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How Long Does a VPAT Accessibility Report Take?

If you market information and communications technology (ICT) to government agencies — or to businesses that work...
Aug 13, 2024

What Are Accessible Live Regions, and How Do I Use Them?

According to an analysis from WebAIM (Web Accessibility In Mind), ARIA (Accessible Rich Internet Applications)...
Aug 12, 2024

How Validating Your HTML Helps with Web Accessibility

When the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) officially announced version 2.2 of the Web Content Accessibility...
Aug 3, 2024

Don’t Ask Developers to Write VPATs for Accessibility Compliance

A Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT) is a standardized report that demonstrates how products and/or...
Aug 2, 2024

Tips for Meeting WCAG Requirements for “Text Spacing”

Contrary to popular belief, the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) doesn’t have strict requirements for...
Jul 31, 2024

Senators Push for Section 508 Refresh, New Web Accessibility Standards

A group of U.S. Senators have introduced a bill to update Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. The...
Jul 31, 2024

When Should I Use Empty (or Null) Alt Text Attributes?

Some web accessibility issues are the result of negligence — others are the result of good intentions.
Jul 24, 2024

Are WCAG Guidelines "Constantly Evolving?"

When the national and local media reports on digital accessibility, they often focus on lawsuits. That’s...
Jul 22, 2024

eCommerce Web Accessibility: Setting an Achievable Goal

You know that you need to make your e-store accessible for as many users as possible. Hopefully, you also know how...
Jul 14, 2024

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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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