Accessibility

A free resource hub for marketers, communication professionals, and digital creators who want to learn how to make accessible social media content.

"People can't be demented, they may have dementia but they are still a father, sister, friend or aunt. They may forget events, but how they felt sticks... 92 comments on LinkedIn

Two years ago, I wrote about prefers-reduced-motion, a media query introduced into Safari 10.1 to help people with vestibular and seizure disorders use

The great shopping cart debate of 2019.

You will find all of the essential iOS Apps here for easy download for Blind and Low Vision Mobile Device Users.

A blog about responsibility and challenges when using images to communicate mental health research. A blog about responsibilities and challenges of using images to illustrate mental health research.

Yes, too much money and thinking is going into these designs...#hostilearchitecture pic.twitter.com/wtFoYqQJhu— Per Axbom (@axbom) September 20, 2019

The WCAG WG is rechartered to create the WCAG 2.2 and the next major iteration of Accessibility Guidelines currently named Silver. Let's continue to improve...

Enligt lag ska du som arbetar inom offentlig sektor och publicerar video på webbplatser göra videon tillgänglig. I ett samtal med Mikael Hellman benas begrepp ut så du kan känna dig trygg.

There is no better way to understand the importance of accessibility and inclusive design than learning from actual users with disabilities. Here’s a collection of our favorite Youtube videos where people showcase how they use assistive technologies like screen readers, eye tracking, zoom and switches. We’ll start off with former BMX star Stephen Murray showing […]

Wherever possible, we avoid PDFs. Instead we create content as structured web pages in HTML.

In 1979, Pattie Moore, a 26-year-old designer in New York was so was so incensed by the way her colleagues ignored the needs of the elderly that she embarked on a daring piece of social research. Disguised as an 85-year-old woman, she took to the streets of America, travelling to over 100 cities, to discover the realities of being old. Her disguise not only looked the part but also simulated the infirmities of old age - prosthetics reduced her hearing, vision and the ability to move with ease. She bound her fingers and wore gloves to simulate arthritis. In this programme, Jeremy Myerson, th...

“Edge Cases”?

Watch as Justin gets a huge surprise becoming a professional athlete.

Robert and Trude thought their son Mats lived a lonely life, but they discovered this was far from true.

Many companies haven't made accessibility a priority on their web sites and mobile apps. They consider disabled users an "edge case." But they're wrong.

Many companies haven't made accessibility a priority on their web sites and mobile apps. They consider disabled users an "edge case." But they're wrong.

Transactional Accessibility: when people with disabilities are included only if it’s proven that they have enough money to spend or cost of adaption is low enough to maintain profits https://t.co/jFPae1WKRk— Alastair Somerville (@Acuity_Design) November 10, 2019

What is an invisible disability?

Sharing our quick animated guide to inclusive events. #accessibility with ⁦@JessicAccess⁩ https://t.co/wBQHW5Khr5— hector minto (@hminto) August 21, 2019

Domino’s will ask the Supreme Court to reverse the 9th Circuit decision that their website should be accessible to the blind.In court docs, Domino’s revealed it would’ve cost $38,000 to make it accessible.They’re fighting this.https://t.co/5M8cpAKPWu— Jared Spool (@jmspool) August 1, 2019

How we proved return on investment for accessibility at the BBC

Impairment is life.#InclusiveDesign #Ageing pic.twitter.com/PkLtlIv6j3— Alastair Somerville (@Acuity_Design) July 8, 2019

There are multiple ways of thinking about designing for accessibility from a person-centred perspective. This post is about 3 of them.