Stemming from a recent post on the Twitter accounts every designer must follow, and timed coincidently when I was planning to send out several “FollowFriday” tweets, I’m sharing a list of the people you must follow on Twitter if you have any interest in digital accessibility. And as I fall under the category of “human,” if I missed anyone who
Read more about Twitter accounts every Accessibility person must follow – Part OneDennis Deacon
Yeah, I know, not accessible
Recently, I posted some resources from a recent accessibility conference. And the post has become fairly popular. Which scares me.
Read more about Yeah, I know, not accessible2015 CSUN Wrap-up
I attended my first International Technology and Persons with Disabilities Conference (or CSUN as most attendees call it). I can honestly say, I was humbled and overwhelmed simultaneously. The 30th annual CSUN 2015 was held in San Diego the first week of March. Held over five days, the week offered two days of eight workshops, followed by three days of
Read more about 2015 CSUN Wrap-upIs Compliance enough?
I’m presently involved in an initiative to improve the accessibility of our online properties, something that I am truly digging. While I realize how little I know about making things more accessible, it’s exciting to discover best practices and techniques to make things more accessible for all users.
Read more about Is Compliance enough?2013 Wrap-up
As 2013 comes to an end, as any year does, I become reflective on the year’s events; the accomplishments, the regrets and the seeds for goals in the new year.
Read more about 2013 Wrap-upAn Extra Click?
I’ve seen some bad ideas in navigation, but this subtle one takes the cake (a nice German Chocolate cake). Typically when you see navigation, you see a list of links. Click on the link, you go to the next page. Wrong. On this particular site (nameless), which was recently redesigned (and nicely by the way), someone came up with the
Read more about An Extra Click?Time Flies…
I knew I hadn’t updated my blog in some time, but almost a year? Oy! Shortly after my last blog post, I accepted a position as a front-end web developer at United Airlines in their eCommerce Production area. The great thing is that as a post-merger organization, there’s lots of change, lots of systems and technologies to get my arms
Read more about Time Flies…Wanted: UX / Front-End Web Designer/Developer Opportunity
Opportunity Summary Location: Chicago, IL (Target range: Downtown Chicago north through Northern Suburbs Employee Type: Full-Time Preferred, will consider Long-term Contract Industry: Open Job Type: Internet, Design, Marketing Education: High School, Some College Experience: 18 years Travel: Negligible Post Date: 4/23/2012
Read more about Wanted: UX / Front-End Web Designer/Developer OpportunityLet’s Rid the World of Platformism
They always say never blog while emotional. Oh, well, here goes nothing. Is “platformism” the new racism? I’ve just become scorned by a recent discount offer for an ebook. Seeing the fantastic offer (.99 cents) in my Facebook feed, I thought, “why not?” Clicking through, I quickly found out why not.
Read more about Let’s Rid the World of PlatformismSunstone Tours & Cruises
This was a redesign project for a long-time client, a niche travel agency located in Malibu, California. The lead-generation website features small-ship adventure cruise vacations, targeting retirees and affluent professionals.
Read more about Sunstone Tours & CruisesWhen Bad User Experience is Embarrassing
I admit it … I’m a user experience geek. And at times, I can drive my wife nuts. On a recent shopping mall outing, my wife and I paid a visit to an upscale department store, just to use the facilities (of course). While waiting for my wife, I observed a major user experience flaw. What made it so amazing
Read more about When Bad User Experience is EmbarrassingGaining Insight for Website Improvement
This topic was presented at the October 2011 Chicago Web Professionals Meetup. Gaining Insight for Website Improvement View more presentations from Dennis Deacon.
Read more about Gaining Insight for Website ImprovementBeginner JavaScript – Chapter 6 – Variables
Note: As stated in my initial post, this is part of a series of JavaScript-related posts. As I am becoming knowledgeable in JavaScript, I am posting out what I’ve learned, to re-enforce my knowledge, as well as maybe helpful other web designers/developers in learning JavaScript. If I have mis-stated anything, please feel free to post it in the comments. You’ll
Read more about Beginner JavaScript – Chapter 6 – VariablesBeginner JavaScript – Chapter 5 – Expressions
Note: As stated in my initial post, this is part of a series of JavaScript-related posts. As I am becoming knowledgeable in JavaScript, I am posting out what I’ve learned, to re-enforce my knowledge, as well as maybe helpful other web designers/developers in learning JavaScript. If I have mis-stated anything, please feel free to post it in the comments. You’ll
Read more about Beginner JavaScript – Chapter 5 – ExpressionsOne Secret to Email Marketing
A brief diversion from my “Learning JavaScript” series, to discuss a major secret in email marketing. I call it “Single Theme to Right Audience.” The idea is this; when you send out your blast emails, make sure you’re sending the value that your recipients opted-in for. Now, for some businesses, that’s simple. Say you sell electronic widgets (sorry, couldn’t help
Read more about One Secret to Email MarketingBeginner JavaScript – Chapter 4 – JavaScript Data Types
Note: As stated in my initial post, this is part of a series of JavaScript-related posts. As I am becoming knowledgeable in JavaScript, I am posting out what I’ve learned, to re-enforce my knowledge, as well as maybe helpful other web designers/developers in learning JavaScript. If I have mis-stated anything, please feel free to post it in the comments. You’ll
Read more about Beginner JavaScript – Chapter 4 – JavaScript Data TypesBeginner JavaScript – Chapter 3 – JavaScript Identifiers
Note: As stated in my initial post, this is part of a series of JavaScript-related posts. As I am becoming knowledgeable in JavaScript, I am posting out what I’ve learned, to re-enforce my knowledge, as well as maybe helpful other web designers/developers in learning JavaScript. If I have mis-stated anything, please feel free to post it in the comments. You’ll
Read more about Beginner JavaScript – Chapter 3 – JavaScript IdentifiersBeginner JavaScript – Chapter 2 – JavaScript Statements
Note: As stated in my initial post, this is part of a series of JavaScript-related posts. As I am becoming knowledgeable in JavaScript, I am posting out what I’ve learned, to re-enforce my knowledge, as well as maybe helpful other web designers/developers in learning JavaScript. If I have mis-stated anything, please feel free to post it in the comments. You’ll
Read more about Beginner JavaScript – Chapter 2 – JavaScript StatementsBeginner JavaScript – Chapter 1 – Including JavaScript on Web Pages
Note: As stated in my initial post, this is part of a series of JavaScript-related posts. As I am becoming knowledgeable in JavaScript, I am posting out what I’ve learned, to re-enforce my knowledge, as well as maybe helpful other web designers/developers in learning JavaScript. If I have mis-stated anything, please feel free to post it in the comments. You’ll
Read more about Beginner JavaScript – Chapter 1 – Including JavaScript on Web PagesLearning JavaScript
Things come easy, things come difficult. For the past 17+ years, I’ve created websites. HTML, XHTML, HTML5, CSS, CSS3, you name it, I’ve done it. I’ve even used Flash, JavaScript and jQuery to enhance my sites. Again, I’ve used JavaScript & jQuery, but I haven’t known it up to this point. I’ve spent over a decade trying to grasp it;
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