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Navigating WCAG “Grey Areas" During Development: A Road Map
If you’re an accessibility lead on a relatively complex digital project (for example, a mobile app, eCommerce...
May 15, 2025
Canada Accessibility Laws: An Overview
In Canada, most public and private organizations have a legal responsibility to follow the Web Content...
Feb 20, 2025
Making the Argument for Digital Accessibility: Fighting 4 Myths
If you champion digital accessibility, you’re bound to encounter some resistance. Regardless of your...
Nov 18, 2024
Beyond Alt Text: Image Accessibility for Complex Graphics
Imagine trying to understand the trends in a line graph or the flow of a process diagram based solely on a few...
Oct 1, 2024
How Long Does a VPAT Accessibility Report Take?
If you market information and communications technology (ICT) to government agencies — or to businesses that work...
Aug 13, 2024
WCAG Conformance and Third-Party Web Content
If you operate a website, you have a legal and ethical responsibility to provide accessible content for users with...
Jun 6, 2024
What Is Closed Captioning for Web Accessibility?
If your website includes multimedia, you must provide captions. That’s not just our opinion — the Department of...
Apr 18, 2024
WordPress Accessibility Plugins and ADA Compliance
When you build a website with WordPress, you can find a plugin for virtually anything you want to do. The platform...
Mar 15, 2024
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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
All-Caps Headings: Are They Bad for Accessibility?
Web designers have a responsibility to think about users with disabilities when building content. That extends to...
May 1, 2024
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
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
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
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
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
Are QR Codes Accessible for People with Disabilities?
QR (Quick Response) codes are a common tool for driving customer engagement. By scanning a square, black-and-white...
May 17, 2023
The Robles v. Domino’s Settlement (And Why It Matters)
One of the most important web accessibility lawsuits has finally reached its conclusion.
Jul 12, 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
Interactive Maps and Accessibility: 4 Tips
Inclusive design means making all of your content accessible for as many users as possible. That’s still true when...
Sep 8, 2022
