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Assistive Technology 101: What You Need to Know

For some people with various kinds of disabilities, standard computing technologies such as keyboards, monitors,...
May 23, 2019

Empower People with Disabilities as Experts in Diversity, Inclusion, and Development

Approximately 15% of the world’s population (1 billion people) has a disability, with a disproportionate amount...
May 22, 2019

Digital Accessibility for the Travel Industry

Now that the weather is warming up and summer vacation season is approaching, it’s the perfect time to discuss the...
May 17, 2019

50 Digital Accessibility Facts for Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD)

May 16, 2019 marks the eighth Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD). To help spread awareness of the...
May 16, 2019

Disability Rights Film Coming to Netflix from the Obamas, Higher Ground

Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama's production company, Higher Ground, is...
May 11, 2019

Lego Unveils Braille Bricks as a Fun Way to Help Kids Learn Braille

Less than 10% of blind students today are Braille readers, despite the common misconception that everyone who is...
May 6, 2019

Ditch the Fancy Vocabulary for Accessible Language

When building a website, many designers and developers adhere to the principle of keeping everything as simple as...
May 4, 2019

National Life Insurance Day Challenge: Make Your Websites Accessible

National Life Insurance Day is observed every year on May 2, the anniversary of life insurance becoming available...
May 2, 2019

Inaccessible School Materials and Parents with Disabilities: What's the impact?

Much has been written and discussed about the accessibility of digital materials used in education, and as the...
Apr 26, 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

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: 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

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

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

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

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

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

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