Archive for July, 2011

Marking up the current page with HTML5 links

Posted on July 31st, 2011 in Web life.

When you’re browsing a website using its primary navigation, it’s helpful to know which page you’re on, and which pages you can go to. HTML5 makes it simple to do this, but the technique moves away from a common approach used in HTML4.01.

How do ARIA landmark roles help screen reader users?

Posted on July 20th, 2011 in Video stuff.

This video demonstrates how ARIA landmark roles help screen reader users understand the purpose of different areas of a web page. ARIA landmark roles can be used to navigate through a page and easily identify the purpose of key areas such as navigation, search or main content.

Carpe Diem 2013.