accessibility

Www-data User to Access files/folder outside of /var/www/

Ok, is there a way for the PHP user (www-data) to gain access to other parts of the server, for example, /home/username/another_folder/ ?? Thanks in Advance. Will EDIT: Do I just add www-data to another group?? Or something like that, or is there another way? ...

disadvantages of using javascript to create form data

On my current project the business owners are ramming AJAX, jQuery etc down my throat. There is a requirement for 4 seperate forms for different policy types. They want the user to be able to switch between these without visible page refresh and also generate more form content when certain submit buttons are pressed e.g. when a parent ...

Does Jaws (and other screen readers) read from the input value attribute or the text on screen?

If I have a form that updates via AJAX, there is a chance that the original value field (as it was output to the browser) will not match the text that the form field now has inside. I know from a blind user that I help on occasion that Jaws 9 and later has strong support for rich internet applications (specifically AJAX and DOM changes)...

What would be the best method to code heading/title for <ul> or <ol>, Like we have <caption> in <table>?

What would be the best method to code heading/title of <ul> or <ol>? Like we have <caption> in <table>. and we don't want to make them bold Example image: This is ok <p> heading </p> <ul> <li>list item </li> <li>list item </li> <li>list item </li> </ul> or always headings should be used? <h/3/4/5/6> heading </h/3/4/5/6> <ul> <l...

What is the biggest cons to use position: absolute & top/left over Float & margin+padding, If site is fixed width (970px), centered?

What is the biggest disadvantage to use CSS positioning(From Dreamweaver AP Div) for everything instead Float for fixed width, centered website? if I don't care for Mobile users Small screen users (smaller than 1024 px screen size) But I care for Screen reader user All browser user (including IE6) ...

iPhone accessibility and multi-touch gestures

In my iPhone application i am using multi-touch gestures for user interaction. Is there any way to get multi-touch gestures when accessibility voiceover is ON ? ...

What is the best option to show Heading in italics only on some pages?

I have to show headings in italics, Is it ok? <h5><em>Heading text in italic</em></h5> Or i should use <p> <p><em>Heading text in italic</em></p> If we use then how screen reader will read this and Is it semantically correct? I don't want to use class. ...

Is it necessary to wrap <strong>, <em>, <b>, <i> inside <p> tag, if content is not paragraph?

For example: This is ok <div> <p>some <strong>long</strong> text</p> <strong>- end -</strong> <p>some long text</p> </div> Or this is more semantically correct? <div> <p>some <strong>long</strong> text</p> <p><strong>- end -</strong></p> <p>some long text</p> </div> ...

Will deprecated elements be removed from future browsers?

What are cons to using deprecated elements if I don't care about validation and I use that DTD which supports them? Will deprecated elements will not be rendered by future browsers? Some online WYSIWYG editors (which we use in CMS) still give output in deprecated elements. Must I invest the time to change the output for a client? Sh...

How to open tab on mouse over using jquery without using iframe and putting all content in same page?

I just want to open another tab without refreshing and on mouse over like this http://fnagel.github.com/jQuery-Accessible-RIA/Tabs/mouseover.html . Is it possible with these things. Pages url should be change like as it now. I want to keep content in separate page on clicking on another tab it should open without refreshing i don't wan...

Is it ok to use <strong> in place of <b> blindly ?

Note: I know <b> is presentational and <span style="font-weight:bold> is a better way, and <strong> and <em> are for emphasis but my question is not regarding this. Should we convert every <b> to <strong> blindly? Many people do this, they think <b> is not good as per web standards so they convert every <b> to <strong> upon site redes...

Why target="_blank" is not advisable to use with XHTML?

and It's validated in XHTML 1.1 and WCAG 2.0 Guidelines doesn't have any info about it's use? I know it's not valid in XHTML 1.0 strict but if many people using other ways like JavaScript, jquery, rel attribute, PHP etc. Does it make sense? it means people don't want to follow validation rules. they just want to pass the validation. ...

What is the difference between Popup , chromeless window, modal-window, lightbox, hover ad?

What is the difference between Popup , chromeless window, modal-window, lightbox, hover ad? Which is unblockable with default setting on any browser, more accessible with screen reader and even accessible if javascript disabled? ...

Access child user control's property in parent user control

I have included a user control in another statically following code : place the folowing directive in the asp code of the parent page or usercontrol: <%@ Register src="Name_of_your_child_control.ascx" tagname="Name_of_your_child_control" tagprefix="uc1" %> use the following tag in the asp-code of the parent page/control: <uc1:Name_...

What are usability, accessibility, screen-reader or any other development, functionality, cross browser issue with iframe?

What are the usability, accessibility, screen-reader, or any other development, functionality, or cross browser issues with <iframe>? Is there any alternative for <iframe>? And are there any JavaScript/jQuery or server-side techniques which can decrease the usability, accessibility, or screen-reader issues with <iframe>? Why has the ...

Is flexible layouts hard to make and maintain, time consuming than fixed width layout?

Is flexible layouts hard to make and maintain, time consuming than fixed width layout? Is flexible layout means only to give width height and font in em or %? What is main benefit of flexible layout to the desktop and mobile users? And if we make flexible layout then should be give images width and height in em or `% also to images sc...

How to enable accessibility in Flex application

The Accessibility best practices for Flex page from Adobe website list four strategies to enable accessibility : Enable accessibility by default for all Flex applications Enable accessibility in the Adobe Flex Builderâ„¢ 3 project properties Enable accessibility for an individual application Enable accessibility using the command-line co...

What is the actual meaning of seperation of content and presentation?

What is the actual meaning of separation of content and presentation? Is it just mean to avoid inline css? Does it mean that the design should be able to manipulated without chaning the HTML? Can we really make any change in design from CSS only? If we want to change the size of images then we will have to go to in HTML code If we w...

What is the benefit of writing meaningful css .class and #id names?

What is the benefit of writing meaningful css .class and #id names? Do screen readers speak to help the user understand the meaning and purpose of content inside the tags? ...

What strategy should I use for multiple room booking selection without JS?

The user requests 2 rooms on the initial page and is then presented with room types to select from on step 2. The arriving and starting dates will always be the same, but the number of adults and children may differ, causing the price to fluctuate. Now, if JS is enabled I think I'll just program it such that it's tab-powered and when yo...