Web Accessiblity Toolbar for Internet Explorer
In this weeks tip, I recommend you check out a new Toolbar for Internet Explorer, developed by Steven Faulkner, of the National Information and Library Service (NILS). Support for the toolbar is confined to Internet Explorer on Windows, so I haven't been able to try it out myself (I use a Mac) - however, Gez Lemon of the website Juicy Studio is giving it glowing reviews - and I trust his judgement.
According to the blurb, "It is designed to help the user to interrogate aspects (structure/code/content) of a html document that can have an affect on the accessibility of that html document."
It does all sorts of things I would find useful as a developer of accessible websites (validation, screen resolution changes, CSS on/off, links to online checking tools and so on), so I think you will find it very useful. You can find installation instructions, and a full feature list for the accessibility toolbar on the website.
This is my last accessible Web Design tip for 2003, I'll be taking a break from the weekly tip until mid-January. I hope you have found the tips useful; if you have any suggestions about how I could improve them don't hesitate to get in touch (pitched at the right level? too short, too long?)
Have a good Christmas and happy and successful 2004. :-)
Author: Jim Byrne
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Website: Guild of Accessible Web Designers
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Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2004, by Jim Byrne. All rights reserved. Jim is a recognised authority on accessible web design, author of Making Websites Accessible (SAIF, 2002), and Accessible Web Typography (ScotConnect 2003). He was a founder member of the award winning, accessible web design consultancy established in 1996, 'The Making Connections Unit' (http://www.mcu.com).
Date Created: 25-Oct-2007
Last Updated: 25-Oct-2007
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