Accessibility

A list of plugins, websites and resources for accessible web design

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 …

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 …

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 …

» Checklist to avoid the most common accessibility errors

tl;dr - is a button and buttons eat semantics

Beyond Binary is dedicated to the discussion of inclusive UX design practices for gender-fluid and transgender people.

Who the new accessibility regulations apply to and why accessibility is important.

When designing for accessibility, there are six key areas of disability to consider: visual, hearing, mobility, cognition, speech and neural.

In 2008 I heard that Jim Thatcher was coming to Berkeley as part of his role as the expert in the Target web accessibility case. I had been working in the digital accessibility legal space for ten years. Of course I had heard of Jim, but we had never met. I called and asked if he would be willing to

If a college education should be available to all, higher ed websites should be accessible to everyone

Resources on web accessibility and assistive technology.

Alan Dalton uses this, the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, to look back at where we’ve come from, to evaluate where we are, and to look forward to what’s coming next in the future of accessibility guidelines.

Number 4 Will Give You a Seizure The title is written as a so-called clickbait title and meant as a tongue-in-cheek joke. Often clickbait titles deceptively present tips as a form of powerful secret knowledge. In this case, accessibility specialists don’t want you to know these tips because they’re bad practice. These are tips you …

CSS resets are a collection of CSS styles that undo the default browser styling of many or most HTML elements. Recently I have seen cases of developers using display: contents on lists and headings to remove the margins and padding, and generally to visually do what a CSS reset might…

Safari removes list semantics

Someone recently asked me about how accessible the Beaver Builder page builder is. Beaver Builder is a very popular page builder for WordPress that lets user

Plan to skip mobile accessibility testing? Consider these five smartphone stats showing how important it is, brought to you by the Bureau of Internet Accessibility.

Paying homage to OXO, Eames, GOV.UK, and more

Ben Nadel demonstrates that both anchor links and button elements can be identically styled in an Angular 7.2.15 application. The major difference being that a button element creates a naturally accessible and intuitive experience.

In this article we’ll examine an overlooked accessibility problem that mainly affects users with hand tremors. It’s in almost every interface out there, but barely ever highlighted in accessibility guidelines or discussions. It’s also super easy to fix! We’re writing this together with Erik Zetterström of ICT Enablers. Erik has worked with accessibility products, services and …

Let’s talk about making your site’s external links open in a new tab. First we’ll consider if this is even a good idea, then we’ll look at ways to improve the accessibility of these links. Somewhere […]

Accessibility isn’t a burden in design, but a defining feature of enduring design.

At the November 2019 Chicago Digital Accessibility and Inclusive Design meetup last night, Fen Slattery highlighted steps you can take to give an accessible, inclusive presentation. Slattery shared…

Microsoft believes accessibility and inclusion are essential to delivering on our mission to empower everyone, everywhere.

Adobe is an industry leader in accessibility and supports the creation of outstanding web experiences by encouraging developers to produce rich, engaging content that is accessible to all.

Document management applications — Electronic document file format enhancement for accessibility — Part 1: Use of ISO 32000-1 (PDF/UA-1)

Document management applications — Electronic document file format enhancement for accessibility — Part 1: Use of ISO 32000-1 (PDF/UA-1)