Veterans Day is observed every year on November 11 to honor the great veterans who have served. The day is a...
November 12, 2019
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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...
October 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...
October 29, 2019
Amazon Alexa's Show and Tell Can Identify Groceries for People Who are Blind, Have Low Vision
Amazon has a product called Echo Show that has a powerful accessibility feature for those who are blind, have low...
October 23, 2019
Hulu Makes Content More Accessible to People Who Are Blind, Have Visual Impairments
Last week, Hulu rolled out two accessibility enhancements to improve the navigation and experience of the...
October 7, 2019
Greater Digital Independence Through Eye Tracking
Eye tracking devices can help people with mobility disabilities meet the challenges of communicating and...
October 4, 2019
How to Hire Top Talent with an Accessibility Mindset
As a business, you want to hire the best candidates for the job. However, you also want to emphasize accessibility...
September 20, 2019
Accessible Astronomy Sounds Great at Harvard Lab
There are new ways to study one of the oldest sciences. Allyson Bieryla, manager of the Astronomy Lab and Clay...
September 18, 2019
LEGO Releases Audio and Braille Instructions Pilot Program
Back in 2010, thirteen-year-old Matthew Shifrin wanted to build a LEGO castle. Following the LEGO building...
September 12, 2019
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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
