Institutional Knowledge

So, it’s over. I’m exhausted. I met a ton (figuratively and probably literally) of new people. I talked, a lot. I felt like I did a lot more talking than listening, but that’s the way it goes sometimes.

I have some thoughts on the conference that I want to mull over first, […]

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This session was far more “nuts and bolts” than I expected — useful nonetheless. Key takeaways:

Use virtualization to test, test, and test some more your configuration and deployment environment. Also a great place to play with and learn the new technologies involved (SCCM, Server 2008, Vista itself, etc.)
BDD Solution Accelerator
Win PE is a core part […]

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Wherein I present at a conference.

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For those who missed it or were unable to attend, You can view the slides from Accessibility Evaluation of Next Generation Web Applications.

I was glad to see that someone used S5 and gave a link to the slides. The best tidbit that I took away from this session was that WebAIM’s Wave 4.0 (when released) […]

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The Accessibility Experience

The power of the web is in its universality. Access by everyone regardless of disability is an essential aspect - Tim Berners-Lee

The presentation by representatives from the User Experience Team at Google was a very insightful look into how they’re approaching accessibility.

Accessibility is more than just code compliance

Google is spending a fair […]

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Evolution of Firefox Accessibility provided some excellent insight into how the Mozilla Foundation is working to make Firefox accessible for those will all different types of disabilities. I was blown away at how many grants had been given to various individuals to work on accessibly for different components of Firefox.

One of the best resources that […]

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People dress up a lot nicer at CSUN than SXSW
If you’re going to host a conference, involving technology, provide free wi-fi

Wi-fi with a Signal to Noise Ratio of 1 == LTO

If you’re presenting…

Rehearse, rehearse, rehearse
Make your slides available online and list the URL at the end of your presentation
Less is more when it comes to […]

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So the IBM Case Study wasn’t exactly what I thought it would be. Basically, IBM has developed their own accessibility checklist which, if met, will mean 508 and WCAG 2.0 compliance. Creating your own standard is not the right answer as it is quite costly.

What I did find interesting is that there is a committee […]

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Live Bloggin… sort of…

So far I’ve heard a few session about WCAG 2.0 and the WAI part of W3C. Unfortunately most of the stuff we’re dealing with revolves around 508 so I’m tempted to write most of that stuff off. Especially after revisiting Joe Clarks To Hell with WCAG 2. That said, I’m waiting […]

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Once again I find myself trying to put into words the experience that is South by Southwest. SXSW is not training. SXSW is not a trade show. SXSW is, in the words of Zeldman, a zeitgeist of the what direction the Internet and web industry is headed. You don’t attend SXSW to learn anything in […]

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