A11y

The title kind of says it all. WCAG 2.1 has been the standard for over two years — it was published in June 2018. If you rewind to when the Accessibility Guidelines Working Group (AGWG) was asking for feedback on its near-final 2.1 draft, many of the Success Criteria in…

The struggle is real and it's our responsibility to fix.

A CLI utility to calculate/verify accessible magic numbers for a color palette. - darekkay/a11y-contrast

A short article, as a contrast. Just a few simple tips to improve Windows High Contrast Mode experience.

Progressive enhancement is amazing. Building websites layer by layer allows for a cleaner separation of concerns, which makes the website more accessible.

As a UX Designer you’re responsible for making sure the product is useful and usable for all users, including those with disablities.

The headline is intentional hyperbole, chosen mostly for the sloppy alliteration. When sighted users test with a screen reader it is common to rely on the visual output — checking to see where focus goes, confirming that controls behave, watching the spoken output in a text log. The problem is…

How lying to screen readers cures accessibility, when it doesn't rub salt in it!

Some Background I had the privilege of creating course material to teach accessibility testing for work this past quarter. I agonized over…

The A11Y Project is a community-driven effort to make digital accessibility easier.

An experiment that tries to help you understand how bad accessibility affects users and their daily experiences on the web.

A video series on in-depth technical accessibility. Next episode: October 07, 2020, with Helen Burge. Register now!

Want to maximize consumer accessibility to your app? We share some basic tips and tools for inspecting, evaluating and improving the accessibility in major browsers.

So what is POUR and why should I care? POUR is an acronym in reference to the WebAIM WCAG...

We are fortunate to have robust patterns to choose from when optimizing accessibility in SVGs — but most people stop there, focusing on code compliance and not actual users and their needs. If true inclusiveness lies beyond patterns — what other factors should we consider when designing and developing accessible SVGs?

The goal of this post is to highlight a handful of useful HTML elements for improving a page's accessibility, and show that every developer can learn about a…

Accessibility axioms: Basic truths about building an inclusive digital world. - accessibility/Axioms

Are you wondering how to make your website more accessible? This web accessibility checklist covers common issues and best practices to overcome them.