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How Does Ghotit Help People with Dyslexia Access the Internet?

Ghotit is a company that primarily provides tools that act as spelling and grammar checks for texts. Uniquely, its...
Jul 29, 2017

How Accessible Websites Help Candidates and Employers

After decades of increasing regulations and lawsuits, it’s very clear that accessibility is not a niche or minor...
Jul 27, 2017

What is Digital Inclusion?

The growth and widespread adoption of information and communications technology (ICT) has elevated the importance...
Jul 22, 2017

Online Retailers: How Crucial and Feasible is Accessibility?

It is becoming more and more common for consumers to do their shopping strictly online. Amazon has lead the trend...
Jul 21, 2017

What is a Web Accessibility Coordinator?

An age of digitalism necessitates dynamic accessibility for all things technical. It’s more important than ever...
Jul 19, 2017

Getting a Return on Your Investment Through Website Accessibility

Many companies are devoting more time and money to making their websites and mobile applications more accessible...
Jul 10, 2017

Do Word Documents Need to be Accessible?

Microsoft Word might be the world’s favorite desktop word processing software, but that doesn’t necessarily mean...
Jul 7, 2017

Boosting Web Accessibility in Social Media

In today's Participation Age, social media maintains the pulse of the everyday — and that includes brand loyalty....
Jul 5, 2017

Alternative Text: What and Why

What is Alternative Text? Alternative text carries several names which most in the IT field will recognize: "alt...
Jun 30, 2017

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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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