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6 Accessibility Issues That Google Lighthouse Can Miss

Google Lighthouse is one of the most popular tools for auditing website performance, search engine optimization...
May 24, 2022

4 Web Accessibility Remediation Mistakes to Avoid

You understand the importance of accommodating users with disabilities, and you’ve started taking steps to improve...
May 19, 2022

Dragon Speech Recognition: How Voice Controls Improve Accessibility

Assistive technologies provide people with a wider variety of ways to interact with digital content. In many...
May 2, 2022

Will Digital Accessibility Make My Website Ugly?

What does an accessible website look like? That’s completely up to you — but adopting the best practices of web...
Apr 29, 2022

Who Enforces Accessibility of Online and Digital Content?

Digital accessibility isn’t optional. Most developed nations have laws prohibiting discrimination against people...
Apr 22, 2022

What Is "Accessibility Debt"? 

If you’re ignoring accessibility, we’ve got good news and bad news.
Apr 21, 2022

Australia Digital Accessibility Laws: An Overview

About 4.4 million Australian adults live with some form of disability — roughly 18% of the country’s population....
Apr 5, 2022

New Department of Justice ADA Web Accessibility Statement: Clear Guidance or More of the Same?

On March 18, the Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a statement that got many people excited, pointing to...
Mar 29, 2022

What WAI-ARIA “Hidden" Warnings Mean For Your Website

Automated accessibility tests can be useful for finding barriers that affect people with disabilities, but they’re...
Mar 23, 2022
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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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