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Stop The ADA Trolls

February 16, 2016 by Chris Hofstader 23 Comments

Introduction Over the past year or so, an increasingly large number of people have come to me with the suggestion that I write an article about various ADA and Section 508 related lawsuits going on around the country. “Lawyers ain’t my beat,” I’d tell them. “And, in fact, I tend to agree with the plaintiffs… Read more about Stop The ADA Trolls

Filed Under: Technology Review

2015 In Review And Predictions For 2016

December 8, 2015 by Chris Hofstader 14 Comments

Introduction A year ago, I published an article hear called, “2014 In Review And Predictions For 2015 in which I discussed the different articles I posted last year, the different numbers of hits different articles received, I made some entirely unscientific conclusions derived from the statistics and made a number of predictions about what might… Read more about 2015 In Review And Predictions For 2016

Filed Under: Personal Essay Tagged With: a11y, Access Technology, Accessibility, Data, Hacking, Screen Reading, Statistics

Apple’s 2015 Accessibility Rebound

November 12, 2015 by Chris Hofstader 6 Comments

Introduction No, I have not given up blogging, I’ve just been very busy on a number of professional projects that are taking most of my time. I have about a half dozen different blog articles in various states of incomplete but it’s been weeks since I last published a new one so forced myself upon… Read more about Apple’s 2015 Accessibility Rebound

Filed Under: Personal Essay, Technology Review Tagged With: a11y, Apple, AppleWatch, Google, Microsoft, VoiceOver

Screen Reader Market Figures: My Analysis Of WebAIM Survey #6

September 15, 2015 by chris.admin 4 Comments

Introduction Since 2009, WebAIM, a consulting company with a focus on Internet accessibility, has published an approximately annual report detailing the results of a survey they conduct regarding screen reader marketshare and the preferences of screen reader users. Recently, WebAIM published its “Screen Reader Survey #6 Results and I found the information compelling. As a… Read more about Screen Reader Market Figures: My Analysis Of WebAIM Survey #6

Filed Under: Technology Review Tagged With: a11y, Accessibility, Analysis, JAWS, Marketshare, NVDA, Screen Reader, VoiceOver, WebAIM, Window-Eyes

Two Deaths

August 25, 2015 by chris.admin 3 Comments

Introduction I rarely write anything too personal on this blog anymore. I did articles about my life when I wrote BlindConfidential but I’ve grown a bit more private and don’t live in an entirely “open source” manner any longer. I enjoyed sharing some tidbits of my reality back then but haven’t the time or energy… Read more about Two Deaths

Filed Under: Personal Essay Tagged With: a11y, Accessibility, Bill Acker, FLOSS, Free Software, Freedom Scientific, GNU, Hacking, Henter-Joyce, Joe Simparosa

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