One day I decided I wanted to add anchor links to each of the sections in my blog posts. Over the past few months, I'd seen these links on a lot of pages—from …
Styling for Windows high contrast with new standards for forced colors - Microsoft Edge Blog
As Microsoft Edge prepared to re-platform on top of Chromium open source, we recognized our responsibility to continue supporting those who depend on Windows h
The most useful accessibility testing tools and techniques — Artem Sapegin’s Blog
Shipping accessible features is as important for a frontend developer as shipping features without bugs, learn about tools and techniques that will help you achieve that.
Introduction to Adaptive Computer Accessories: Why Every Website Should Work with Assistive Technologies
Adaptive computer accessories can make it easier to browse the web. Learn about some common technologies, brought to you by the Bureau of Internet Accessibility.
Color is a foundational element in any creative work. When I took the challenge to design the Color Accessibility feature for Adobe Color, it wasn’t ...
Accessible Web Animation: The WCAG on Animation Explained | CSS-Tricks
It’s true, web animation can be accessible! Sometimes it just takes a little extra effort to make sure that it is. There are strategic things we can do to
Designing With Reduced Motion For Motion Sensitivities — Smashing Magazine
Thanks to the wide support of the prefers-reduced-motion-media feature, we now have more advanced ways to design motion that can be creative and innovative while also being safer for those with motion sensitivities.
Website Accessibility: A Usable Internet for All | Chee Web Development
In a not too distant past, we experienced the "responsive revolution", where all websites underwent a sea change of moving from static, desktop oriented layouts to fluid layouts that adapt t
In early March, Steve Faulkner shared this nugget for making sub-headings: 👉If you want to semantically identify a heading subtitle, look no further than role="doc-subtitle" w3.org/TR/dpub-aria-1.0/#doc-subtitle #HTML #ARIA #WebDev pic.twitter.com/uaHcVRp6oz Steve Faulkner (@stevefaulkner) March 7, 2020 On its surface it looks pretty handy. Handy enough that Chris Ferdinandi wrote about…
'We Find Ways to Come Up With Solutions.' Haben Girma on How Disability Drives Innovation
In ordinary times, people with disabilities are regularly confronted with ableism, or in the words of Disability Rights Lawyer Haben Girma, "the widespread assumption that...
Google Chrome’s PDF Tagger Highlights the Need for PDF Accessibility
A new rollout of Chrome will have automatic PDF tagging, which may be very useful, but shouldn't replace manual revisions, brought to you by the Bureau of Internet Accessibility.
Rising to Meet the Telehealth Accessibility Challenge in the Time of COVID-19
Accessibility in telehealth must be prioritized now to avoid dangerous barriers for some individuals with disabilities, brought to you by the Bureau of Internet Accessibility.
Showing buttons as disabled until a form is complete might seem like a good idea. It is not. They usually create a lousy user experience and exclude many people with disabilities. Here’s why disabled buttons suck and what to do instead. Why I got pissed and decided to write this A couple of weeks ago […]
Annual OCR Report, Touting Dedication to Website Accessibility, Delivered with Major Accessibility Flaws
Federal agencies are required to create accessible content. Learn takeaways from the OCR's Annual Report, brought to you by the Bureau of Internet Accessibility.
The story of the Americans with Disabilities Act is all about bridges
On the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, Vilissa Thompson and David J. Johns call for a radical inclusivity among movements for civil rights that reflects the pioneering history of bridge-building that made the ADA possible. They say it's urgent to look through a disability lens at the inequities being intensified during the Covid-19 pandemic.