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Dragon Speech Recognition: How Voice Controls Improve Accessibility

Assistive technologies provide people with a wider variety of ways to interact with digital content. In many...
May 2, 2022

Will Digital Accessibility Make My Website Ugly?

What does an accessible website look like? That’s completely up to you — but adopting the best practices of web...
Apr 29, 2022

Choosing Benchmarking Metrics for Website Accessibility

To create accessible digital content, you’ll need to track your progress — and in many cases, that’s easier said...
Apr 28, 2022

Web Accessibility Remediation: A Quick Guide for Getting Started

Accessibility remediation refers to the process of removing barriers that affect people with disabilities. In...
Apr 27, 2022

Plain Old Semantic HTML: A Perfect Basis for Accessibility

To create web content that works for as many users as possible, websites need structure. Not every user can...
Apr 26, 2022

8 Ways to Make Website Accessibility Easier (and Less Expensive)

In a 2021 Forrester study, 84% of companies said that they are working towards digital accessibility, and for good...
Apr 25, 2022

Who Enforces Accessibility of Online and Digital Content?

Digital accessibility isn’t optional. Most developed nations have laws prohibiting discrimination against people...
Apr 22, 2022

What Is "Accessibility Debt"? 

If you’re ignoring accessibility, we’ve got good news and bad news.
Apr 21, 2022

4 eCommerce Statistics That Should Make Accessibility a Priority in 2022 (And Beyond)

Baymard Institute reports that 94% of the largest eCommerce websites fail to meet the Level AA requirements of the...
Apr 20, 2022

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

How to Check WCAG Compliance: A Quick Guide

What’s the best way to test your website for digital accessibility compliance? The simple answer: Test your...
Dec 8, 2022

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