Accessibility Central
Welcome to the Accessibility topic center. Here you will find a selection of tools, tips, resources, articles, and more on the topic of Accessibility. There will be frequent updates and new information added to this page so make sure you come back often. There is also the Accessibility forum that you can participate in to get even more information and support from your fellow developers.
For more information about AOL's Accessibility efforts, see: AOL's Developer's Guide and Accessibility Policy.
Recent Blog Entries
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Accessible Forms for the Visually Impaired
By Brice Mason
August 26, 2008
If you're like most developers, your goal is to create the most confusing and frustrating experience for your user audience. While I hope you read that last line with a double-take, that's just the type of environment we produce for users with disabilities when we don't consider accessible design. Some claim it's too difficult or that the demand just isn't great enough to warrant the extra effort, however just a few simple concepts make all the difference.
Submitted by cblouch on August 26, 2008 | Read More
Related Documents
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AOL's Accessibility Guide for Developers
AOL is dedicated to providing accessibility. The Office of Accessibility, under the Direction of Tom Wlodkowski, works to assure that all users can access AOL's website and software, including those users with varying abilities. -
AOL's Accessibility Policy
Throughout the AOL organization, dozens of accessibility-related initiatives are underway at any given time. The institution of AOL's strong policy elevates these initiatives from "projects" to vital components in the company's business strategy. This generates support from all executive levels, dedication of resources, and accomplishment according to plan. -
AXS Library
Axs is a small Javascript library which provides methods which make it easier for web developers to implement modern Web 2.0 sites with accessible features. These methods are categorized into primary and secondary methods. -
DHTML Style Guide
The DHTML Style Guide Working Group (DSGWG) has come together to create a recommendation for keyboard shortcuts to be used in website widgets.
Articles on Accessibility
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Creating Accessible Web 2.0 Applications Using AXS
By Brice Mason
August 26, 2008
Web developers are the ultimate communicators. We often are tasked with realizing the vision of an entire team whose job is to market, promote, and service their stakeholders. But what happens when your users are limited, or even excluded from, the experience you worked so hard to offer them? Whether it be a case of reduced vision, dexterity, or hearing, a growing percentage of users experience some form of barrier to accessibility. Read More -
Why AOL Is Web 2.0
By Brice Mason
August 26, 2008
Most people would classify the term Web 2.0 as a buzzword. Although that label is certainly true, Web 2.0 also represents a core set of guiding principles, a road map to the next generation of web application development. In the first part of this article, I will explain and reveal the meaning and purpose behind this overused and underappreciated term and at the same time demonstrate how AOL has effectively implemented Web 2.0 principles from both the developer and user perspectives. In the second half of this article, I will demonstrate how some of the most popular AOL services work together to produce a cohesive Web 2.0 application that uses PHP and the Ext JS JavaScript framework.
» Submitted by Developer Network on August 26, 2008 - 2:43pm.