Testing is crucial to accessible design. A proper audit can identify issues that aren’t apparent to designers and...
Jul 12, 2021
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A Call to Make All Covid-19 Vaccine Information Accessible
In October 2020, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine released a preliminary framework...
Nov 3, 2020
Tracking Lack of Accessibility in Absentee Ballots
The Covid-19 pandemic is widely expected to have a significant effect on the Nov. 3 election, and many voters...
Sep 10, 2020
Including Temporary and Situational Disabilities in the Accessibility Conversation
When building for accessibility, website owners often consider permanent, significant disabilities first — an...
Sep 1, 2020
Back to School: The Pandemic Makes Accessibility in Education More Important Than Ever
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has upended the state of education in the United States. Many institutions had to...
Aug 25, 2020
Do I Need to Make My Website Work for Every Possible Way Someone Might Use It?
Accessibility determines the usability of a website for people with disabilities. When learning about...
Jul 21, 2020
Accessibility Considerations for Augmented and Virtual Reality for the Classroom and Beyond
From the classroom to on-the-job training, instructors are increasingly taking advantage of augmented and virtual...
Jul 14, 2020
Impacts of Economy Reopening from COVID-19 on Independence & Accessibility: A Talk with Esubalew Johnston
Esubalew Ethan Johnston is a Social Security Administration employee from Aurora, Colorado. He is passionate about...
Jun 25, 2020
New CDC Study Reveals Autism Rates Among U.S. Adults
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently published the first U.S. study of the...
May 19, 2020
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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: 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
