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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

Disabilities Are Still Stigmatized. Here's How You Can Help.

Aug 24, 2023

JAWS Screen Reader: An Overview for Developers and Content Creators

Freedom Scientific’s JAWS (Job Access With Speech) is a popular screen reader. The software converts onscreen text...
Mar 31, 2022

What Is a WCAG Audit? And What to Look for When Testing Web Accessibility.

Every organization has a responsibility to offer accessible digital content.
Feb 1, 2022

Attorneys General Urge Action and Clarity from Jeff Sessions, DOJ on Web Accessibility

Citing a lack of clear guidance and an increase in accessibility lawsuits, 19 Attorneys General have petitioned...
Aug 1, 2018

2018’s Flood of Accessibility Lawsuits

2018 has already seen around 1000 lawsuits filed that are related to website accessibility. Industries that are...
Jul 12, 2018

Men’s Health Month

After observing National Women’s Health Week in May, it’s now time to observe Men’s Health Month. Every year in...
Jun 14, 2018

Web Accessibility Lawsuits in the Healthcare Industry

With the Internet increasingly vital to society at large, web accessibility is more important than ever. Nineteen...
Jun 1, 2018

Why Web Accessibility is Important to Hospitals

It’s not hard to see why hospitals that lack accessible features such as ramps, elevators, and signs in braille...
May 17, 2018

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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

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

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

Accessibility Tips: Let Users Control Font Size

Oct 26, 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

Emojis and Web Accessibility: Best Practices

When you’re posting on social media or creating casual content for your business’s website, you might wonder: Are...
Feb 24, 2025

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

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

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

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

Fashion Nova Settles Web Accessibility Lawsuit for $5.15 Million

Fashion Nova LLC will send checks for up to $4,000 to individuals with vision disabilities who were unable to use...
Aug 13, 2025

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