Jared Smith of WebAIM - Interview

author: Christopher Fearon | 2009.05.27

Jared Smith is the Associate Director of WebAIM. He is a highly demanded presenter and trainer and has provided web accessibility training to thousands of developers throughout the world.

With degrees in Marketing, Business Education, and Instructional Technology and over 13 years experience working in the web design, development, and accessibility field, he brings a wealth of knowledge and experience that is used to help others create and maintain highly accessible web content.

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Jim Byrne of Jim Byrne and Associates - Interview

author: Christopher Fearon | 2009.05.25

Jim Byrne has been a web developer and accessible web design consultant since 1996.

Jim is the director and founder of the worldwide Guild of Accessible Web Designers and has been Identified as one of Scotland’s ‘movers and shakers in e-commerce in Scotland’ for work in the area of Web accessibility.

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Introduction to Accessibility

author: Todd Libby | 2009.05.19

All of us in the industry have heard of it, we have read about it, we have been to conferences and heard speakers talk about it, but do we actually practice it? In most cases, no. This could stem from sites being ancient, using old code back in the day when accessibility wasn’t a concern.

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Design ‘Vs’ Accessibility

author: Christopher Fearon | 2009.05.09

There is no doubt that members of the design community are familiar with the ongoing debate regarding design and accessibility. It is often thought that the term “accessibility” is associated with a lack of features and poor visual design.

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Accessibility Meets Design