The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) are the consensus standards for digital accessibility. Published...
November 3, 2021
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How To Build Accessible Tables
By using data tables, your website can present detailed information in a straightforward way. However, without...
October 28, 2021
Designing for Color Contrast: Guidelines for Accessibility
Color is a core element of web design. Designers may use it to direct attention or represent a brand, or they may...
October 21, 2021
Why Is A Web Accessibility Audit Important?
A web accessibility audit determines whether a website is reasonably accessible for users with disabilities. The...
October 19, 2021
Becoming More Accessible on LinkedIn: Tips for Improving Your Reach
LinkedIn is the world’s largest professional social network, and with more than 774 million members, it’s an...
October 18, 2021
What’s New in WCAG 2.2: New Success Criteria for Digital Accessibility
The World Wide Web Consortium’s Website Accessibility Initiative (WAI) is expected to release version 2.2 of the...
October 12, 2021
What Is California’s AB 434 Accessibility Law? (And Why It Matters)
In the State of California, Assembly Bill No. 434 (AB 434) requires state agency websites to demonstrate...
October 8, 2021
Structuring Your Website for Accessibility: Avoid These Header Tag Mistakes
Heading tags (also called header tags or H tags) are a semantic tool for providing structure to web content. If...
October 6, 2021
Web Design Mistakes That Impact Light-Sensitive Users
Photophobia (extreme sensitivity to light) is a relatively common issue for people with low vision. People with...
September 29, 2021
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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
