I recently had the job of letting the microformats community know that the BBC were having to drop hCalendar due to accessibility concerns surrounding the use of abbr and the date-time pattern.
My friend and colleague Jake Archibald published a summary of what’s happened so far, what the current alternative suggestions are and the […]
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Microformats, the BBC and friends
July 7, 2008 – 12:46 pm
The BBC needs you!
May 16, 2008 – 3:27 pm
Are you a screen reader user, or know someone who is? Want to contribute to making the Beeb a more accessible place?
The BBC is looking for people to let them know what screen reader users hear when they visit the new Programmes pages, which just happen to contain the ever controversial abbreviation design pattern […]

