http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Trenton+Moss Internet Trenton Moss Wed, 21 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=55816&ca=Internet When creating accessible websites, most web developers and web managers tend to follow the W3C accessibility guidelines. And rightly so - they are the most comprehensive accessibility resource on the Internet after all. The W3C accessibility guidelines, or Web Content Accessibility Guidelines as the... Legal Trenton Moss Thu, 15 Dec 2005 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=23313&ca=Legal There has been widespread speculation about the new legislation that is being introduced, which will ensure that websites are accessible to disabled users. Trenton Moss, Managing Director of Webcredible (http://www.webcredible.co.uk), a web accessibility and usability consultant, says, "No seems to... Internet Trenton Moss Thu, 15 Dec 2005 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=23312&ca=Internet The Disability Discrimination Act says that websites must be made accessible to disabled people. So how can you check that your website is up to par? There are a number of basic tests you can make to address some of the main issues. Webcredible, a web accessibility and usability consultant, suggest... Internet Trenton Moss Wed, 07 Dec 2005 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=22006&ca=Internet An automated accessibility tool is a piece of software which can test a web page, or even an entire website, for accessibility. Automated accessibility tools are useful because they can save you a huge amount of time. Don't want to check images for alt text on each and every page on your website? Ru... Internet Trenton Moss Wed, 07 Dec 2005 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=22007&ca=Internet In an attempt to make their sites accessible to all, more and more websites are now offering text-only versions of their sites. With the huge number of inaccessible websites out there, any attempt to make a website accessible to one and all is highly commendable. But is text-only the way forward? Th... Internet Trenton Moss Wed, 07 Dec 2005 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=22009&ca=Internet A while ago Manchester United launched a separate accessible version of their website, manutd.com/access. There's been lots of publicity surrounding this accessible website and it even picked up an award. This accessible version doesn't offer as much content as the main website but it has all the ac... Internet Trenton Moss Wed, 07 Dec 2005 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=22011&ca=Internet The Disability Discrimination Act states that service providers must not discriminate against disabled people. A website is regarded as a service and therefore comes under this law. Some organisations are changing to their websites, but many are seemingly not making the adjustments. Disabled people... Internet Trenton Moss Thu, 24 Nov 2005 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=20016&ca=Internet Using the Web Accessibility Toolbar Testing a website for accessibility can be a time-consuming and laborious process. The free Web Accessibility Toolbar can do most of the hard work for you though and is an indispensable tool for anyone interested in accessibility. The toolbar is not an automated t... Internet Trenton Moss Fri, 12 Aug 2005 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=7893&ca=Internet Simply ensuring your website is accessible to screen reader users is unfortunately not enough to ensure these users can find what they're looking for in a reasonably quick and efficient manner. Even if your site is accessible to screen reader users, its usability could be so incredibly poor that the... Internet Trenton Moss Mon, 06 Jun 2005 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=3378&ca=Internet The DDA (Disability Discrimination Act) states that service providers must not discriminate against disabled people. A website is regarded as a service and therefore falls under this law, and as such must be made accessible to everyone. Some organisations are making accessibility improvements to the...