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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

Checklist for Creating Accessible Videos

Videos are everywhere and are being regularly-consumed by more people everyday. According to Statista, there are...
Apr 2, 2019

6 Tips for Browsing the Web with Cognitive Disabilities or If You Have Trouble Understanding Web Content

If you experience difficulty with reading, memory, focus, or problem-solving, and that difficulty interferes with...
Mar 28, 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

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

Where Should You Start with Web Accessibility Fixes? Somewhere.

It's almost always true that the sooner you incorporate accessibility into your website and app plans, the easier...
Feb 26, 2019

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

This five-part series is dedicated to sharing what we look for when testing websites and apps to identify the...
Feb 22, 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

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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