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Why a Website Redesign Is the Perfect Time to Get Accessibility Right

Redesigning your website offers the perfect opportunity to consider accessibility. Rather than creating your site...
Oct 15, 2019

Public Sector Websites in the U.K. Have to be Accessible, Regulations Go into Effect This Week

As of September 23, 2019, all new websites in the U.K. and any published after September, 23, 2018, must be...
Sep 24, 2019

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

8 Tips for Designing Websites with People with Disabilities in Mind

One of the biggest challenges web designers and content creators face when working to resolve accessibility issues...
Aug 30, 2019

7 Questions to Ask Your Website Host or Agency About Accessibility

Most businesses rely on third-parties for at least some of their website needs — the website may have been...
Aug 28, 2019

Give Yourself an Accessibility Test: Turn On High Contrast

Most desktop and mobile devices now feature some version of a high contrast mode or inverted colors settings....
Aug 26, 2019

Is There a Legal Requirement to Implement WCAG?

The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) are often referred to as the gold standard in accessibility and...
Aug 22, 2019

Back to School: Accessibility Considerations

It's that time of year and millions of students and their families across the country are getting ready for the...
Aug 17, 2019

What Startups Need to Know About Accessibility

Accessibility may be the furthest thing from your mind when you’re just trying to get your startup off the ground,...
Aug 16, 2019

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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: 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

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

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

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

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

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

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