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Basic Web Accessibility Tests: Turn Your Monitor to Grayscale

To truly test content for accessibility, you need an extensive strategy that combines automated testing with...
Sep 5, 2025

Zoom Testing for Web Accessibility: A Quick Guide

Every developer and web designer should perform manual checks to ensure that content works for people with...
Apr 15, 2025

Crowded Navigation Menus: A Common (and Fixable) Accessibility Issue

When you’re adding a shiny new page to your website, you might want to feature it in a prominent position — and...
Dec 3, 2024

Why Web Accessibility Frustrates Developers (And How to Fix It)

If you’re building a web accessibility initiative at your business, you can expect to meet some resistance. Most...
Oct 2, 2024

Senators Push for Section 508 Refresh, New Web Accessibility Standards

A group of U.S. Senators have introduced a bill to update Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. The...
Jul 31, 2024

Texas Counties Agree to Improve Accessibility for Election Websites

Four Texas counties have reached an agreement with the Department of Justice (DOJ) to make improvements to their...
Jun 19, 2024

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

What Does "ADA Compliant Website" Mean?

A website is compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) if it is reasonably accessible for most...
Apr 8, 2024

4 Rules for Making Web Documents More Accessible

Are your web documents accessible for users with disabilities? Ideally, your website will use HTML whenever...
Feb 12, 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: Let Users Control Font Size

Oct 26, 2023

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

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