When building for accessibility, website owners often consider permanent, significant disabilities first — an...
Sep 1, 2020
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Back to School: The Pandemic Makes Accessibility in Education More Important Than Ever
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has upended the state of education in the United States. Many institutions had to...
Aug 25, 2020
Do I Need to Make My Website Work for Every Possible Way Someone Might Use It?
Accessibility determines the usability of a website for people with disabilities. When learning about...
Jul 21, 2020
Accessibility Considerations for Augmented and Virtual Reality for the Classroom and Beyond
From the classroom to on-the-job training, instructors are increasingly taking advantage of augmented and virtual...
Jul 14, 2020
Impacts of Economy Reopening from COVID-19 on Independence & Accessibility: A Talk with Esubalew Johnston
Esubalew Ethan Johnston is a Social Security Administration employee from Aurora, Colorado. He is passionate about...
Jun 25, 2020
New CDC Study Reveals Autism Rates Among U.S. Adults
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently published the first U.S. study of the...
May 19, 2020
Lawsuit: Absentee Ballots in Michigan Aren't Accessible, Putting Blind Voters at Risk, Stripping Their Rights
Voters in Michigan are encouraged to stay home and vote via absentee ballots due to COVID-19. For voters who are...
Apr 28, 2020
Chase Opens Bank Designed to Serve Customers Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Chase has opened a new banking location on H Street in Washington, D.C., equipped with the right technology and...
Feb 3, 2020
Live Transcribe Gives Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Individuals Instant Captions with Speech Recognition Technology
There's a mobile app, released by Google in February 2019, called Live Transcribe that is aimed to help people who...
Jan 28, 2020
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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
