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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

How the HTML Element Improves Accessibility

Abbreviations can be confusing for readers, particularly if you’re using them regularly. We’re well aware of this...
Jun 13, 2024

Best Practices for Accessible Transcripts

Providing an accurate transcript can make your video and audio content more accessible for all users. It’s also a...
Jun 11, 2024

How Information Security and Digital Accessibility Can Coexist

If you’re collecting personally identifiable information from your users, you have a responsibility to limit...
Jun 10, 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

Why Web Accessibility Isn’t a Threat to Your Business

Business conversations about digital accessibility often start with negative terminology. That’s especially true...
Jun 6, 2024

Do I Really Need Audio Descriptions for ADA Compliance?

An audio description (AD) provides people with another way to understand multimedia. By selecting the AD track,...
May 22, 2024

Do I Need a VPAT for My Business?

The Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT) is a standardized method for reporting how products and/or...
May 15, 2024

UI Motion and Accessibility: Tips for Designers

To create an intuitive user interface (UI), you might decide to use animation to draw attention to certain...
May 14, 2024

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

What's The Difference Between WCAG Level A, Level AA, and Level AAA?

In order to embrace web accessibility as a priority, you need to set goals and track your progress. The Web...
Dec 17, 2021

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

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

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

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