Authors: C: Joe Clark
Toronto journalist, author, and accessibility consultant Joe Clark wrote the book Building Accessible Websites, but assumes readers of A List Apart know that by now.
Articles By This Author
To Hell with WCAG 2
Issue 217May 23, 2006
“WCAG 2 backtracks on basics of responsible web development that are well accepted by standardistas. WCAG 2 is not enough of an improvement and was not worth the wait.”
Facts and Opinions About PDF Accessibility
Issue 201August 22, 2005
PDF accessibility is not as straightforward as HTML accessibility. But it can be done, if you put the same care into marking up your PDFs that you put into marking up websites. Joe Clark tells all.
Big, Stark & Chunky
Issue 191January 11, 2005
You’ve designed for the screen and made provision for blind, handheld, and PDA browser users. But what about low-vision people? Powered by CSS, “zoom” layouts convert wide, multicolumn web pages into low-vision-friendly, single column designs. Accessibility maven Joe Clark explores the rationale and methods behind zoom layouts. Board the zoom train now!
How to Save Web Accessibility from Itself
Issue 163November 14, 2003
An upcoming revision to the Web Accessibility Guidelines is in danger of becoming unrealistically divorced from real-world web development, yielding guidelines that are at once too vague and too specific. Your expertise and input can help create realistic guidelines that work.
Facts and Opinion About Fahrner Image Replacement
Issue 160October 20, 2003
Fahrner Image Replacement and its analogues aim to combine the benefits of high design with the requirements of accessibility. But how well do these methods really work? Accessibility expert Joe Clark digs up much-needed empirical data on how FIR works (and doesn’t) in leading screen readers.
Flash MX: Clarifying the Concept
Issue 143April 26, 2002
In a detailed survey, accessibility obsessive Joe Clark evaluates Flash MX (authoring tool and player) in the context of the often confusing WAI and Section 508 guidelines, finds some things to cheer about, and draws a roadmap for future improvements.
All the Access Money Can Buy
Issue 115July 22, 2001
Just when you think online multimedia will never be truly access, someone proves you wrong. In BMW Films, Clark sees a tantalizing glimpse of a better web.
Flash Access: Unclear on the Concept
Issue 90December 01, 2000
Accessible Flash looks great on paper. But can Macromedia really pull it off? And do enough designers care? Joe Clark offers insight into Macromedia’s press release and poses questions for Macromedia to consider.
The Web is Like Canada
Issue 84October 10, 2000
Those who “get” the web create it. Those who do not get the web are put in charge. Joe Clark presents a vision for defending our web against their worst ideas.
