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5 Tips for Browsing the Web without Traditional Keyboard Use

As they’ve been designed today, standard input devices such as keyboards and computer mice need a high degree of...
Mar 22, 2019

3 Tips for Easier Web Browsing with Hearing Disabilities

From breaking news videos to audiobooks, multimedia content is increasingly important to people’s activities...
Mar 21, 2019

New Lookout App from Google Detects Surrounding Items for People with Visual Disabilities

Google has announced that its Lookout app, which uses the phone's cameras and sensors to identify objects and...
Mar 15, 2019

3 Tips for Easier Web Browsing with Visual Disabilities

Laws like the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) require that website content be made accessible to people with...
Mar 15, 2019

Free and Fast Accessibility Checks to Start Today

Not all web accessibility testing is created equal, and not all of it needs to take a lot of time and money. In...
Mar 14, 2019

How Do We Perform Accessibility Testing for the Impact of Speech Disabilities?

This is the fifth and final piece of our series dedicated to sharing a bit of what we look for when testing...
Mar 7, 2019

How Do We Perform Accessibility Testing for the Impact of Physical Disabilities?

This article is the fourth in a five-part series dedicated to sharing what we look for when testing websites and...
Mar 6, 2019

How Do We Perform Accessibility Testing for the Impact of Cognitive, Learning, and Neurological Disabilities?

This article is part of a five-part series that highlights some of what we look for when testing websites and apps...
Mar 5, 2019

Twitter Accessibility Tips

Over 500 million Tweets are sent each day, representing roughly 347,000 chances each minute to reach the masses or...
Mar 4, 2019

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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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