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Is Going from H1 to H3 Okay for WCAG Conformance?

When you’re building a brand-new website, it’s easy to ignore the best practices of HTML. Your goal is to create...
Jul 29, 2022

How Web Accessibility Improves Your Net Promoter Score (NPS)

Net Promoter Score® (NPS®) is widely seen as the ultimate metric for measuring brand performance. Developed by...
Jul 11, 2022

Tips for Creating Accessibility Personas 

User personas establish realistic representations of your audience, enabling designers to make better user...
Jun 23, 2022

Who Can File Web Accessibility Lawsuits Under the ADA?

Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), any person with a disability has the right to file a lawsuit in...
Jun 20, 2022

Dozens of Wineries in Northern California Face Web Accessibility Lawsuits

A recent wave of web accessibility lawsuits has some California wineries rethinking their approach to digital...
Jun 10, 2022

When Creating UX User Personas, Don't Forget About People with Disabilities

User experience (UX) user personas are a helpful tool for understanding your target audience. Essentially, the...
Jun 6, 2022

Can Accessibility Improve My Social Media Campaigns?

Most social marketers would jump at the opportunity to increase the reach of their campaigns by 26%. By following...
May 27, 2022

How Browser "Reader Modes" Improve the Experiences of People with Disabilities

Most web browsers have a “reader mode" that strips away non-essential content, providing a simpler text-based...
May 18, 2022

How The HTML Lang Attribute Helps Accessibility

The HTML lang attribute allows developers to specify the language of a document, webpage, or element. It’s a...
May 17, 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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