Accessibility

In today's digital world, ensuring accessibility in software has become increasingly crucial. The practice of designing software that can be easily used by everyone, including individuals with disabilities, has significant implications for user experience, legal compliance, and business success. In this article, we will delve into the concept of accessibility, its importance, and explore practical considerations to integrate accessibility throughout the software development process. By prioritizing accessibility, we can create inclusive digital experiences that benefit all users and contribute to a more equitable society.

Because blind and low-vision programmers deserve a little better than “code snippet.”

Accessible Palette is an app for building color systems with consistent lightness and predictable contrast ratios across color levels.

Web magazine about user experience matters, providing insights and inspiration for the user experience community

Best design practices for autistic people in 9 key categories including layout, content, colours, interactions, navigation and more.

Product design principles that will improve usability for everyone.

Tips for journalists and producers on how to describe autism.

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...

Figma Community file - Learn basics of inclusive design and how to apply it's methods to your work processes. Through different inclusive design exercises you can get to know the topic in practice and adapt them to either team or individual projects.

The official writing guidelines for the Plain Writing Act of 2010.

Writers using APA Style must strive to use language that is free of bias and avoid perpetuating prejudicial beliefs or demeaning attitudes in their writing. Topics covered: age, disability, gender, participation in research, race and ethnicity, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, and intersectionality.

Web designers have a vision and web developers bring it to life. They’re two sides of the same coin. Everyone agrees that a world-class user experience

The Consumer Duty Deadline in the UK applies to digital accessibility and users with disabilities, find out how you can comply.

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

Can our GIF-like embeds support playback controls, alternative text, and reduced motion?

When designing or developing a form, how high is accessibility on your priority list?

Earlier this year, I lost the ability to use a keyboard and mouse for extended periods. Fortunately, this wasn't as catastrophic as it sounds! This article chronicles my experience using adaptive tools like dictation and eye-tracking as my primary mechanisms for writing code.

Low numeracy affects half of adults in the UK. Many live with the limitations of not understanding numbers and the impact that has on everyday life.

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Users with ADHD often suffer from an extreme lack of focus that can uncover hidden product issues.

This Style Guide provides principles that can help ensure that written material considers the difficulties experienced by some dyslexic people and allows…

2011 skills for life survey: a survey of literacy, numeracy and ICT levels in England. 2012. Department for Business Innovation and Skills. The Skills for Life survey follows on from an earlier survey in 2003 and sought to measure the impact of the government's Basic Skills Strategy. It was based on a sample of 7,000 adults aged between 16 and 65 and assessed numeracy, literacy and IT skills.

A lot of research goes into understanding how physical disabilities (e.g. blindness) affect users online and how support technologies can help.

Most current UI libraries provide great user experience with a vast of components. But when it comes to heavy customization, and non-standard scenarios, especially for E-Commerce, they become hard to manage, scale or even slow down performance.

TL;DR: Be careful when using the word menu. Be certain you have chosen the term that accurately describes the control you want. If this post looks familiar to you, that is because it is essentially a redress of my 2020 post Stop Using ‘Drop-down’. It is not as divergent as…

Learn more about the accessibility review process & see the results of our own review of the Sanity Studio headless CMS.

How to use color contrast tools with examples.

Optimize and adjust for users who prefer an opaque UI.