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Top 5 Ways to Make Podcasts Accessible

Podcasts are digital audio (and sometimes video) files available on the internet to either download onto a media...
Oct 26, 2019

Greater Digital Independence Through Eye Tracking

Eye tracking devices can help people with mobility disabilities meet the challenges of communicating and...
Oct 4, 2019

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

Give Yourself an Accessibility Test: Turn On High Contrast

Most desktop and mobile devices now feature some version of a high contrast mode or inverted colors settings....
Aug 26, 2019

Use Caution with Automated Tools that Promise 100% Accessibility Compliance

Automated accessibility testing tools, powered by artificial intelligence (AI) and code-scanning technology, can...
Aug 23, 2019

What Startups Need to Know About Accessibility

Accessibility may be the furthest thing from your mind when you’re just trying to get your startup off the ground,...
Aug 16, 2019

Assistive Technology Market Estimates: Rapid Growth Ahead

According to projections by market research company Coherent Market Insights, the global assistive technology...
Aug 8, 2019

User Agents and Accessibility

User agents are software applications that interact with the internet on your behalf. They do things so you don't...
Jul 23, 2019

Why You (Usually) Need Row and Column Headers for Accessible Tables

Tables are a great way to organize and share a lot of data and information. They help content creators and...
Jul 19, 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

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

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

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

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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