Redesigning your website offers the perfect opportunity to consider accessibility. Rather than creating your site...
Oct 15, 2019
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Supreme Court Denies Petition to Hear Domino's Accessibility Case
The Domino's accessibility case will not be heard by the Supreme Court of the United States, with the company's...
Oct 8, 2019
Hulu Makes Content More Accessible to People Who Are Blind, Have Visual Impairments
Last week, Hulu rolled out two accessibility enhancements to improve the navigation and experience of the...
Oct 7, 2019
Greater Digital Independence Through Eye Tracking
Eye tracking devices can help people with mobility disabilities meet the challenges of communicating and...
Oct 4, 2019
Let's Stop Thinking of Accessibility Compliance as Scary
Looming lawsuits and words like "compliance" can make accessibility seem scary — or maybe worse, so daunting that...
Oct 1, 2019
International Week of the Deaf 2019
The International Week of the Deaf is an annual event during the last full week of September where Deaf people...
Sep 26, 2019
Public Sector Websites in the U.K. Have to be Accessible, Regulations Go into Effect This Week
As of September 23, 2019, all new websites in the U.K. and any published after September, 23, 2018, must be...
Sep 24, 2019
How to Hire Top Talent with an Accessibility Mindset
As a business, you want to hire the best candidates for the job. However, you also want to emphasize accessibility...
Sep 20, 2019
Accessible Astronomy Sounds Great at Harvard Lab
There are new ways to study one of the oldest sciences. Allyson Bieryla, manager of the Astronomy Lab and Clay...
Sep 18, 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
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
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
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
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
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
