Recommendations for AJAX and accessibility

A new Webcredibles article, AJAX accessibility for websites, highlights some of the potential benefits and disadvantages of AJAX technologies.

The section on recommendations for AJAX and accessibility was particularly useful, and a lot of the advice probably applies to non-traditional browsers such as mobile phone users. Basically:

• Inform users early in the page that dynamic updates will occur
• Highlight the areas that have been updated
• Don't change the focus
• Offer the option to disable automatic updates
• Ensure the site works if JavaScript isn't enabled