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Missing Input Labels: How to Fix a Common Accessibility Issue

If you’re evaluating your website with an automated accessibility tool, you might see an error that references...
Aug 29, 2022

Is Your Shopify Theme Accessible?

For online retailers, accessibility isn’t optional. About 1 billion people worldwide live with some form of...
Aug 26, 2022

California Court: Online-Only Websites Not Covered by Title III of the ADA

In a landmark opinion, the California Court of Appeals has determined that the websites of online-only businesses...
Aug 25, 2022

5 Quick Ways to Check Your Site Against New WCAG 2.2 Standards

The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) are the international standards for accessibility, and in late...
Aug 24, 2022

Are Skip Links Necessary for a One-Page Site?

Skip links (also referred to as skip navigation links) are an important accessibility feature required by the Web...
Aug 23, 2022

Web Accessibility and Third-Party Video Players: 4 Tips

If your website contains multimedia, there’s a good chance that you’re using a third-party video player to serve...
Aug 22, 2022

DOJ Announces Title II Web Accessibility Regulations Are Coming: What’s It Mean?

The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced at the end of July that it plans to amend Title II of the Americans with...
Aug 19, 2022

Does WCAG 2.1 Require Responsive Design?

Responsive web design (also called RWD) is an approach that seeks to create content that renders well on a wide...
Aug 18, 2022

Why Do I Need Both Transcripts And Captions for Accessibility?

You’re publishing a video, and you’ve already written a detailed transcript. Do you really need to add closed...
Aug 17, 2022

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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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