Accessibility

A lot of accessibility issues can get caught already in the design phase. Great documentation helps teams implement accessibility and interaction requirements the right way. This kit is based on my article and conference "A Designer’s Guide to Docume...

You can’t solve accessibility with a single line of code. Overlays are deceitful and undermine inclusive design practices.

Usually. I originally titled this InacCSS-onlyible. I even made this typographically, er, distinct image. Then I realized it was silly and will instead use the neologism in a talk so I can hear the groans IRL. Interactive widgets powered with only CSS are relatively common as people are playing with…

An evergreen accessibility course and reference to level up your web development.

A guide to conducting card sorting with visually impaired participants.

Learn to create inclusive websites with this comprehensive guide on web accessibility, ensuring a user-friendly experience for all visitors.

At an emojis best, they can add fun and context to a post or message. At their worst, they can cause frustration and abandonment.

When you ask them, most experts’ advice also boils down to: Describe what you see. And while it’s valid advice and may seem simple, it’s not.

Emojis could be affecting your content - but do you know how? In this article, we explore how emojis influence your content and what you can do to maximize accessibility.

Pro tip: when you meet a colorblind person, don’t repeatedly point to things and ask what color they are.

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At Abstractions, we tried a new method for allowing attendees to opt-out of photography. I will explain the reasoning behind our decisions…

This isn’t a case of some grandiose Machiavellian, mafioso consortium gleefully separating companies from their money over the the threat of ADA lawsuits.…

BBC journalist Johny Cassidy researched how newsrooms could make charts and graphs more accessible to blind audiences.

BBC journalist Johny Cassidy researched how newsrooms could make charts and graphs more accessible to blind audiences.

This third volume in the Do No Harm Guide series from the Urban Institute seeks to provide in-depth lessons on how to create visualization products that are more accessible to disabled people.

A new typeface – greater legibility and readability for low vision readers Atkinson Hyperlegible font is named after Braille Institute founder, J. Robert Atkinson.  What makes it different from traditional typography design is that it focuses on letterform distinction to increase character recognition, ultimately improving readability.  We are making it free for anyone to use!

Ord och synsätt Idiot, imbecill, sinnesslö, efterbliven, dåre, vanför, krympling, invalid, kroniker, handikappad. Orden har skiftat och orden har också signalerat att problemen legat hos individen själv. Numera talar man om funktionshinder, funktionsnedsättning eller nedsatt funktionsförmåga. Idag är det huvudsakligen samhällets utformning som avgör om en funktionsnedsättning blir ett hinder – om det leder till ett funktionshinder. Det betyder att funktionshinderbegreppet är miljörelaterat.

Diskrimineringslagens bestämmelse om bristande tillgänglighet (1 kap. 4§ p3) kompletterar och stärker de krav på tillgänglighet som finns i andra lagar och  författningar.  Vad som är diskriminerin…

How we designed a color system with hand-picked, vibrant colors that also met standards for accessibility and contrast.

In this article, Cristian Diaz covers how to use HTML and CSS to create an accessible experience for keyboard users while mentioning what WCAG criteria we should keep into consideration.

A new study found that direct payments improved psychological well-being for those in poverty, while five weeks of therapy did not.

Let’s talk great escapes. Not magical like Houdini’s handcuffs or Thor’s bifrost, instead very commonplace — an interactive icon to remove…

The key difference between a website and a web app is… highly contested. On the whole, I'd say the more links there are, the more site-like, and the more buttons, the more app-like. If it includes a page with a form, it's probably a kind of site. If it

"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.