
Internationalization Best Practices: Handling Right-to-left Scripts in XHTML and HTML Content
by greut
This document provides advice for the use of XHTML or HTML markup and CSS to create pages for languages that use right-to-left scripts, such as Arabic and Hebrew. It attempts to counter many of the misunderstandings or over-complexities that currently abound. It also offers advice to those preparing content that will be localized into scripts that behave like Arabic and Hebrew.
July 2008
June 2008
AtomOwl Vocabulary Specification
by greut
AtomOwl is an ontology whose aim is to capture the semantics of rfc4287. RFC4287 is a format to syndicate online content, such as weblogs, podcasts, videocasts, etc. Syndication is a helpful way to alert interested readers to changes to a web site, be it to new content or changed content.
what about SIOC ?
One Egg, One Hundred Baskets: Social Media Leverage
by springnet
May 2008
E-Access Blog » Blog Archive » Web Accessibility - The Power of Five.
by naudjf
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