Many people with vision-related disabilities use screen readers to browse the web. Screen readers typically...
May 5, 2022
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What Is Ableism? Fighting Assumptions About People with Disabilities
Ableism is discrimination against people with disabilities. It assumes that people with “typical" abilities do...
May 4, 2022
Do Emails Need to Be ADA Compliant?
If your brand communicates with customers via email, you should take steps to make sure your emails are accessible...
May 3, 2022
Dragon Speech Recognition: How Voice Controls Improve Accessibility
Assistive technologies provide people with a wider variety of ways to interact with digital content. In many...
May 2, 2022
Will Digital Accessibility Make My Website Ugly?
What does an accessible website look like? That’s completely up to you — but adopting the best practices of web...
Apr 29, 2022
Choosing Benchmarking Metrics for Website Accessibility
To create accessible digital content, you’ll need to track your progress — and in many cases, that’s easier said...
Apr 28, 2022
Web Accessibility Remediation: A Quick Guide for Getting Started
Accessibility remediation refers to the process of removing barriers that affect people with disabilities. In...
Apr 27, 2022
Plain Old Semantic HTML: A Perfect Basis for Accessibility
To create web content that works for as many users as possible, websites need structure. Not every user can...
Apr 26, 2022
8 Ways to Make Website Accessibility Easier (and Less Expensive)
In a 2021 Forrester study, 84% of companies said that they are working towards digital accessibility, and for good...
Apr 25, 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
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
