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6 Unexpected Benefits of Web Accessibility

The most obvious benefit of web accessibility is that it helps people with disabilities enjoy your website’s...
Apr 4, 2019

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

Checklist for Creating Accessible Videos

Videos are everywhere and are being regularly-consumed by more people everyday. According to Statista, there are...
Apr 2, 2019

6 Tips for Browsing the Web with Cognitive Disabilities or If You Have Trouble Understanding Web Content

If you experience difficulty with reading, memory, focus, or problem-solving, and that difficulty interferes with...
Mar 28, 2019

We Already Fixed Our Website for Accessibility - Are we done?

A common web accessibility myth is that accessibility is a one-time fix. Companies sometimes believe that because...
Mar 26, 2019

3 Tips for Browsing the Web If You Have Difficulty Using a Mouse

Motor disabilities manifest themselves in different ways for each person. Symptoms such as pain, tics, tremors,...
Mar 23, 2019

5 Tips for Browsing the Web without Traditional Keyboard Use

As they’ve been designed today, standard input devices such as keyboards and computer mice need a high degree of...
Mar 22, 2019

3 Tips for Easier Web Browsing with Hearing Disabilities

From breaking news videos to audiobooks, multimedia content is increasingly important to people’s activities...
Mar 21, 2019

New Lookout App from Google Detects Surrounding Items for People with Visual Disabilities

Google has announced that its Lookout app, which uses the phone's cameras and sensors to identify objects and...
Mar 15, 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

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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