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If Customer Retention Matters to Your Business, Accessibility Should Too

Most research and statistics are pretty consistent in finding that it is much cheaper to keep the customers you...
Apr 20, 2020

Some of New York's Largest Public High Schools Trailing Nation's Elementary Schools in Website Accessibility

Automated accessibility testing performed by the Bureau of Internet Accessibility's a11y® analysis platform shows...
Apr 1, 2020

Why Your Creative Agency Needs to Care About Accessibility

The pitch. The design. Flawless. At least for some users. If accessibility wasn't a core consideration in that new...
Mar 31, 2020

JAWS Screen Reader and ZoomText Magnifier, Reader Available for Free Until June 30, 2020

Freedom Scientific, a provider of accessibility tools for people who are blind or have low vision, is offering...
Mar 24, 2020

Websites of Nation's Top Elementary Schools Have Major Accessibility Barriers During Coronavirus Crisis

Automated accessibility testing performed by the Bureau of Internet Accessibility's a11y® analysis platform...
Mar 23, 2020

What on Earth Does the Coronavirus Have to Do with Digital Accessibility?

For those in the web and digital accessibility space, and especially for those with disabilities or impairments...
Mar 6, 2020

Adult Website Pornhub Sued Over Closed Captions

A New York man is suing Pornhub over the lack of closed captioning on videos.
Jan 27, 2020

Don't Overlook iOS and Android Testing for Accessibility

Accessibility testing on mobile devices is critical, yet so often organizations focus only on desktop...
Jun 6, 2019

What Project Managers Need to Know About Accessibility

Project managers have a level of responsibility for and eyes into all the moving parts of a project. If those...
Jun 1, 2019

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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

Accessibility Tips: Let Users Control Font Size

Oct 26, 2023

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

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

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

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

Text Spacing and Accessibility: Tips for Web Designers

As a web designer, part of your job is making written text look good. That’s not always easy — in addition to...
Jan 13, 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

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

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