Expert tips on digital accessibility
Posted by Adem Cifcioglu on December 3rd, 2020
Ahead of International Day of People with Disability I had a really nice chat to @HGMediaAU about making web content more inclusive and accessible.
Writing
Apps for all: Interview with Adem Cifcioglu – Accessibility challenges, considerations and the impact of coronavirus 
Posted by Adem Cifcioglu on July 22nd, 2020
I had a nice chat with @AppsforallAU recently about all things digital accessibility.
Power point placement
Posted by Adem Cifcioglu on November 8th, 2017
I’m in Sydney this week for Web Directions Summit 2017, and while I’m here I’m staying in a serviced, studio apartment. It’s nice. It’s clean, semi spacious, has a bed and a TV. I’ve noticed one thing missing though, and it’s kinda significant for people who travel with technology… There are hardly any power points! […]
New Year, New Beginning!
Posted by Adem Cifcioglu on January 1st, 2016
In early 2016, I’ll be joining forces with accessibility specialist and good friend Sarah Pulis, and Recreate Web will become part of our new company called Intopia. Together, we will be creating digital solutions to make the world more inclusive and accessible.
Accessibility tools and resources
Posted by Adem Cifcioglu on February 20th, 2015
General Resources Web Content Accessible Guidelines (WCAG 2.0) – How to Meet WCAG 2.0 BBC Mobile Accessibility Guidelines Mobile Web Best Practices 1.0– best practices for mobile web design and development Relationship between Mobile Web Best Practices and the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines – published by the W3C Web Accessibility Initiative this document highlights the […]
My beginnings in web, discovery of accessibility, and Global Accessibility Awareness Day
Posted by Adem Cifcioglu on May 15th, 2014
My life on the web started in 2001, with a site hosted on GeoCIties, an RMIT short course and the HTML4 spec.
What responsive web design can learn from accessibility best practice
Posted by Adem Cifcioglu on February 5th, 2014
Want to know what responsive web design can learn from accessibility? Take a look at this presentation I gave at the Web Directions Respond 2014 conference.
Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2013
Posted by Adem Cifcioglu on May 8th, 2013
The 9th of May 2013 marks the 2nd annual Global Accessibility Awareness Day (#GAAD). The day is dedicated to getting people talking, thinking and learning about digital (web, software, mobile, etc.) accessibility and users with different disabilities.
The brief and the review: secrets to accessibility success
Posted by Adem Cifcioglu on April 13th, 2013
We hear some strange things working in the accessibility space, like “the brief was to rebuild, not to improve; accessibility enhancements and features are out of scope”.
So how is it that in 2013 we’ve still got agencies referring to accessibility as “enhancements” or “features”?
Accessibility Related Reading List – March 26 2013
Posted by Adem Cifcioglu on March 26th, 2013
- Making Social Media More Accessible: What You Can Do Today
- The Great Big List from the 2013 CSUN International Technology & Persons with Disabilities Conference
- Accessibility gestures for Android 4.1 and later (Jelly Bean)
- Design and Development: The Yin and Yang of Web Accessibility — Simply Accessible
- Interview with Steve Faulkner: HTML5 editor and new doctor
Continue reading: Accessibility Related Reading List – March 26 2013
Accessibility Related Reading List – March 12 2013
Posted by Adem Cifcioglu on March 12th, 2013
- Skip links and other in page links in WebKit browsers
- Top take-aways from CSUN 2013
- Overwhelmed? Stick To Basics
- Sometimes you have to use illegal WAI-ARIA to make stuff work
- Cities: Making Accessible WordPress Themes [Presentation]
Continue reading: Accessibility Related Reading List – March 12 2013
Accessibility Related Reading List – March 7 2013
Posted by Adem Cifcioglu on March 7th, 2013
- 10 Easy Things All Web Developers Should Do For Web Accessibility
- Be the Fireman and not cop – Laying the groundwork for online accessibility success in a large environment [Slideshare]
- WebVTT and captioning on the web
- Top tools and resources from the Sydney Web Accessibility & Inclusive Design meetup
- Accessibility is part of UX (it isn’t a swear word)
Continue reading: Accessibility Related Reading List – March 7 2013
Accessibility Related Reading List – February 27 2013
Posted by Adem Cifcioglu on February 27th, 2013
- Talking Cash Machine Campaign [Video, YouTube]
- Students develop assistive technologies
- Plain English pledge after ‘horrible’ police memo savaged
- Accessible content writing starter kit
- 4 layers of web UI | Flickr [image]
Continue reading: Accessibility Related Reading List – February 27 2013
Accessibility Related Reading List – February 19 2013
Posted by Adem Cifcioglu on February 19th, 2013
- Twenty Years: Twenty Stories – celebrating 20 years of the Disability Discrimination Act [Video]
- Edge Inspect: Developing Mobile Sites with Accessibility in Mind
- GOV.UK accessibility: beyond box-ticking
- The end of accessibility?
