Searching for implementation

As I mentioned in Part I, the Web Worker API is available for use in Firefox 3.5+, Safari 4+ and Chrome 4+, however the implementations are inconsistant. This has been completely overlooked by every single tutorial I’ve found. The issue revolves around the accepted argument to postMessage() (from both the main window and the worker). […]

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Javascript Web Workers: From Basics to jQuery.Hive, Part II (Browser Implementations)

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• performance,
• tools and workflow,
• tutorial,
• web applications,
• web standards

We’ve spent years building systems that abscond with the messages that screen readers typically speak to their users. Spiriting away these parcels of text has been a thrill, but before we can get into all the intrigue, you’ll have to know a bit about how we got here. During our years-long participation in ARIA-AT, we’ve […]

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Smuggling Words – The Challenge of Recording Screen Reader Output

A few of our colleagues and partners have asked for an overview of WPT. We wrote this internal overview and history, which we want to also share publicly here as a reference for anyone interested in the how the project operates and came to be. What is WPT? Introduction Web Platform Tests, stylized `web-platform-tests` or […]

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WPT: An overview and history

Push notifications are supported across major browsers, and with their recent addition to iOS last year, they are a compelling integration for the web. We recently built an installable web application with push notifications called Robert’s App (read the iOS install instructions to test it out). We built the application with remix.run and implemented notifications […]

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Full Stack Web Push API Guide

Automation is likely never going to go out of style. As a people, we’re constantly looking for ways to automate our lives and work in order to make the systems we rely on more efficient and reliable, and the ARIA-AT app is no different. We’ve added automation to the ARIA-AT App allowing test administrators to […]

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ARIA Automation Launch

Intro 2024 marks three years of working with our partners on bolstering interoperability on the web. This year, we’ve identified 17 focus areas dedicated to enhancing interoperability. Improving interoperability is not just about convenience; it’s a matter of accessibility and fairness, ensuring that simplifying web creation and navigation becomes a victory for all. The goal […]

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Interop 2024 Launch

We are excited to announce the launch of a redesign of the ARIA Authoring Practices Guide (APG), an essential resource that shows web developers how to make accessible versions of common user interface design patterns, such as comboboxes, dialog modals, and menu bars. In coordination with the W3C APG Task Force and Education and Outreach […]

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Redesigning ARIA Authoring Practices Guide

In 2019, Bocoup, Google, Microsoft, Mozilla, Samsung, and W3C together conducted a survey for web developers called MDN Web Developer Needs Assessment. A key finding from that survey was that browsers behaving differently or not supporting the same features was among the top frustrations for web developers. The next year there was a follow-up Browser […]

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Bocoup and Interop 2022

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• web standards

Our 2021 Over the past several years, we’ve been transitioning toward a more explicit focus on accessibility, inclusion, and justice on the web. Last year, we invested in growing our team, expanding our partnerships, and strengthening our operational foundation to support that transition. We’re excited to share some highlights with you as we prepare for […]

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Bocoup 2021 In Review

Have you ever noticed how easy it can be to overlook small problems in everyday life? Some things start off as imperceptible but slowly intensify over time, and just like the apocryphal frog in boiling water, we acclimate. In pathological cases, we don’t recognize what’s happening until the issue has grown way out of hand. […]

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Test262, Inside-out