accessibility

How do I detect whether the current accessibility setting in the OS

hello, I need to detect the accessibility setting in order to modify the UI at run time to support all the accessibility requirement. I would like to know how can I detect whether the OS is currently in HIGH CONTRAST mode, and what is the current font size setting. Thanks a lot. ...

jquery accessibility option

what do you guys think of this code to help with some lazy people out there :) $('a').each(function (i,n){ $title = $(n).attr('title'); if(!$title){ $(n).attr('title',$(n).html()); } }); Considering that most links have the same title as their text so... let me knwo if any of you out there like this? So we can te...

WCF fault logging and SQL Exception 4060 error.

I have been attempting to compile/run a sample WCF application from Juval Lowy's website (author of Programming WCF Services & founder of IDesign) for several days. The example app utilizes Juval's ServiceModelEx library which logs faults/errors to a "WCFLogbook" SQL database. Unfortunately, when the sample app faults, I get the followin...

Choosing between YUI Charts or Google Visualization API

Hello , I'm a bit stuck with which charting library I will use in my project. Im stuck with this two (but also open for other suggestions) For YUI Charts : Pro : - Very robust and configurable Cons : - Uses flash 9 >, which might potentially be inaccessible for users without up to date flash version - Does not support export to i...

Keyboard accessibility for divs containing images as options

I just replaced a radio button for selecting the users mobile device with divs containing images of the phone instead. I am using a JQuery click event to detect when the user chooses an option. How can I make this keyboard accessible? ...

When to use <strong> and when to use <b>?

Possible Duplicate: Is it ok to use <strong> in place of <b> blindly ? When to use <strong> and when to use <b> or other ways to give look of bold? strong has semantic value ( and useful for screen reader while b is presentation (and even valid in HTML 5). my question is not what is the difference between strong and b. The q...

Can we have multiple <tbody> in same <table>?

Can we have multiple <tbody> in same <table>? If yes then in what scenarios we should use multiple <tbody> ...

Accessing a Form thats already been instantiated

In C#, using CF, how do you display a window that already has a previous instance loaded into memory? Example: Form1 has a textBox1 and a button. Some text is typed into texBox1. The button click of Form1 loads Form2 which also has a button. Clicking Form2's button calls Form3. How do you call the already running instance of Form1 to...

HTML usability question - (double) clicking to select text

Hi As you well know, double clicking on a word in a browser selects it, triple clicking selects the entire paragraph. I'm tweaking a wiki, where signatures for anonymous users are created automatically and they look like: --- // <ip.ad.dr.ess> // The "---" generates a , // is for italic text and generates <em></em>. This is how it...

Is practically Progressive enhancement and Graceful degradation same thing?

Is basically and practically Progressive enhancement and Graceful degradation same thing? ...

If I'm adding content in page through JavaScript will it be crawlable by Search engine spider

If I'm adding content in page through JavaScript will it be crawl-able by Search engine spider and accessible by screen reader. For example this var tip = "<p>Most computers will open PDF documents "; tip += "automatically, but you may"; tip += "need to download <a title='Link to Adobe website-opens in a new window'"; tip +=" href='htt...

how do I detect whether windows is in high contrast mode, or it displays large font or extra large font?

how do I detect whether windows is in high contrast mode, or it displays large font or extra large font? I need to provide accessibility support in my javascript. Thanks. ...

Content Management Systems that comply with WCAG 2.0

I like the look of SIteInifinity by Telerik as a content management system. Unfortunately it is not WCAG 2.0 compliant. Are there any third party CMS systems that are WCAG 2.0 complaint? ...

What are things which cannot be done via server side language and only possible with JavaScript?

Is it possible to avoid JavaScript these days for small business websites, blogs etc ? and is it wise idea? What are things which cannot be done via server side language and only possible with JavaScript? Or is everything possible except animation with server side languages which is possible with JavaScript? What are reasons in favor o...

What are best practices and tips to use JavaScript without losing the site's Accessibility and SEO?

What are best practices and tips to use JavaScript without losing the site's Accessibility, usability and SEO, and site's content if JavaScript is disabled but still keeping site usability for JavaScript enabled users? In what scenarios we should avoid full dependency on JavaScript? ...

Can a site REQUIRE Javascript and still be Section 508-compliant?

I think I understand HOW Javascript has to work in order to be O.K. for section 508. But I have been unable to find an answer to a related question: does my site need to work WITHOUT Javascript in order to be section 508 compliant? To take an extreme case, if users without Javascript cannot log in, does that violate section 508 complia...

How do I tell whether a browser is on a touchscreen device with JavaScript?

I know this is a bit of perennial question, but here goes: I want to know whether the device my site is being accessed with is a touchscreen. That means phones and iPads, of course, which are individually detectable, but also other touchscreens that may well be running flavors of Windows. Any chance of determining the presence or absence...

Wrong reading order in Narrator

Dear all, I've got a problem with Microsoft Narrator. I've got a WPF fragment like this: <Window x:Class="InlineEditbox.Window1" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation" xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml" Title="Narrator test" SizeToContent="WidthAndHeight"> <TextBlock> ...

Is DotNetNuke currently ADA 508 compliant?

Is DotNetNuke currently ADA 508 compliant? I realize that it depends on how you use it, but I'm talking about out of the box, core modules, etc. ...

Windows service connects to a server to download some files

There are three serves on the same zone. 172..*.** Suppose that their names are A,B and C The server A has a windows service, and it downloads the files from the server of C, in the folder of images. It used to give errors about access-denied then we assign full control to everyone on the folder of images on the server C. Then it was ...