http://www.glendathegood.com/blog Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore. Fri, 13 Aug 2010 12:53:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en There is something magical about reading to a child. My mom read to me often and I cherish those memories. One of my favorite books was a manuscript my mom had written, “Herbie Hic-up”. I’ve always dreamed of getting mom’s book published. She had sketched illustrations, but ... http://www.glendathegood.com/blog/?p=528 Today is Ada Lovelace Day, an international day of blogging (videologging, podcasting, comic drawing etc.) to draw attention to the achievements of women in technology and science. I am surrounded by women in technology that inspire me. When I paused to consider who to recognize as my Ada for 2010, ... http://www.glendathegood.com/blog/?p=523 AccessU is Knowbility's annual institute that provides two days of classes in how to make electronic information technology accessible to everyone - including people with disabilities. If you believe that the web should empower ALL people, if you need information about how to meet state and federal accessibility mandates, ... http://www.glendathegood.com/blog/?p=520 If you want people to actually read the content on your web site, what font size should you use? How I long for a guideline for minimum font size for both usability and accessibility. Font Size and Accessibility The good folks at WebAIM have added an alert to the ... http://www.glendathegood.com/blog/?p=507 Do you remember when you first became a web standards believer? (or do you want to know why web standards are important?) Whether it was last week, last year or last decade, it forever changes the way you create for the web. But, when was the last time ... http://www.glendathegood.com/blog/?p=494 On Sunday, October 18, 2009, I was drawn to the site of the WTC. My hotel was just a few blocks away and I felt it was important to visit the site and honor all the people who died that tragic day. It was a somber experience. The site was so ... http://www.glendathegood.com/blog/?p=489 With many Texas State agencies developing their information technology accessibility compliance plans, there is a need for accessibility exception requests (based on TAC 213.37 and TAC 217.37. While you could consider this a big fat loop hole that allows agencies to say..."We need an accessibility exception." I see ... http://www.glendathegood.com/blog/?p=473 What SXSWi 2010 panel am I dreaming about? Without a doubt, it is: Open Web Education Alliance: Educating the Next Generation In the world of web standards, industry forms best practices, education instructs emerging talent—and neither the twain shall meet. A decade on, the rate of standards adoption across the ... http://www.glendathegood.com/blog/?p=466 You can help make the web a more accessible place by donating to Derek Featherstone's IronMan Challenge. Derek is competing in the upcoming IronMan Challenge in Lake Placid, New York on July 23. His goal is to raise $25,000 for Knowbility, an outstanding accessibility non-profit. If he meets that goal, Knowbility ... http://www.glendathegood.com/blog/?p=446 One of the most common questions I hear these days is, "Does 508 specifically apply to State of Texas Agencies and their Electronic and Information Resources?" If you understand that the Texas State Accessibility Standard and the 508 Standard are almost exact copies of each other, then the answer is a ... http://www.glendathegood.com/blog/?p=436