The Web Accessibility Initiative - Accessible Rich Internet Applications (WAI-ARIA) suite is an additional set of tools intended to help developers maintain accessible content with more complicated applications. Dr Hollier takes us through some of the key aspects of the WAI-ARIA and its significance in web development.
There are many aspects of web standard HTML5, and this month Dr Hollier takes a look at the HTML5 media player and the benefits and downfalls in terms of accessibility. You can read Dr Hollier’s latest article for more information.
You can follow his monthly column by visiting the Practical Web Accessibility section on the Media Access Australia website.
The McFarlane Prize has been awarded annually since 2006 in memory of the late Nigel McFarlane, an IT professional well respected for his extensive knowledge of web development and open source.
To be eligible for nomination:
The W3C is the main international standards organisation for the Internet.
Dr Hollier’s column will be placed in the Web Developers' Accessibility Hub
For his introductory article, Dr Hollier looks at the latest developments in HTML 5 standards and the effects the standards will have on web development and accessibility.