- Looking to the Work of Others as You Create Your Institution’s Web Accessibility Policy
Continue reading: Accessibility Related Reading List – February 19 2013
Accessibility Related Reading List – February 12 2013
Posted by Adem Cifcioglu on February 12th, 2013
- How dare you try to infiltrate our special club? [read comments]
- CAPTCHA: Inaccessible to Everyone
- Abbreviations: accessibility for web writers, part 14 | 4 Syllables
- Barack Obama appoints Michael Graves to advise on accessible design — www.dezeen.com — Readability
- Mobile Accessibility Landscape Update | SSB BART Group
Continue reading: Accessibility Related Reading List – February 12 2013
Accessibility Related Reading List – February 5 2013
Posted by Adem Cifcioglu on February 5th, 2013
- Navigation in Lists: To Be or Not To Be [Read Comments]
- On Alt Text [Read Comments]
- Leave Accessibility to the Experts Please [Read Comments]
- Mobile accessibility: Indie UI, new resources and exciting times ahead
- Custom-Built Dialogs
Continue reading: Accessibility Related Reading List – February 5 2013
Click here, read more, no thanks!
Posted by Adem Cifcioglu on January 31st, 2013
As an accessibility professional, link text is often the first thing I notice, maybe because it’s one of the easiest things to test when it comes to reviewing a site.
The point of this post is simple, descriptive links are good for everyone.
Accessibility Related Reading List – January 29 2013
Posted by Adem Cifcioglu on January 29th, 2013
- Digital agencies: what does accessibility mean for your clients?
- Improving accessibility can close digital divide
- 5 things you should know before buying accessibility audit and accreditation services
- Web Accessibility: A Catalyst to Greatness [Video, YouTube]
- Accessibility Issues on the World Wide Web – Podcast
Continue reading: Accessibility Related Reading List – January 29 2013
Accessibility Related Reading List – January 22 2013
Posted by Adem Cifcioglu on January 22nd, 2013
- Engagement and inclusion: the accessibility sweet spot
- The longdesc attribute
- Accessibility Leads to Innovation Says New AT&T Chief Accessibility Officer
- What Accessibility Standards Apply to Mobile Applications?
- PROPOSAL: Expressing WAI-ARIA in CSS
Continue reading: Accessibility Related Reading List – January 22 2013
Accessibility Related Reading List – 15 January 2013
Posted by Adem Cifcioglu on January 15th, 2013
- Make Dynamic Alerts And Dialogs Accessible
- Woman Sues eBay For ‘Deaf Discrimation’
- Using ARIA in HTML
- Voice activated smartphone developed for the blind [Video] [YouTube]
- The future of WCAG – maximising its strengths not its weaknesses
Continue reading: Accessibility Related Reading List – 15 January 2013
Colour contrast – It’s not just an accessibility thing
Posted by Adem Cifcioglu on September 22nd, 2012
Sometimes when people hear me talk about colour contrast I can guess what’s going on in their heads: “What’s the accessibility guy going on about now?”, but to me, colour contrast is one of the most important aspects of web design, not just accessibility.