Access & Use blog

by Detlev Fischer

IAAP signals it is going to use Access & Use for training

The international Association of Accessibility Professionals (IAAP) has signalled that it intends to use the Access & Use as a resource in its familiarisation and training activites.


by Detlev Fischer

Access & Use presented at the Hagen symposium: New Practices

The ed-ICT network meeting focused at transition processes in education and towards jobs, the technological and social context, and inclusive solutions.


by Detlev Fischer

New Swedish usability tests for "Content on Hover or Focus"

We have just published two Swedish usability tests for "Content on Hover or Focus" (WCAG 1.4.13) - a user with impaired mobility struggling on an air pollution chart with hover popups.


by Detlev Fischer

COMPARE at Webkongress Erlangen 2018

The Erasmus+ COMPARE project has been presented at the Webkongress Erlangen 2018.


by Detlev Fischer

Accessibility for procurement standard EN 301 549 updated

The Standard EN 301 549 which describes IT accessibility requirements for public procurement has been updated to reflect the new success criteria added in the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1).


by Detlev Fischer

What is the best way to dismiss content on hover or focus?

The new WCAG 2.1 Success Criterion 1.4.13 Content on hover or focus begs the question what authors should do to make content on hover or focus dismissible – and how to generate that content in the first place.


by Detlev Fischer

New Success Criteria of WCAG 2.1 added to COMPARE repository

We have now included the new WCAG 2.1 Success Criteria in the COMPARE repository of web content cases so you can use these criteria when rating cases, and get a feel for how they apply.


by Detlev Fischer

Contrast issues in public signage

In the Paris metro I witnessed contrast issues in public signage.