Dutch Minister decides that all national government websites must comply with the ‘government web guidelines’ (which are stricter than the accessibility guidelines) by the end of this year. And Google launches Accessible Web Search. (more…)
Last week I read Jared Spool’s richly illustrated article on the ever-returning question: “Do links need underlines?”.
Spool’s analysis is on point, but too subtle for some. He concludes: “When the designers switch back and forth, between having some links underlined but others not be underlined, that makes even more work for users. Work that doesn’t add any real value. We think the visual design element of the underline is not required, but it is cruel to make users work extra hard because you can’t decide.” (more…)
Next October, I will be attending the User Interface 11 Conference (UI11) in Cambridge MA. Yesterday I received the request to sign up for the sessions I plan to attend.
So this will be my personal conference program: (more…)
