Numbers are a key part of web content. It makes sense, then, that when we use numbers, they must be accessible.

Der „Atlas Digitale Barrierefreiheit“ kommt zu dem Ergebnis, dass nahezu alle Online-Angebote der deutschen Kommunen erhebliche Mängel bei der digitalen Barrierefreiheit aufweisen. An der Auswertung waren erstmals auch Menschen mit Behinderung beteiligt. Das klingt fundiert recherchiert und dramatisch – allerdings nur auf den ersten Blick.

The UX profession has grown substantially since 1950 everywhere in the world. Even so, the expected growth until 2050 will dwarf anything we’ve seen so far.

The `prefers-reduced-motion` media query has excellent support in all modern browsers going back a couple of years. In this article, Michelle Barker explains why there’s no reason not to use it today to make your sites more accessible.

"Accessibility has failed as a way to make computers usable for disabled users." Thus begins a newsletter by Jakob Nielsen. And had it not been written by someone a great many people take seriously in the UX industry I likely would just have dismissed it. But seeing how harmful I

Traditional methods for accessibility have been tried for 30 years without substantially improving computer usability for disabled users. It’s time for a change, and AI will soon come to the rescue with the ability to generate a different user interface for every user, optimized for that person’s unique needs.

Learn what the accessibility tree is, how to access it, and how to use its information.

Liking an idea does not mean the idea is exempt from criticism…

Animation and accessibility are often seen as two separate powers at odds with one another. How is it possible to strike a balance between elements that move and the possible negative effects they expose to users who are sensitive to motion? Oriana García explains how her team at Mercado Libre tackled the challenge by creating guiding principles for applying animation to user interfaces and incorporating them into the team’s design system.

When interacting with generative-AI bots, users engage in six types of conversations, depending on their skill levels and their information needs. Interfaces for UI bots should support and accommodate this diversity of conversation styles.

Thanks to Amy Hupe, I learned that there's such a thing as National Blog Posting Month (#NaBloPoMo for short), and it starts today. So here we go with post n...

“Prove your value.” “Justify your presence.” “Demonstrate impact.” Too many organizations have convinced designers that they’re the…

How designers have succeeded and failed in our daily lives

I’ve been a fan of Japanese style design since I started my career as a designer. The uniqueness of culture, lifestyle, and relationship…

Rebranding the Wise design system for everyone.

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I spent 10% of my life contributing to the development of the #VisionPro while I worked at Apple as a Neurotechnology Prototyping Researcher in the Technology Development Group. It’s the longest I’ve ever worked on a single effort. I’m proud and relieved that it’s finally…

why consumer software gets worse, not better, over time

Screenreader lesen blinden und sehbehinderten Menschen vor, was auf dem Bildschirm zu sehen ist – auch Bildbeschreibungen, sofern ein Alt-Text hinterlegt ist. Wie ein Alt-Text gestaltet sein muss…

Eric asks: Do we need to develop WCAG 3 at this moment? Or is WCAG 2 still good enough?

In this piece, we dig into the decreasing gap between design and code, increasing semantics, and one of Figma’s newest features: variables.

Accessibility experts Léonie Watson and Rakesh Paladugula discuss the importance of and how to design for accessibility

Microsoft ändert nach knapp 10 Jahren seine Design-Standards in Office. Erst kürzlich wurde ein Austausch der Standardschriftart bekannt gegeben.