January « 2013 « Mattie Langenberg

This week, I had my first knowledge sharing session with my digital teammates at HY Connect. I presented a high-level overview of all the things I like to pay attention to during the course of a project. I was gathering a list of resources to email to the team and figured it might be worthwhile to share here on the blog as well. This is by no means comprehensive, but represents what I feel is a good spread of the various aspects of a build where the development team can help drive quality.

TOOLS I LOVE

XScope App

Measuring pixels, checking folds and testing common visual impairments

iconfactory.com/software/xscope

ImageAlpha

Shrinks PNG files with magic!

pngmini.com

ImageOptim

Shrink images by removing meta data and other software and OS file cruft
imageoptim.com

Litmus

Screenshots for quick crossbrowser testing of pages and emails
litmus.com

ACCESSIBILITY

These are the standards. They are deep, but worth getting to know. In 2012, the Justice Department began planning for incorporating UI accessibility into the ADA.

WCAG 2.0: Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG20/glance/

ARIA 1.0: Accessible Rich Internet Applications
www.w3.org/WAI/intro/aria.php

The list of litigation is growing, so I would expect to continue to see a growing interest in accessibility compliance.

Target Settles Accessibility Lawsuit for $6 Million
www.sitepoint.com/target-settles-accessibility-lawsuit-for-6-million/

Accessibility Lawsuit Filed Against JetBlue Airways
lflegal.com/2010/10/jet-blue/

List of several cases
www.karlgroves.com/2011/11/15/list-of-web-accessibility-related-litigation-and-settlements/