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

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...

How designers have succeeded and failed in our daily lives

By Blumenberg on Dropmark

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?

Für Sprachausgabe, Hörgeräte und Braillereader präsentiert Google Neuerungen bei Android. Dazu kommt Hilfe für Programmierer.

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

New web services are being built to a self-defeatingly low UX and performance standard, and existing experiences are now pervasively re-developed on unspeakably slow, JS-taxed stacks. At a business level, this is a disaster, raising the question: why are new teams buying into stacks that have failed so often before?

Actionable tips on how to nail WCAG 2.1 color compliance.

Whose sources, and whose truths?

We are surrounded by a world of motion and I would like to get off of it

Have you wondered how to anchor accessibility in an engineering team, one that isn’t yet producing accessible sites or apps? Some options to start with, for further refinement and discussion.

Everything you need to know about what makes a button great.

Is your design system really a system …or is it more like a collection of components?

An interview with Senior Visual Designer leading icons and design systems for Google Fonts, Sehee Lee

When choosing typography to use in designs, narrow down your options by understanding the most common classifications, looking for typefaces with multiple variations and distinct characters, and pairing typefaces together with consistency and readability in mind.

So we are building a CAD or a drawing app. It has lots of handy tools and an infinitely large space. There’s enough room for drawings, notes, and anything else. We start with a blank page, literally…

Inclusive design describes methodologies to create products that understand and enable people of all backgrounds and abilities. It may address accessibility, age, economic situation, geographic location, language, race, and more.

Oh… are we still talking about this?

A new study reveals that the speed at which you’re able to read online depends a lot on the font—and your age.