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Making Hover Links Accessible: 4 Quick Tips

Hyperlinks can be styled with CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) to make them more visually appealing. One common tactic...
Sep 2, 2022

How New Criteria Is Added To WCAG: A Brief Overview

With the upcoming release of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) version 2.2, you might have some...
Sep 1, 2022

What Screen Readers Work Best for Web Accessibility Testing?

When creating accessible web content, you need to test your work — and while automated tools can find many of the...
Aug 31, 2022

Accessibility for Manitobans Act: An Overview

Most public, private, and non-profit organizations that operate in Manitoba (Canada's fifth-most populous...
Aug 30, 2022

Missing Input Labels: How to Fix a Common Accessibility Issue

If you’re evaluating your website with an automated accessibility tool, you might see an error that references...
Aug 29, 2022

Is Your Shopify Theme Accessible?

For online retailers, accessibility isn’t optional. About 1 billion people worldwide live with some form of...
Aug 26, 2022

California Court: Online-Only Websites Not Covered by Title III of the ADA

In a landmark opinion, the California Court of Appeals has determined that the websites of online-only businesses...
Aug 25, 2022

5 Quick Ways to Check Your Site Against New WCAG 2.2 Standards

The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) are the international standards for accessibility, and in late...
Aug 24, 2022

Are Skip Links Necessary for a One-Page Site?

Skip links (also referred to as skip navigation links) are an important accessibility feature required by the Web...
Aug 23, 2022

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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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