+++ WEB DESIGN UPDATE. - Volume 10, Issue 47, May 16, 2013. An email newsletter to distribute news and information about web design and development. ++ISSUE 47 CONTENTS. SECTION ONE: New references. What's new at the Web Design Reference site? http://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/ New links in these categories: 01: ACCESSIBILITY. 02: CASCADING STYLE SHEETS. 03: DRUPAL. 04: HTML5. 05: INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE. 06: JAVASCRIPT. 06: MISCELLANEOUS. 08: NAVIGATION. 09: PHP. 10: STANDARDS, GUIDELINES & PATTERNS. 11: USABILITY. SECTION TWO: 12: What Can You Find at the Web Design Reference Site? [Contents ends.] ++ SECTION ONE: New references. +01: ACCESSIBILITY. Accessible Forms 2 - Required Fields and Extra Information By Roger Hudson. "This article will look at different ways to mark-up required (mandatory) form fields and provide additional information that maybe necessary to understand or correctly complete a form..." http://usability.com.au/2013/05/accessible-forms-2-required-fields-and-extra-information/ Links are Not Buttons. Neither are DIVs and SPANs By Karl Groves. "There's been one development practice we've noticed frequently that I'd like to discuss today: use of links as buttons..." http://www.karlgroves.com/2013/05/14/links-are-not-buttons-neither-are-divs-and-spans/ 10 Easy Accessibility Tips Anyone Can Use By Jared Smith. "...here are 10 simple accessibility tips that most anyone can implement today into their web site's HTML and CSS to make it more accessible..." http://webaim.org/blog/10-easy-accessibility-tips/ The 'A' Word: Accessibility as Part of UX By Leonie Watson. "...accessibility is simply usability under a magnifying glass. If you're thinking about great usability, chances are that you're already thinking about great accessibility, too..." http://www.usabilityprofessionals.org/uxmagazine/the-a-word/ Study Ranks Accessibility of Top Learning Management Systems By Dian Schaffhauser. "A University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign study published in March comparing learning management systems has concluded that the latest crop of learning management systems evaluated have made 'significant progress' since the assessments started in 2005. However, one of the report's authors noted, 'We believe much more needs to be done'..." http://campustechnology.com/Articles/2013/05/13/Study-Ranks-Accessibility-of-Top-Learning-Management-Systems.aspx Can We Track How Many Users with Disabilities Access our Site? By Karl Groves. "...In the end, truly detecting the usage of persons with disabilities is going to be nearly impossible. The effort expended to somehow detect and track the usage patterns of persons with disabilities in order to create a so-called 'enhanced' experience would be better spent making the regular site better. Accessible design is good design and when done right can improve the experience for everyone." http://www.karlgroves.com/2013/05/13/can-we-track-how-many-users-with-disabilities-access-our-site/ Testing and Debugging iOS Accessibility for VoiceOver By Leonie Watson. "When you build an iOS app it's easy to make it VoiceOver accessible. Native UI controls have accessibility built-in as standard, and custom controls can be accessibility-enabled without difficulty..." http://blog.paciellogroup.com/2013/05/testing-and-debugging-ios-accessibility-for-voiceover/ +02: CASCADING STYLE SHEETS. Replacing Images When Printing By Roger Johansson. "It isn't all that uncommon that, after you've polished your print stylesheet to make a site look well on paper as well as on screen, you realise that the logo really doesn't look its best. It may look blurry or pixelated on paper due to having a pixel density intended for screen viewing, of course. But even worse, its edges may look ugly or it may actually be invisible because whatever is behind it when viewed on screen isn't printed..." http://www.456bereastreet.com/archive/201305/replacing_images_when_printing/ Using !important in Your Media Queries By Ian Devlin. "We sometimes hear people arguing that we shouldn't use !important in our website's CSS as it can be incredibly annoying for others who may work on the website. While I agree with this in general, I have found myself using !important with responsive design..." http://www.iandevlin.com/blog/2013/05/css/using-important-in-your-media-queries +03: DRUPAL. Taxonomy Terms in Nodes By Ade Hillier. "This tutorial is part of a new series about developing accessible themes for Drupal. Each tip is a small enhancement on its own; but together, they make a more accessible website." http://accessiblize.com/drupal-accessibility-taxonomy-terms-in-nodes +04: HTML5. The HTML5 Outline Algorithm and JAWS By Gez Lemon. "JAWS' implementation of the HTML5 outline algorithm is incorrect with IE and Firefox when the author explicitly specifies the heading levels. Fortunately, there is a relatively simple fix until JAWS finally fixes the bug." http://juicystudio.com/article/html5-outline-algorithm-jaws.php Keeping The Big