Redesigning with HTML5 and WAI-ARIA


	Redesigning with HTML5 and WAI-ARIA

rbacam

2-16-2009 2:04 PM

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html5, web development, web design, wai-aria, browsers, accessibility

rbacam says:

A real world example of the potential benefits and problems when applying HTML5 and WAI-ARIA to an old site.

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