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October 26, 2020
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CommonLook and BoIA Partner to Deliver 12 Free Digital Accessibility Webinars
The Bureau of Internet Accessibility and CommonLook, the PDF accessibility experts, are collaborating to share...
October 9, 2020
Introduced Online Accessibility Act Would Amend ADA, Clarify Web Accessibility Compliance Standards
The Online Accessibility Act was introduced to Congress on October 2 in bipartisan fashion by Congressmen Lou...
October 5, 2020
Why Autoplay Is an Accessibility No-No
Web developers have plenty of tricks for keeping users engaged, and when properly implemented, most of those...
September 21, 2020
Latest Public Draft of WCAG 2.2 Features Nine New Success Criteria, Other Updates
The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines will soon be enhanced with the updates pending in WCAG 2.2. On August 11,...
September 9, 2020
Should You Test Mobile Apps for Accessibility? Here's What the Stats Say
Mobile app accessibility ensures that people with disabilities can access the full range of a mobile app’s...
July 21, 2020
Should Your Brand Partners Review Image Alt Text?
Many companies are familiar with the advantages of using alt text to describe images and objects on their website....
June 16, 2020
Why Consistency is Important to Accessible Design
Just as designing and structuring images, videos, links and all of the individual elements of a web page is an...
May 12, 2020
4 Often-Overlooked Accessibility Mistakes (And What To Do Instead)
Digital accessibility isn't always about major overhauls or site redesigns. Sometimes, looking out for the little...
March 3, 2020
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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...
September 13, 2019
Best Fonts To Use for Website Accessibility
Font style is one of the most important considerations of accessible website design. Although screen readers can...
May 20, 2017
What is a11y?
You may have seen the term "a11y" floating around the Internet as a hashtag or popping up in tech discussions....
May 4, 2017
Is There a Legal Requirement to Implement WCAG?
The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) are often referred to as the gold standard in accessibility and...
August 22, 2019
What Is an Example of Accessibility?
Sometimes, we're asked, "What is an example of accessibility?" An example of accessibility would be any content or...
November 24, 2020
5 Quick Ways to Self-check the Accessibility of a Website
Ensuring your website is accessible is imperative for business, legal, and practical reasons, but it can be hard...
April 3, 2019
Checklist for Creating Accessible Videos
Videos are everywhere and are being regularly-consumed by more people everyday. According to Statista, there are...
April 2, 2019
Why Is It Important for Accessibility to Use Actual Text Instead of Images of Text?
On the web, we use images everywhere! Images (such as maps, graphs, info graphics) can be an effective way to...
December 24, 2018
What is a VPAT and how is it used?
A VPAT, or Voluntary Product Accessibility Template, is a document that allows your company or organization to...
August 21, 2017
Make Your Hashtags Accessible
Hashtags may be one of the best ways to reach new audiences on social media, letting people who don't yet know...
February 5, 2019
What is color contrast?
Colors are an essential feature of web design and how they're used is a core consideration of a website's or app's...
April 20, 2019
8 Common Image Alt Text Mistakes to Stop Making
When alternative text, or using text to describe images and other non-text content, is done well, it improves both...
March 17, 2020
