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Why Web Accessibility is Important to Hospitals

It’s not hard to see why hospitals that lack accessible features such as ramps, elevators, and signs in braille...
May 17, 2018

National Women's Health Week and Web Accessibility

This year, National Women’s Health Week will be celebrated between Sunday, May 13 and Saturday, May 19. The...
May 11, 2018

How Web Accessibility Impacts Healthcare

Despite forming 19 percent of the population, people with disabilities incur 26.7 percent of U.S. healthcare...
May 8, 2018

Skin Cancer Awareness and Web Accessibility

During the month of May, people affected by skin cancer, their loved ones, and medical professionals will be...
May 4, 2018

How Web Accessibility Affects Primary Care Practices

People with disabilities may experience barriers that make it more difficult for people to carry out daily...
May 2, 2018

Is Website Accessibility Required Under the ADA

When the Americans with Disabilities Act became law in 1990, modern communications technologies such as the...
Apr 24, 2018

Web Developers Could Be Targets of New Website Accessibility Lawsuits

The past several years have seen a sharp uptick in lawsuits against websites for failing to meet the requirements...
Mar 29, 2018

Accessibility Analysis of Banking Industry Websites - 1Q2018

People with compromised visual, auditory, cognitive, speech, or physical abilities often have difficulty accessing...
Mar 14, 2018

How Does a Government Shutdown Affect Web Accessibility?

The January 2018 U.S. federal government shutdown lasted less than three days, but its impacts were felt by...
Jan 29, 2018

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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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