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Yet another free WordPress theme has been released on this blog. The theme is called the AquaBlock Theme and it is indeed the theme currently in use on this blog.

The theme is not difficult to install or to customize to suit your needs but I thought it appropriate to include a few installation notes here.
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The HTML IMG element is used to add images to our pages. This element has several attributes that could be used in our markup as well.
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The WCAG 1.0 Accessibility Standards makes it clear that we should not cause pop-ups or other windows to appear and we should not change the current window without informing the user. There has been so much hype concerning the whole matter of ‘new’ windows but still it appears as if the debate is not over.
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I have noticed that most bloggers use lists of some sort in their articles. Lists tend to give structure to the article, it nakes things look more ordered and of course it generally just makes things easier to read. I have however come upon some strange looking lists and often it is these non-standard lists that are the cause of web pages not validating. I would like to have a quick look at just how lists should be included in our markup.

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I received an EMail that really got me thinking. Are there any of the accessibility standards that are more important than others? Are there some of the checkpoints that should be implemented before any of the others? Amongst other things the mail read:

The standards are intimidating, they are difficult to read. Just what should be done first? Are some checkpoints more important than others?

Phew, this is like asking a father which of his children are his favorite.
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The first of 14 guidelines in the WCAG Accessibility Standards tells us to provide equivalent alternatives to auditory and visual content.

Today I would like to take a look just at providing equivalent alternatives to those graphics we all love using in our articles. We have two attributes in HTML that we can use to achieve compliance with the standards on this point, the alt and title attributes.
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