Author Archives: Dennis
CSUN12 Favorites
A few weeks ago, I attended the CSUN 2012 conference in San Diego, California. Another great time learning about accessibility and networking. I met several folks for the first time in-person including Jimmy Chandler, Laura Legendary, Sarah Lewthwaite, Makayla Lewis, and … Continue reading
Easy Chirp, Web Axe, Articles, and Travels
I’ve had a busy summer! First off, my web-accessible Twitter application Accessible Twitter was renamed to Easy Chirp. The name change was done soon before taking a trip home to Michigan. There, I took an overnight trip to Port Huron with my … Continue reading
Lightening Talk at CSUN11 Tweetup
Last week at the CSUN Tweetup in San Diego, I gave a lightening talk about updates and happenings around the Accessible Twitter web application. It was received well, and even drew much applause on a couple items. That was great, but … Continue reading
Accessibility Article, Award, Conferences
This year continues to be as busy as ever! In January, I finally published my big article 25 Ways To Make Your Website Accessible. The idea was to get it on a major online magazine, but red tape got in … Continue reading
Play and Say on New HTML5 Logo
So if you haven’t heard by now, the W3C released a new HTML5 logo. This has caused much controversy in the web development community because it’s not just the logo being revamped, but the philosophy behind “HTML5″ itself and related … Continue reading
Smashing Magazine Doesn’t Know Accessibility
Smashing Magazine doesn’t know accessibility; article feedback from their (second) accessibility ‘expert’ said to use this code as an example: <a href=”#”>Click here <span style=”position: absolute; left=-999em;”>for more information on bat species</span></a> You should never use “click here”! This is … Continue reading
Big Month on Web Axe (Nov 2010)
I sure had a busy November 2010 with Web Axe, my podcast and blog on web accessibility and web standards. Here a summary of the posts: Podcast #86: EDUCAUSE Review, AHG Preview, HTML5 Audio with Terrill Thompson (Nov 2) Dennis … Continue reading