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November 30th, 2010

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Dear Web Developers: Stop Breaking Functionality and Calling it a ‘Feature’

By s.e. smith on 30 November, 2010

There’s something that keeps happening to me. Maybe it keeps happening to you too. I use a website. I get attached to it. I start relying on it for the services it provides. And then, there’s a redesign or they roll out a new feature, and suddenly I can’t use it anymore. Because the site [...]

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Recommended Reading for November 30, 2010

By Annaham on 30 November, 2010

Jessica Pauline Ogilvie for the Los Angeles Times: Stuttering: Working to free the words An estimated 3 million American adults have a stutter that didn’t resolve in childhood, according to the nonprofit Stuttering Foundation of America. As kids, many dealt with the giggles of classmates and confusion of teachers; as adults, they often deal with [...]

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Happy Post! Things That Make My Life … Er … Easier?

Happy Post! Things That Make My Life … Er … Easier?

By Ouyang Dan on 30 November, 2010

I have a love of cooking that often times taps me all the way to the bottom of my silverware drawer. I will often borrow tomorrow’s spoons to finish what I want to do today… I am sure that some of this is drawn of my stubborn and bullheaded nature. To assist me in my [...]

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WIN!: Federal Court Orders Canadian Government To Make Websites Accessible To Screen Readers!

By Anna on 30 November, 2010

I haven’t even had time to process this yet – I just found out when my friend called me to ask if I had heard the news. Donna Jodham has won her case against the Canadian Government – Government websites will now have 15 months to follow their own accessibility guidelines. Canada must make Web [...]

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