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Becoming More Accessible on Facebook: 4 Tips for Reaching a Broader Audience

Each social media platform has different accessibility features and limitations. With more than 2.7 billion...
Oct 4, 2021

Make Your Digital Media More Accessible By Providing Options

When designers set out to build an inclusive website, mobile app, or digital platform, they may be tempted to...
Oct 1, 2021

What Are H Tags? How Headings Affect User Experience

Heading tags (also referred to as H tags or header tags) are semantic HTML elements that help to organize your...
Sep 30, 2021

Web Design Mistakes That Impact Light-Sensitive Users

Photophobia (extreme sensitivity to light) is a relatively common issue for people with low vision. People with...
Sep 29, 2021

Making Pages Accessible for People with Visual Field Scotomas

According to the National Institutes of Health, about 6 percent of Americans aged 12 or older have visual...
Sep 28, 2021

What Are the Fundamentals of Mobile Accessibility?

According to Pew Research, 85 percent of Americans own a smartphone; about half of Americans own a tablet. 15...
Sep 27, 2021

Training Your Customer Service Team with an Accessible Mindset

Great customer service improves customer retention and adds value to your products and services. Accessibility...
Sep 24, 2021

The 5 Most Common Website Accessibility Issues (And How To Fix Them)

Every year since 2019, the Institute for Disability Research, Policy, and Practice’s WebAIM project has published...
Sep 23, 2021

What Are The Fundamentals Of Web Accessibility?

The basic definition of web accessibility is fairly straightforward: It’s the practice of making design and...
Sep 21, 2021

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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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