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WCAG 1.0 Techniques for Flash
FlashPaper on Flash techniques for WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines). Small for now, but is a good resource to keep/read.
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Project : NEW - for new designers and designers new to standards
Ok while this isn't strictly speaking a blog it IS a very cool site that, over time, will provide a syllabus of material aimed at the new web designer or web designer new to working with webstandards.
And for the truly lazy, me included, you can sign up for an email when Kevin releases the next issue!
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Usability Test Data Logger
Most people use Microsoft Excel to analyse the results of usability tests, but did you know you can use it to collect the data too? This spreadsheet allows you to measure task completion rates, analyse questionnaire data, and summarise participant comments. It even includes a timer so you can measure time-on-task. Best of all its available free of charge! Don't forget to get the PDF to help you work your way though things if you've not used anything like this before Read MoreTools/Software
Visual Impairment Simulator for Windows
Developed by a senior design computer science student group at the University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign, Visual Impairment Simulator is an educational tool that can be used to inform computer users about what it is like to use a computer with a disability.
When the program runs, it manipulates the images on the user's screen so that it seems like the user has a visual impairment such as colorblindness or macular degeneration among others. The user will be able to pick which visual impairment to use and the severity of the impairment.
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Eyetools Research - CSS Zen Garden
Interesting viewing data and rules-of-thumb from measuring what people read, look at, skip, and ignore on webpages. This example is looking at the famous CSS Zen Garden in 2 different guises to highlight that design decisions affect what people read Read MoreUsability
Useit.com: Jakob Nielson's Website
If you're into usability then Jakob Nielson is one name you definitely will come across again and again.Wander on over to his website and while you're there subscribe to the Alertbox E-Mail Newsletter to keep up to date with what's going on over there Read More
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Accessibility & Usability
Flash Accessibility Part 1: Introduction to the Accessibility
Part one in a scheduled four-parts series. This presentation represents the first providing an introduction to accessibility and the screen reader for designers. It is short and not meant to be comprehensive. It is intended to provide a brief overview for designers that want to get started with accessible Flash.
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