Category Archives: Accessibility

Why WCAG 2.0 Encourages Use of Images to Replace Text

By Richard | Published: May 28, 2010
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 At level AA of WCAG 2.0 it has become much easier than WCAG 1.0 to justify the use of images instead of text (at level AAA they are prohibited though).  The following is quoted from the WCAG 2.0 Quick Reference : Images of Text: 1.4.5 If the technologies being used can achieve [...]
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Can You Drive if You are Blind? What about Reading a Website?

By Richard | Published: December 17, 2009
You can drive if you are blind, although your ability to drive safely will vary depending on a number of factors including whether you have any assistance (and bearing in mind that dogs no longer need a licence in the UK). You can even do so legally if not on a public road (in the [...]
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