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WCAG 2.1: What You Need to Know
The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) are perhaps the most well-known and frequently used standards for...
Jan 3, 2018
BoIA Devotes $100k to Help School Districts with Accessibility
Educational institutions at all levels are facing escalating scrutiny by the Department of Education’s Office of...
Dec 21, 2017
Support Human Rights Awareness with Website Accessibility
Human Rights Day, a global celebration of the universal human rights that today’s world has committed to...
Dec 13, 2017
November is National Epilepsy Awareness Month
The Epilepsy Foundation, a national nonprofit with more than 50 local organizations throughout the U.S., has been...
Nov 21, 2017
How To Plan Your School’s Website for Accessibility & Avoid Fines
Web accessibility is a major challenge for schools, largely due to updates to the Americans with Disabilities Act...
Nov 16, 2017
How to Ensure Your Website is ADA-Compliant: The Top Guidelines to Follow
For most people, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) conjures up pictures of physical accommodations such as...
Nov 8, 2017
What the Dave & Buster’s Lawsuit Means for Website Accessibility
The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 has gone a long way toward giving people with disabilities equal...
Nov 7, 2017
The Most Common Web Accessibility Issues to Avoid
Since the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) came into effect in 1990, it has required that places of public...
Nov 3, 2017
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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
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
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
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
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
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
Are QR Codes Accessible for People with Disabilities?
QR (Quick Response) codes are a common tool for driving customer engagement. By scanning a square, black-and-white...
May 17, 2023
