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Starting a Business? Make Web Accessibility a Priority

Starting a business isn’t exactly easy. After writing your business plan, you need to think about structure,...
Dec 26, 2022

Should You Include Alt Text for Pictures with Captions?

You’ve written detailed captions for the images on your website. Do you also need to write HTML alternative text...
Dec 23, 2022

5 Quick Writing Tips for Creating More Accessible Content

An accessible website starts with clean, concise, and well-written content. Whether you’re writing an 800-word...
Dec 22, 2022

Does WCAG Require Live Captions?

If your organization publishes live video, you’ll need to provide live captions.
Dec 21, 2022

4 Common Accessibility Barriers for Screen Magnifiers

A screen magnifier is assistive technology (AT) software that magnifies (or scales up) the content on a screen,...
Dec 20, 2022

U.S. Consumers More Likely to Support Inclusive Brands

If you’ve put in the work to provide accessible digital products or build an inclusive workplace, it’s time to...
Dec 19, 2022

What Are the Three Most Common Models of Disability?

To create a better internet, we need to think about how our perspectives about disability shape the conversation....
Dec 16, 2022

Tips for Meeting WCAG's Requirement for "Error Suggestion"

Web forms frequently have barriers that impact people with disabilities. Those barriers include keyboard traps...
Dec 15, 2022

Why Is WCAG Important for Web Design?

Every person deserves equivalent access to the internet. Unfortunately, that’s not the reality: In WebAIM’s (Web...
Dec 14, 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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