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Why Situational Disabilities Are Important for Mobile App Design

Digital accessibility conversations often focus on conditions that affect vision, hearing, and mobility. That’s...
Jun 19, 2023

France Digital Accessibility Laws: An Overview

Does France have digital accessibility laws — and if so, how can you make sure that your website is compliant?
Jun 12, 2023

5 Quick Tips for Testing Mobile App Accessibility

Every mobile app should be accessible for as many users as possible — and that includes people with disabilities.
Jun 9, 2023

California Acupuncturists Stuck with Digital Accessibility Lawsuits

For healthcare providers, digital accessibility isn’t optional — and that includes complementary and alternative...
May 18, 2023

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

Tips for Meeting WCAG Success Criterion 2.5.4, "Motion Actuation"

Mobile accessibility is all about providing users with options. Unfortunately, designers sometimes make...
Mar 29, 2023

Why WCAG 2.2 Isn’t Fully Backwards Compatible with WCAG 2.1

The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) are the international standard for accessibility, and when WCAG...
Mar 6, 2023

Tips for Meeting WCAG's Requirement for "Multiple Ways"

For the most part, the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) contains straightforward guidance for content...
Feb 27, 2023

Do Small Businesses Need to Worry About Web Accessibility?

If you’ve only got a few employees, you might not think much about web accessibility. While you understand that...
Feb 22, 2023

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Interactive Maps and Accessibility: 4 Tips

Inclusive design means making all of your content accessible for as many users as possible. That’s still true when...
Sep 8, 2022

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