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What Are Accessible Live Regions, and How Do I Use Them?
According to an analysis from WebAIM (Web Accessibility In Mind), ARIA (Accessible Rich Internet Applications)...
Aug 12, 2024
Don’t Ask Developers to Write VPATs for Accessibility Compliance
A Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT) is a standardized report that demonstrates how products and/or...
Aug 2, 2024
How Text Fragments Can Improve Web Accessibility
Text fragments (or scroll-to-text fragments) are hyperlinks that point to arbitrary text within a web document....
Aug 9, 2023
Does Google's reCAPTCHA v2 Meet WCAG Accessibility Requirements?
Since the first days of the internet, content creators have struggled to distinguish bot traffic from human...
Aug 4, 2023
How Developers Can Learn More About WCAG
Published by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) are the...
Jul 31, 2023
Are Your Pointer Targets Large Enough for Accessibility?
Here’s a common accessibility issue that impacts all users — not just people with disabilities: User controls must...
Jul 28, 2023
Don’t Expect Your Users to Fix Web Accessibility Issues
When confronted with a digital accessibility issue, web developers often look for quick, easy solutions. Often,...
Jul 26, 2023
Does Offering a Telephone Number Satisfy ADA Requirements?
Website accessibility requires an investment. While that investment pays off through improved brand presence,...
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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...
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