On July 26th, 1990, President George H.W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) into law.
Jul 22, 2025
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Emphasizing Text for Accessibility: Bold, Italics, and Strong
What’s the best practice for emphasizing text through HTML? You might put important words in italics or bold...
Feb 25, 2025
Accessibility Tips: Don’t Use Subheadings Because of How They Look
You’re writing a blog and you want to bring more attention to your call to action, so you select the “Heading 3"...
Sep 5, 2024
What Are Accessible Live Regions, and How Do I Use Them?
According to an analysis from WebAIM (Web Accessibility In Mind), ARIA (Accessible Rich Internet Applications)...
Aug 12, 2024
What's Next for US Web Accessibility Laws?
Over the past several years, the Department of Justice (DOJ) has worked to clarify the digital accessibility...
Jun 14, 2024
Justice Department’s Final Rule for Title II ADA Compliance
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has finally established technical requirements for website compliance with the...
Apr 25, 2024
Web Data Visualizations and Accessibility: 5 Tips
Charts, maps, plots, and graphs can be excellent tools for presenting data to audiences in an accessible way. You...
Apr 1, 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
