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		<title>&#8220;Off left&#8221; banned by Google?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hidden text can be a spammer&#8217;s haven.
Years ago, when screen readers were at release 4.0, they started to change and actually pay attention to display:none.  I ran a series of tests back then and knew exactly how every screen reader behaved. I was one of the earliest advocates of hiding helpful text off to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.access-matters.com/2008/04/19/off-left-banned-by-google/</link>
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		<title>Very quiet at Access Matters</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The post just previous to this one is dated Jan 22.  What you don&#8217;t see is &#8220;2007.&#8221;  That&#8217;s right 15 months ago.  What happened to cause blogging to subside?
In January 2007, I changed jobs.  No, it was not to a different employer, but my sixth or seventh unique job at the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.access-matters.com/2008/04/18/very-quiet-at-access-matters/</link>
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		<title>Improving accessibility for today&#8217;s AJAX - To hack or not?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We have a hack for JAWS.  Should we use it?  Is it useful beyond JAWS?]]></description>
		<link>http://www.access-matters.com/2007/01/22/improving-accessibility-for-todays-ajax-to-hack-or-not/</link>
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		<title>Simple AJAX Test 1a</title>
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This test builds upon Simple AJAX Test #1 by extending it with a &#8220;hacK&#8221; to better support screen readers. It uses Gez Lemon and Steve Faulkner&#8217;s updateBuffer technique as published in their article &#8220;Improving AJAX applications for JAWS users.&#8221; Is it only for JAWS, or will it make a difference for others too?
This link is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.access-matters.com/2007/01/22/simple-ajax-test-1a/</link>
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		<title>Simple AJAX Test 1</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Test an incredibly simple AJAX application with your screen reader or assistive technology.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.access-matters.com/2007/01/22/simple-ajax-test-1/</link>
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		<title>Firefox 2 breaks numeric access keys</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Someone of apparent good intentions tried to improve Firefox&#8217;s handling of access keys.  FF 2 now wants you to add a &#8217;shift&#8217; key to any access key.  On the surface, it sounds reasonable.  The well intentioned programmer probably didn&#8217;t know about the UK recommendations for common access keys which includes almost all [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.access-matters.com/2006/11/05/firefox-2-breaks-numeric-access-keys/</link>
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		<title>Quiz: AJAX - automatically move focus?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Three articles came to light in &#8220;Today&#8217;s AJAX and DHTML Best Practices.&#8221;  Two of the articles went to some length to find ways to move focus as part of an AJAX event.  They sought to take the visitor from the trigger event to the results in one smooth, easy move. For those of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.access-matters.com/2006/10/23/quiz-ajax-automatically-move-focus/</link>
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		<title>Quick quip - GW Micro - Window Eyes 6.0 Beta 1</title>
		<description><![CDATA[GW Micro has posted a &#8220;Public Beta 1&#8221; invitation to try out Window Eyes 6.0.  They&#8217;re offering a cost-free download that will expire at some future date. Some of the features they are highlighting are support for Powerpoint, Outlook calendars, Office 2007, and IE7/Skype.  Worth a look, and a test drive.
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		<link>http://www.access-matters.com/2006/10/17/quick-quip-gw-micro-offers-window-eyes-60-beta-1/</link>
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		<title>Today&#8217;s AJAX and DHTML Best Practices</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As AJAX has risen, we have also read frequently that it's not very accessible.  We have a few choices: Shrug, don't worry about it, and let people with disabilities cope with the current state of affairs.   Accept the pronouncements that it's not accessible and go back to our pre-AJAX methods (and let the world pass us by).  Or, learn why some AJAX techniques are not accessible how we might make progress. If you're interested in the third choice, keep reading.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.access-matters.com/2006/10/09/todays-ajax-and-dhtml-best-practices/</link>
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		<title>A new coat of paint</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s a stack of ideas that I&#8217;m eager to write about.  But first, I wanted to put a new skin on the site.  This one reflects the wonderful sunny mornings in the woodlands near where I live.
Having too little time to build from scratch, I adopted Mike Cherim&#8217;s &#8220;Beast-Blog&#8221; theme for Wordpress. To [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.access-matters.com/2006/09/25/a-new-coat-of-paint/</link>
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