You’re writing a blog and you want to bring more attention to your call to action, so you select the “Heading 3"...
Sep 5, 2024
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Writing Alt Text for Hyperlinked Images
Some web accessibility issues are fairly easy to fix. Image alternative text (also called alt text) certainly...
Sep 4, 2024
Why No ARIA Is Better Than Bad ARIA
If you don’t need WAI-ARIA (Web Accessibility Initiative - Accessible Rich Internet Applications) markup, don’t...
Aug 28, 2024
Making Content More Accessible for Second-Language Learners
If you’ve got a successful website, you probably have some bilingual or multilingual users. About 20.6% of the...
Aug 27, 2024
Web Accessibility Tips: Should You Give Users Controls for Text Appearance?
When learning about accessibility, designers and developers often assume that the best practice is to give people...
Aug 15, 2024
How Long Does a VPAT Accessibility Report Take?
If you market information and communications technology (ICT) to government agencies — or to businesses that work...
Aug 13, 2024
What Are Accessible Live Regions, and How Do I Use Them?
According to an analysis from WebAIM (Web Accessibility In Mind), ARIA (Accessible Rich Internet Applications)...
Aug 12, 2024
How Validating Your HTML Helps with Web Accessibility
When the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) officially announced version 2.2 of the Web Content Accessibility...
Aug 3, 2024
Don’t Ask Developers to Write VPATs for Accessibility Compliance
A Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT) is a standardized report that demonstrates how products and/or...
Aug 2, 2024
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Why Justified (or Centered) Text is Bad for Accessibility
Justified text is text that is spaced so that the right and left sides of the paragraph have the same edge. In...
May 9, 2023
Web Accessibility Tips: Don't Disable Zooming (Yes, Even On Mobile)
If your users can’t zoom in on your content, you’re probably making a mistake. Zooming (or scaling) is common,...
Oct 14, 2022
How to Fix: "Buttons Do Not Have Accessible Names"
The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) require interactive elements to have both a “label" and a “name.”...
May 26, 2022
What Are the Four Major Categories of Accessibility?
The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) are organized by four main principles, which state that content...
Sep 13, 2019
Accessibility Tips: Using the DIV and SPAN Elements
Usually, you want use HTML to convey meaning about the structure of your website. However, two HTML elements are...
Oct 21, 2022
The iOS "Increase Contrast" Feature and Accessibility: What to Know
Apple’s iOS offers a number of accessibility features that enable users to tailor their mobile experiences. One of...
Sep 26, 2022
Dark Mode Can Improve Text Readability — But Not for Everyone
Dark modes and themes are extremely popular and they’re frequently touted as an accessibility solution. While the...
Jul 7, 2021
How to Fix Google Lighthouse's 'Sufficient Contrast Ratio' Error
Google Lighthouse is a free tool for auditing website performance, search engine optimization (SEO), and web...
Apr 25, 2023
5 Quick Ways to Self-check the Accessibility of a Website
Ensuring your website is accessible is imperative for business, legal, and practical reasons, but it can be hard...
Apr 3, 2019
Does Comic Sans Benefit People with Dyslexia?
Comic Sans is controversial. Since its release in 1994, the playful, Batman-inspired font has been panned as...
May 16, 2023
What's The Difference Between WCAG Level A, Level AA, and Level AAA?
In order to embrace web accessibility as a priority, you need to set goals and track your progress. The Web...
Dec 17, 2021
