The goal of digital accessibility is to make content more useful for people with disabilities, and in most cases,...
May 13, 2022
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How Accessibility Future-Proofs Your Website
The standards of web design don’t stay “standard" for long. User behaviors change regularly, and so do...
May 12, 2022
4 Common Myths About Braille and Web Accessibility
About 2.3 percent of the U.S. population has some form of visual disability. A small percentage of those people...
May 11, 2022
What Is Perceivability in Web Accessibility? WCAG Principles Explained
The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) are the leading international standards for accessible web design....
May 10, 2022
How Do You Prioritize Web Accessibility Fixes? 4 Tips
After you’ve audited your website for conformance with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG), you’ll...
May 9, 2022
Low-Hanging Fruit: 4 Accessibility Issues That Make a Website an Easy Target
The vast majority of websites have accessibility issues that make them less useful — or in some cases, entirely...
May 6, 2022
How Do Refreshable Braille Displays Work?
Many people with vision-related disabilities use screen readers to browse the web. Screen readers typically...
May 5, 2022
What Is Ableism? Fighting Assumptions About People with Disabilities
Ableism is discrimination against people with disabilities. It assumes that people with “typical" abilities do...
May 4, 2022
Do Emails Need to Be ADA Compliant?
If your brand communicates with customers via email, you should take steps to make sure your emails are accessible...
May 3, 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
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
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
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
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
All-Caps Headings: Are They Bad for Accessibility?
Web designers have a responsibility to think about users with disabilities when building content. That extends to...
May 1, 2024
