TL;DR: Regardless of what accessibility conformance level you target, do not arbitrarily open links in a new window or tab. If you are required to do so anyway, inform users in text. Overview Throughout this post I am going to use the terms browser window and tab interchangeably. While they…
Understanding Web Accessibility Color Contrast Guidelines and Ratios | CSS-Tricks
What should you do when you get a complaint about the color contrast in your web design? It might seem perfectly fine to you because you’re able to read
OUR MISSION It is the mission of Accessible-email.org to promote email marketing accessibility and usability. In that be the voice of users and the email marketing community. For years the...
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In this excerpt from Writing is Designing, Michael J. Metts and Andy Welfle discuss critical accessibility considerations for content authors, including reading order, references to additional cont…
3 Times Accessibility and Disability Stats Matter (and 3 Times They Don't)
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Training people to do accessibility reviews - Accessibility in government
I created a fictional service called ‘Record a goose sighting’ using the GOV.UK Design System. I then broke it to introduce accessibility issues based on real issues I’ve seen, such as missing alt text and broken heading hierarchies.
In recent years, there has been a sharp increase in the number of lawsuits filed in response to inaccessible websites. As a developer who works primarily wit...
Inclusive Design for a Digital World: Designing with Accessibility in Mind (Design Thinking)
What is inclusive design? It is simple. It means that your product has been created with the intention of being accessible to as many different users as possible. For a long time, the concept of accessibility has been limited in terms of only defining physical spaces. However, change is afoot: pe...
What a Year of Learning and Teaching Accessibility Taught Me - 24 Accessibility
A few years ago I didn’t know what the term “accessibility” meant. I built Web sites that were partially inaccessible because I didn’t know better. Fast forward to today, I know enough to be able to write, speak and run workshops on accessibility, helping others build more a accessible and inclusive Web. Much like everyone …
Pixels vs. Relative Units in CSS: why it’s still a big deal - 24 Accessibility
Long live the modern browser! Browsers are getting better these days. We seem to be in a golden age where there’s a never-ending stream of new features added for the benefit of the users accessing the page, and really great tools for those creating the page. It hasn’t always been the case, though. Earlier versions …
Color Theory and Contrast Ratios - 24 Accessibility
There are no definites with color. Sure, you have your red, your green, and so on — but even that is relative. Try to describe a specific red color to a friend. Chances are the description will settle on, for example, is the color more of a brick-red or a fire truck-red? Describing a color …