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How To Make Your Website's Authentication Process Accessible

Websites need simple, secure ways to authenticate users. That typically means requiring users to submit passwords...
Aug 26, 2021

Can A WCAG Compliant Website Have Accessibility Issues?

The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) are the most widely accepted international standards for digital...
Aug 24, 2021

5 Common eCommerce Website Accessibility Issues

By one estimate, the worldwide eCommerce market is expected to approach $5 trillion in 2021. Amazon, the world’s...
Aug 18, 2021

4 Principles for Designing Websites for Users with Memory Impairments

Memory impairments are fairly common among internet users, particularly in older adults. In one CDC study, 12.7...
Aug 16, 2021

Web Accessibility Isn't Always Expensive or Time Consuming

One of the most common misconceptions about web accessibility is that it’s an expensive or unnecessary addition to...
Aug 12, 2021

WCAG 3.0 May Introduce New Rating Scale for Accessibility

The W3C Web Accessibility Initiative is considering a new conformance model for Web Content Accessibility...
Aug 11, 2021

How Background Noise Affects Accessibility

The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) contain plenty of useful guidance for developing accessible media....
Aug 8, 2021

Myths and Facts About Photosensitivity and Seizures

Epilepsy affects about 50 million people worldwide according to the World Health Organization, and about 3% of...
Jul 13, 2021

3 Questions to Help Decide If an Image Doesn't Need Alt Text

One of the most basic and most important considerations for digital accessibility is to make sure that images and...
May 25, 2021

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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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