User:Dennis70/AccessibleTwitter
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Type of site | Social Media |
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| Available in | English |
| Created by | Dennis Lembree[1] |
| URL | EasyChirp.com |
| Launched | February 15, 2009 |
| Current status | Beta |
| Native client(s) on | Website, Cross-platform |
Easy Chirp is a third-party web-based Twitter interface. It is web accessible, optimized for disabled users and for users with older technology. It appeared in early 2009, originally named Accessible Twitter and continues to be updated periodically. The website was created by an individual web developer who also maintains the Web Axe podcast and blog.
Easy Chirp was developed with strict web standards, semantic markup, and other proper coding techniques such as "progressive enhancement". WAI-ARIA has been implemented in portions of the site to make the interaction more accessible. A benefit of this development approach is interoperability; the website works with many assistive technologies (such as screen readers and text-only browsers) and older technologies (such as Internet Explorer 6, low-band Internet connection).
Easy Chirp received the 2010 AFB (American Federation for the Blind) Access Award[2] and the 2009 Access IT @web2.0 Award[3].
It was nominated for "Best API Use" in the 2010 Best of the Web awards and nominated for Blind Bargains: 2009 and 2010 Access Awards [4][5].
References[edit]
- ^ "Interview with Accessible Twitter creator Dennis Lembree". Accessify. 2009-04-23.
- ^ "2010 AFB Access Award". AFB. 2010-03-01. Retrieved 2010-03-01.
- ^ "ACCESS-IT - 2009 Winners". ACCESS-IT. 2009-09-23. Retrieved 2009-09-23.
- ^ "Blind Bargains: 2009 Access Awards Winners and Nominees". Blind Bargains. 2009-01-01. Retrieved 2009-01-01.
- ^ "Blind Bargains: 2010 Access Awards Winners and Nominees". Blind Bargains. 2010-01-01. Retrieved 2010-01-01.