Last month, the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) released a new recommendation, "Accessible Name and Description...
January 23, 2019
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YouTube Closed Captioning for Accessibility: Why and How
Amazingly, online videos are still growing and aren’t going away anytime soon. According to Statista, the number...
January 15, 2019
Five Things You Might Not Know About Braille
January 4 marks World Braille Day, a celebration of the reading and writing code used by some blind people. To...
January 3, 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
Introduction to ARIA for Web Accessibility
What is ARIA? WAI-ARIA (Web Accessibility Initiative – Accessible Rich Internet Applications), often referred to...
December 21, 2018
Give Yourself an Accessibility Test: Zoom Your Page to 200%
People sometimes assume that spotting accessibility issues requires highly-technical knowledge and expensive...
December 20, 2018
Accessibility and the Internet of Things
We live in an exciting age: technological development is advancing at a breakneck pace, and seems to be getting...
December 15, 2018
Understanding WCAG 2.1 Guideline 2.5: Input Modalities
Earlier this year, the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) received a welcomed update. Since 2008, WCAG...
December 7, 2018
How to Introduce People to Digital Accessibility: 7 Tips
You're an advocate for disability rights and digital accessibility and you want to introduce somebody to the...
November 27, 2018
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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
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 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
What Are Android Accessibility Features?
Android accessibility features allow users to customize their device by modifying accessibility settings or apps...
June 20, 2017
The Most Common Web Accessibility Issues to Avoid
Since the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) came into effect in 1990, it has required that places of public...
November 3, 2017
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
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
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
Disability Statistics in the United States
Many people are surprised to learn how much of the population lives with a disability.
November 29, 2018
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
Is Website Accessibility Required Under the ADA
When the Americans with Disabilities Act became law in 1990, modern communications technologies such as the...
April 24, 2018
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
