Sara Ford's Weblog
My adventures embracing open source on CodePlex and at Microsoft
My Channel 9 Interviews have been posted
So far, 5 out of the 8 video interviews have been posted on Channel 9: Accessibility and Visual...
Author: saraford Date: 04/30/2004
Tips for (Karate) Rank Testing
Today, i watched students in my dojo (training facility) test for different purple and brown belt...
Author: saraford Date: 04/28/2004
Accessibility is not a feature
This was one of the first things i learned about accessibility when i first started at...
Author: saraford Date: 04/27/2004
How to Retrieve Text under the Mouse Pointer using MSAA
Raymond Chen has a post with sample code on How to Retrieve Text under the cursor (mouse pointer)...
Author: saraford Date: 04/27/2004
More on the "hide underline letters" checkbox issue
Check out Saurabh’s post on the “hide underline letters” checkbox issue. If you’ve ever...
Author: saraford Date: 04/27/2004
Karate Category Created
The shotoblog has challenged me to start blogging about karate. At first I thought a weblog had to...
Author: saraford Date: 04/27/2004
Almost Scoblized
I’m not sure whether this counts for being scoblized or not. Robert Scoble mentions in this...
Author: saraford Date: 04/27/2004
Visual Studio Team Biographies
Want to look up more blogs on Visual Studio? Check out my team’s list of biographies at ...
Author: saraford Date: 04/26/2004
“Hide underlined letters for keyboard navigation until I press the Alt key” does more than just hide underlined letters.
You can find this control on the Display Properties – Appearance Tab – Effects dialog. It not only...
Author: saraford Date: 04/16/2004
Check out Technical Careers @ Microsoft
Gretchen, a friend of mine from Microsoft Recruiting, has co-created a blog called Technical Careers...
Author: saraford Date: 04/16/2004
Which MSAA Properties Get Localized?
Let me answer this with a story… it began with a question in my inbox I hadn’t seen...
Author: saraford Date: 04/16/2004
What does IAccessible::get_accKeyboardShortcut() return?
If you said, “A Control's Keyboard Shortcut”, that’s incorrect! I get asked this...
Author: saraford Date: 04/16/2004
"Testing for Accessibility" article moved to new location
My “Testing for Accessibility” article, also known internally as a...
Author: saraford Date: 04/16/2004
My first whitepaper "Testing for Accessibility" has been published on MSDN!
My first blog entry on Testing for Accessibility has been published on MSDN. Two 9 out of 9′s...
Author: saraford Date: 03/24/2004
Day 4 at CSUN – The Dénouement and its Aftermath
Friday was the last full day of the CSUN conference. Although my first meeting wasn’t until 10am,...
Author: saraford Date: 03/21/2004
Day 2 – CSUN Presentation Day - Accessibility in Visual Studio ("Whidbey") and ASP.NET
Sorry to keep ya’ll in suspense how the presentation went. I didn’t get back to my hotel room until...
Author: saraford Date: 03/18/2004
Day 1 at CSUN – The sign language interpreters do not exist. The sign language interpreters do not exist.
During my rehearsal presentation, I stopped dead in my tracks when I said “The Visual Studio...
Author: saraford Date: 03/16/2004
Day 0 at CSUN - Never wear a halo t-shirt at the airport
The security guy screening my bags keeps looking at me, as if he were trying to figure me out. ...
Author: saraford Date: 03/16/2004
Preparing for CSUN
I’ve finished rehearsing my demos for today. It seems that there’s always one more little tweak to...
Author: saraford Date: 03/14/2004
Results from an informal usability study with an ASP.Net developer who has low vision
Last week, Aaron, our Accessibility Program Manager, and I did an informal usability study with a...
Author: saraford Date: 02/10/2004
Usability and Accessibility - are they the same thing?
The more I study UI Consistency and improving the user experience, and the more feedback I hear from...
Author: saraford Date: 02/10/2004
Presenting at CSUN, The 2004 Technnology and Persons with Disabilities conference
<i’m moving this post to the new karate category> Last night, I had my first karate class in...
Author: saraford Date: 01/28/2004
First night back in Karate
<i’m moving this post to the new karate category> Last night, I had my first karate class in...
Author: saraford Date: 01/27/2004
Questions and answers about AA naming your control
I’m often asked “What’s the correct name for this control?” There are many variations to this...
Author: saraford Date: 01/25/2004
The required disclaimer
These postings are provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. The content of this...
Author: saraford Date: 01/15/2004
Thank you Tennessee for making me proud to come from a state rumored to have removed fractions from high school curriculum
Last night, MSNBC reported on a Tennessee protest about a disabled man who was forced to crawl up...
Author: saraford Date: 01/15/2004
Talk to me if you use Visual Studio and Accessibility Features and/or Assistive Technologies
If you’re using Visual Studio and Accessibility Features and/or Assistive Technologies, please share...
Author: saraford Date: 01/10/2004
Visual Studio Window Docking
As I’ve mentioned in my previous post, I’ve decided to use this blog to talk about topics besides...
Author: saraford Date: 01/10/2004
Whidbey VS Settings Category Created
I’ve finally made up my mind to blog here about other VS features, instead of just...
Author: saraford Date: 01/10/2004
Normal, Unavailable, Offscreen, and Invisible AA States Explained
I’m often asked about the relationship among Normal (same as Visible), Unavailable, and Offscreen,...
Author: saraford Date: 01/06/2004
Watch Out for these Unpopular Accessibility Bugs
I attended a few get-togethers with some Assistive Technology vendors a while back when they were on...
Author: saraford Date: 01/06/2004
Visual Studio Core Team's Accessibility Lab Tour Activity
What s the Accessibility Lab? The Accessibility Technology Group on campus has a lab with numerous...
Author: saraford Date: 01/06/2004
Testing for Accessibility: Keyboard, High Contrast, and Assistive Technology Compatibility
Consider this my testament as an Accessibility Tester. I am a Software Designer Engineer in Test on...
Author: saraford Date: 01/06/2004