Websites are often designed with a specific audience in mind: People who use a keyboard and mouse to navigate. Of...
Sep 22, 2021
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Avoid "Keyboard Traps" To Make Your Site More Accessible
While some accessibility issues cause minor annoyances for users, others have more severe consequences: If your...
Sep 17, 2021
How "Drag-And-Drop" Movements Affect Web Accessibility
Drag-and-drop functionality can give users more control over content, which can open up exciting possibilities for...
Sep 10, 2021
5 Steps for Writing Alt Text for Accessibility
Images are a key element of web design, but they can create barriers for users with vision impairments and other...
Sep 7, 2021
Using Emoji Could Be Excluding People From Your Conversation
Emojis play an important role in modern communication, but they’re not accessible for all users. People with...
Aug 27, 2021
Tips for Making HTML Lists Accessible
Lists can significantly improve web content when used properly. Readers want short, succinct content, and lists...
Aug 23, 2021
How To Make CAPTCHA Accessible To Everyone
CAPTCHA technologies are commonplace on the internet. Per Built With, over 20 percent of the top 1 million...
Aug 20, 2021
5 Common eCommerce Website Accessibility Issues
By one estimate, the worldwide eCommerce market is expected to approach $5 trillion in 2021. Amazon, the world’s...
Aug 18, 2021
Getting Feedback From Users to Improve Accessibility
When building accessible content, feedback from actual people can be tremendously valuable. About 26 percent of...
Aug 7, 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
