Voters in Michigan are encouraged to stay home and vote via absentee ballots due to COVID-19. For voters who are...
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Lawsuit: Absentee Ballots in Michigan Aren't Accessible, Putting Blind Voters at Risk, Stripping Their Rights
Chase Opens Bank Designed to Serve Customers Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Chase has opened a new banking location on H Street in Washington, D.C., equipped with the right technology and...
Feb 3, 2020
Live Transcribe Gives Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Individuals Instant Captions with Speech Recognition Technology
There's a mobile app, released by Google in February 2019, called Live Transcribe that is aimed to help people who...
Jan 28, 2020
Get Your Braille and Large Print Letters from Santa: 2019
December is just about here and Santa’s workshop is gearing up for their annual deluge of letters to Santa from...
Nov 30, 2019
The Problem with Not Making Websites Accessible by Default
Some website operators, just like the owners of some physical locations, approach accessibility in this way: they...
Nov 18, 2019
Survey: Only Half of Students with Disabilities Rate Their College's Accessibility Support Positively
According to a 2019 Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology conducted by EDUCAUSE Center for...
Nov 14, 2019
Honor Veterans with Website Accessibility
Veterans Day is observed every year on November 11 to honor the great veterans who have served. The day is a...
Nov 12, 2019
Dyslexia Awareness Month and How Web Accessibility Can Help
Did you know October is Dyslexia Awareness Month? The aim of Dyslexia Awareness Month is, of course, to bring...
Oct 31, 2019
World Stroke Day: Awareness and How Web Accessibility Can Help
October 29 is World Stroke Day, bringing awareness to the leading cause of disability and one of the leading...
Oct 29, 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...
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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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...
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The Robles v. Domino’s Settlement (And Why It Matters)
One of the most important web accessibility lawsuits has finally reached its conclusion.
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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...
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