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12 February 2010
Name the BBC's new accessibility tool
The BBC are releasing a new settings tool for the whole site; you can help name for it!
Google phasing out IE6 support; should you?
After Google's security scare in China recently, the company announced they are soon to cease support for the IE6 browser. This article argues why you should continue to support it.
Colour blind web page filters
While there is no substitute for disabled user testing, it is often useful to be able to see, first hand, the difficulties that some disabled users face. This collection of web page filters allows you to view your site through the eyes of someone with types of colour blindness.
An engineer's quest to caption the web
One of the forces behind Google's video auto-captioning system tells of his personal quest to make the web more accessible for dead users.
Site prelaunch checklist
Flicking the final switch to make a website can be one of the more nerve wracking aspects of web design work. Ensure you've covered all your bases with this site launch checklist from Boagworld.
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