By preventing “places of public accommodation” such as healthcare providers from discriminating based on...
May 31, 2018
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Healthy Vision Month and Web Accessibility
May is Healthy Vision Month, a month-long event that raises awareness of eye diseases and conditions and...
May 24, 2018
How Web Accessibility Can Improve Children's Health
The Internet has democratized the healthcare industry, giving patients and their loved ones access to more health...
May 22, 2018
International Nurses Day and Web Accessibility
Last Saturday, May 12th saw the celebration of International Nurses Day, which occurs every year on the birthday...
May 18, 2018
Why Web Accessibility is Important to Hospitals
It’s not hard to see why hospitals that lack accessible features such as ramps, elevators, and signs in braille...
May 17, 2018
National Women's Health Week and Web Accessibility
This year, National Women’s Health Week will be celebrated between Sunday, May 13 and Saturday, May 19. The...
May 11, 2018
How Web Accessibility Impacts Healthcare
Despite forming 19 percent of the population, people with disabilities incur 26.7 percent of U.S. healthcare...
May 8, 2018
Skin Cancer Awareness and Web Accessibility
During the month of May, people affected by skin cancer, their loved ones, and medical professionals will be...
May 4, 2018
How Web Accessibility Affects Primary Care Practices
People with disabilities may experience barriers that make it more difficult for people to carry out daily...
May 2, 2018
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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
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
