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When Creating UX User Personas, Don't Forget About People with Disabilities

User experience (UX) user personas are a helpful tool for understanding your target audience. Essentially, the...
Jun 6, 2022

Small Business Website Accessibility Tips

Many small business owners think of digital accessibility as a series of technical, complicated rules. If you have...
Jun 3, 2022

The U.S. Population Is Aging. Is Your Website Accessible for Older Adults?

It’s no secret that older Americans are a fast-growing demographic. By the year 2030, all Baby Boomers will be 65...
Jun 2, 2022

Why WCAG 2.2 Is Still a Working Draft (And When to Start Preparing)

Published by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) is the basis of...
Jun 1, 2022

4 Surprising Statistics About Employment for People with Disabilities

In the United States and many other countries, employers are prohibited from discriminating on the basis of...
May 31, 2022

Do YouTube's Automatic Captions Improve Accessibility?

In November 2009, Google introduced automatic captions to YouTube. The company quickly touted the feature as...
May 30, 2022

Can Accessibility Improve My Social Media Campaigns?

Most social marketers would jump at the opportunity to increase the reach of their campaigns by 26%. By following...
May 27, 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

Why Are iFrame Titles Important for Accessibility?

An inline frame (also called an iframe) loads another HTML page within a document. Commonly used for...
May 25, 2022

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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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