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Using Infographics While Keeping Your Site Accessible

Infographics provide a compelling way to give readers information. By laying out statistics and key facts in a...
Feb 9, 2021

White House Embraces WCAG with Accessibility Updates

President Joe Biden’s administration has revamped the official Whitehouse.gov website, implementing new features...
Jan 29, 2021

Want to Understand Accessibility? Get Your Hands Dirty

There is no replacement for hands-on experience. If you want to better understand digital accessibility, get your...
Jan 26, 2021

WordPress Sites Aren't Automatically Accessible

WordPress is the most popular Content Management System (CMS) in existence, currently used by nearly 40 percent of...
Jan 21, 2021

Congress Did Not Pass ADA Amendment Clarifying Web Accessibility Standards

The Online Accessibility Act, introduced on October 2, 2020, did not pass during the 116th session of Congress....
Jan 19, 2021

Digital Accessibility Year in Review: 2020

There was a lot of change and disruption in 2020, but the digital accessibility world was not put on pause. From...
Jan 8, 2021

U.S. Businesses Potentially Spent Billions on Legal Fees for Inaccessible Websites in 2020

In a bombshell report published by Accessibility.com, the organization estimated that 265,000 website...
Jan 7, 2021

Is Infinite Scrolling Accessible?

Infinite scrolling, or perpetual scrolling, is a website design feature that loads content as an endless single...
Jan 5, 2021

AODA Accessibility Compliance Report Deadline Extended to June 30, 2021

Ontario has extended the deadline to file an AODA accessibility compliance report to June 30, 2021, from December...
Dec 29, 2021

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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

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

Accessibility Tips: Let Users Control Font Size

Oct 26, 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

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

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

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

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

Text Spacing and Accessibility: Tips for Web Designers

As a web designer, part of your job is making written text look good. That’s not always easy — in addition to...
Jan 13, 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

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

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