When building a website, many designers and developers adhere to the principle of keeping everything as simple as...
May 4, 2019
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National Life Insurance Day Challenge: Make Your Websites Accessible
National Life Insurance Day is observed every year on May 2, the anniversary of life insurance becoming available...
May 2, 2019
What is color contrast?
Colors are an essential feature of web design and how they're used is a core consideration of a website's or app's...
Apr 20, 2019
Why does web accessibility matter for retail businesses?
Website accessibility is important in all industries, but every industry has some elements that make it unique....
Apr 18, 2019
Creative Site Design That's Beautiful and Accessible
Some people think that creating an accessible website limits the ability for the design to be impactful and...
Apr 16, 2019
6 Unexpected Benefits of Web Accessibility
The most obvious benefit of web accessibility is that it helps people with disabilities enjoy your website’s...
Apr 4, 2019
Checklist for Creating Accessible Videos
Videos are everywhere and are being regularly-consumed by more people everyday. According to Statista, there are...
Apr 2, 2019
3 Tips for Easier Web Browsing with Hearing Disabilities
From breaking news videos to audiobooks, multimedia content is increasingly important to people’s activities...
Mar 21, 2019
3 Tips for Easier Web Browsing with Visual Disabilities
Laws like the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) require that website content be made accessible to people with...
Mar 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
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
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
