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How to Ensure Your Website is ADA-Compliant: The Top Guidelines to Follow
For most people, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) conjures up pictures of physical accommodations such as...
Nov 8, 2017
What the Dave & Buster’s Lawsuit Means for Website Accessibility
The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 has gone a long way toward giving people with disabilities equal...
Nov 7, 2017
The Most Common Web Accessibility Issues to Avoid
Since the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) came into effect in 1990, it has required that places of public...
Nov 3, 2017
How To Prevent a Web Accessibility Lawsuit
Ensuring your website is accessible makes a lot of sense. Not only does increased web accessibility help you...
Oct 25, 2017
EU Moves Toward Mandated Mobile App Accessibility
The European Commission is currently developing a range of website accessibility guidelines specific to mobile...
Sep 26, 2017
Navigating Web Accessibility During Natural Disasters
Following the recent spate of catastrophic storms that have bombarded the United States, stories have emerged in...
Sep 21, 2017
How the Air Carrier Access Act Relates to Website Accessibility
What is the ACAA? The Air Carrier Access Act, or ACAA, provides rules and regulations to ensure that people with...
Aug 16, 2017
How ARIA Can Help Make Your Website Accessible
ARIA, or WAI-ARIA (Web Accessibility Initiative — Accessible Rich Internet Applications), is a specification...
Jul 31, 2017
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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...
Apr 25, 2023
