A11y Cat: digital accessibility resources

Augment your app's accessibility experience with speech synthesis: Discover the best times and places to add speech APIs so that everyone...

Discover how you can build a top-notch accessibility experience for watchOS when you support features like larger text sizes, VoiceOver,...

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How to create PDF files that are more accessible.

Learn how you can provide more control and accessibility to people using your apps in Single App Mode. We'll share how you can use the...

Learn how you can make spatial computing apps that work well for everyone. Like all Apple platforms, visionOS is designed for...

What keyboard interactions and ARIA is needed for an accessible tree view widget.

Follow these steps to use Adobe Acrobat to create accessible PDFs, check the accessibility of an existing PDF, and fix accessibility issues in a PDF document.

Follow these steps to use Adobe Acrobat to create accessible PDFs, check the accessibility of an existing PDF, and fix accessibility issues in a PDF document.

CreateHER Stock is a free gallery and subscription platform catering to the creation of stock photos for black, melanated women.

Introduction While accessibility and usability are frequently used as interchangeable concepts, that is not strictly accurate. Accessibility focuses on an individual’s capacity to use a product regardless of ability.  Usability...

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CSS art has been a thing since the creation of CSS itself. It is a great way of practicing and learning and it makes for an interesting coding challenge. But it has a big problem: CSS art is inherently not accessible. In this post, we will not see how to create CSS drawings and illustrations (there are plenty of those posts). Instead, we will focus on some tips and best practices to make that CSS art more accessible for everyone. :: Blog post at Alvaro Montoro's Personal Website.

Writing with accessibility in mind means that you are trying to ensure that your content can be read and understood by as wide an audience as possible. This factsheet presents some helpful tips on

Learn five practices for creating accessible documents and slide decks.

Learn skills for creating documents and slide decks that are usable for all learners, including students who use assistive technology.

Whether you’re writing simple, everyday emails or designing marketing messages for a large audience, many of the same accessibility principles for content creation also apply to email. These guidelines and recommendations will benefit everyone and help ensure your message comes through clearly to your audience.

Find out how to create PDF files that are accessible to users of assistive technology.

It is critical that content is accessible to the widest possible audience and complies with accessibility standards and regulations, such as WCAG 2.0 and Section 508 of the U.S. Government’s Rehabilitation Act. An “accessible” electronic document is one that is optimized for screen readers and other assistive devices used by persons with disabilities. Producing accessible content also plays a key role in optimizing PDF documents for successful indexing by Internet search engines.

Start with a basic definition of EPUB and why you should choose this format for your content creation. You'll then learn how to create your very own EPUB publication without the need to know any code.

Learn how to make your social media posts more accessible.

Learn how to minimize barriers to science, technology, engineering, and math content.

Scalable Vector Graphics (SVGs) have been around since 1999, but they have seen a real resurgence in use as design interactions have become more complex Let's focus on the accessibility of Scalable Vector Graphics (SVGs) by diving into the basics and code examples.

Learn about workflows for creating more accessible videos.