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Department of Education Updates Complaints Process, Reopens Hundreds of Web Accessibility Complaints

The U.S. Department of Education (DOE) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) recently announced big changes to its Case...
Dec 10, 2018

New York State is Holding Listening Sessions to Study Accessibility of Ride Sharing for People with Disabilities

Earlier this week, the New York State Transportation Network Company Accessibility Task Force announced it will be...
Nov 16, 2018

A Look at Our Four-Point Hybrid Testing

Many people know that to test in accordance with the most well-established digital accessibility standards, we...
Nov 14, 2018

Online Shopping and ADA Compliance: What You Need to Know

The end-of-year holiday season has always been the biggest two selling months for both physical businesses and...
Oct 22, 2018

Digital Accessibility and the Hiring Process

According to the US Department of Labor (DOL), the “Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibits discrimination...
Oct 10, 2018

Attorneys General Urge Action and Clarity from Jeff Sessions, DOJ on Web Accessibility

Citing a lack of clear guidance and an increase in accessibility lawsuits, 19 Attorneys General have petitioned...
Aug 1, 2018

WCAG 2.1 Principles Explained: Robustness

With only two success criteria, robustness is the shortest of the four WCAG 2.0 principles.WCAG 2.1 includes an...
Jul 26, 2018

WCAG 2.1 Principles Explained: Understandability

In order for a website to be compatible with the WCAG 2.1 principle of understandability, developers need to be...
Jul 24, 2018

2018’s Flood of Accessibility Lawsuits

2018 has already seen around 1000 lawsuits filed that are related to website accessibility. Industries that are...
Jul 12, 2018

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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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