Alternative text (also called alt text) is crucial for accessibility, but that’s not its only job: Accurate,...
Feb 6, 2025
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Check Your Website’s Social Media Icons for This Common Accessibility Error
Most businesses and nonprofits promote their social media accounts on their websites — and really, why wouldn’t...
Jan 31, 2025
4 Quick Ways to Build Your Alt Text Writing Skills
If you’re learning about digital accessibility, you’re going to read a lot about image alternative text (alt...
Jan 28, 2025
Web Accessibility Tips: Don’t Use Tables for Images with Captions
Web developers have been using HTML tables to control page layout for decades. Unfortunately, that doesn’t mean...
Jan 11, 2025
Accessible Web Design: 6 Rules to Help You Build Better Practices
How can you build a more accessible website?
Dec 5, 2024
No, You Don’t Need a Separate “Accessible Version" of Your Website
One of the most common misconceptions about website accessibility is that providing an “accessible alternative" is...
Dec 4, 2024
Crowded Navigation Menus: A Common (and Fixable) Accessibility Issue
When you’re adding a shiny new page to your website, you might want to feature it in a prominent position — and...
Dec 3, 2024
Making the Argument for Digital Accessibility: Fighting 4 Myths
If you champion digital accessibility, you’re bound to encounter some resistance. Regardless of your...
Nov 18, 2024
Writing Better Link Text: How to Fix a Common Web Accessibility Issue
Link text refers to the text within an HTML anchor tag that describes the destination of a hyperlink. If the words...
Nov 15, 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
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
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
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
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
Android Voice Access: An Overview
The Voice Access app for Android allows users to control their mobile devices with spoken commands. It’s a useful...
Apr 27, 2023
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
What's The Difference Between WCAG Level A, Level AA, and Level AAA?
In order to embrace web accessibility as a priority, you need to set goals and track your progress. The Web...
Dec 17, 2021
