Accessibility

Style guide and pattern library promoting accessible components and WCAG compliance criteria

The CSS `clamp()` function is often paired with viewport units for “fluid” font sizing that scales the text up and down at different viewport sizes. As common as this technique is, several voices warn that it opens up situations where text can fail WCAG Success Criterion 1.4.4, which specifies that text should scale up to at least 200% when the user’s browser reaches its 500% maximum zoom level. Max Barvian takes a deep look at the issue and offers ideas to help address it.

Common questions I hear about web accesssibility with short, low on nuance answers.

One of the most common accessibility issues I find (and fix) on client projects is dynamically disabled form buttons when a form is being submitted. Today I want to talk about why developers do it, why it’s bad, and what you can do instead. Let’s dig in! Why developers disable buttons Typically, I see the pattern used to prevent a form from being submitted a second time while waiting for the form is processed.

Extension for Visual Studio Code - Structural voice coding at the speed of thought

Sometimes, you want an list to be displayed in a line (like a nav menu) rather than vertically.ul class="list-inline" liMerlin/li liUrsula/li liRadagast/li /ul To do that, you typically set list-style to none, then style the list items with some padding in some way (using Flexbox or margins)..list-inline { list-style: none; margin-left: 0; /* This approach uses flexbox */ display: flex; align-items: center; column-gap: 1em; flex-wrap: wrap; } /* You could alternatively style the list items themselves This isn't needed if you use flexbox */ .

Companies approach accessibility as a checklist of standards — but a client with disabilities showed me how to think beyond compliance.

Use word of mouth to recruit research participants who rely on screen readers. Conduct the study in person to help participants feel comfortable, and plan to record the screen-reader output.

With things to keep in mind, strategies and practical techniques to convince stakeholders to support and promote accessibility efforts.

Practical guidance and tips for writing rich, accessibility friendly descriptions for charts

How to prepare for and perform an accessibility audit on your website regardless of size or complexity.

Are you prepared for it to take 7 months (or more) to make your website accessible? If you're like me, you don't go to the store until you're ready to buy something. There's a difference between window shopping and shopping, and I usually don't go into the store and look at specific products until I'm