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First Public Draft of WCAG 2.2 Published

On February 27, W3C published a working draft of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2. This first...
Feb 28, 2020

Five Key Accessibility Considerations for Chatbots

With a growing number of businesses now using or implementing chatbots to manage and expand their customer base,...
Feb 18, 2020

Xbox Accessibility Guidelines Provide Best Practices So More Gamers Can Play

To further their mission of Xbox Accessibility, Microsoft released Xbox Accessibility Guidelines, "a set of best...
Nov 22, 2019

Vimeo Announces Accessibility Updates to Their Video Player

In September, Vimeo announced new accessibility updates to their video player. The company states that the new...
Nov 5, 2019

Career Websites Must Be Accessible. Is Yours?

People with disabilities sometimes encounter unnecessary barriers that aren’t faced by people without disabilities...
Nov 4, 2019

World Stroke Day: Awareness and How Web Accessibility Can Help

October 29 is World Stroke Day, bringing awareness to the leading cause of disability and one of the leading...
Oct 29, 2019

Top 5 Ways to Make Podcasts Accessible

Podcasts are digital audio (and sometimes video) files available on the internet to either download onto a media...
Oct 26, 2019

2019 Holiday Shopping Predictions and Where Digital Accessibility Fits In

The 2019 holiday shopping season is almost upon us.
Oct 16, 2019

Why a Website Redesign Is the Perfect Time to Get Accessibility Right

Redesigning your website offers the perfect opportunity to consider accessibility. Rather than creating your site...
Oct 15, 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

Accessibility Tips: Let Users Control Font Size

Oct 26, 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

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