When you design with an accessible mindset, your goal is to consider all of your users, not a certain subset of...
Dec 31, 2022
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Understanding How People With Disabilities Use Mobile Devices
For content creators, mobile accessibility is a crucial consideration. About 26% of U.S. adults live with some...
Dec 28, 2022
Creating Accessible Content for People Who Use Eye-Tracking Devices
Eye-tracking devices (also called eye trackers) are an assistive technology developed for people with mobility...
Dec 22, 2021
Why Cognitive Function Tests Create Accessibility Issues
Is your website accessible for people with cognitive disabilities? If not, you’re limiting your audience....
Dec 10, 2021
Analytics Tools Can't Track Screen Readers — And Shouldn't
When beginning an accessibility initiative, there’s a strong temptation to collect and analyze data. Does your...
Dec 8, 2021
How Do "Burned In" Captions Affect Accessibility?
Closed captions are essential for multimedia accessibility. There’s a strong business case for including captions...
Dec 7, 2021
Google's Lighthouse Accessibility Tests Are Helpful, But Not Perfect
Google’s Chrome DevTools is an exceptionally useful resource for developers. With a few clicks, users can...
Dec 3, 2021
4 Examples of Web Accessibility Accommodations (and Why They Help)
Here are a four examples of web accessibility accommodations and how they can remove barriers for some users.
Dec 2, 2021
Why Keyboard Traps Are One of the Most Frustrating Accessibility Issues
To create an accessible website, you’ll need to understand how your design decisions and development mistakes can...
Nov 16, 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
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
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
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
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
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
