Accessibility

Information about the Section508.gov website, GSA’s Government-wide IT Accessibility Team, and guidance to Federal agencies on accessible information and communication technology (ICT).

A website redesign offers a clean slate to build accessibility into your site from the beginning. Learn more here, brought to you by the Bureau of Internet Accessibility.

A list of 9 unexpected tips for testing digital accessibility and inclusive design

UserWay is a pioneer in innovative website accessibility technologies. We provide helpful accessibility plugins that work without refactoring your website's existing code and will increase compliance with WCAG 2.1 , ATAG 2.0 , ADA , & Section 508 requirements.

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Throughout 2018, the UsableNet research team has been monitoring all major web accessibility-related Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) lawsuits. See why website accessibility is important internationally and across all industries.

The Supreme Court denied a petition from pizza giant Domino's on Monday to hear whether its website is required to be accessible to the disabled, a loss for the company.

Test all buttons and links on your webpage with just one click. Check if you have are compliant with WCAG 2.1 contrast guidelines.

How to design the delightful user experience you want for your sighted / non-motion sensitive users, without triggering distraction…

Conducting accessibility audits on your WordPress website benefits both you and your site's users. Let's explore how to get started!

Developers are constantly learning new tools, tech stacks, and development practices. When they’re told they have to learn accessibility, it can often

Listing of accessible components & patterns. Contribute to scottaohara/accessible_components development by creating an account on GitHub.

A collection of keyboard shortcuts for Mac apps, Windows programs, and a variety of websites.

Tackle accessibility challenges color contrast and keyboard navigation as part of your design process in Figma with 4 useful plugins.

The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) provide the most-accepted path to accessibility, but does the law require WCAG compliance? Get your answer here, brought to you by the Bureau of Internet Accessibility.

In August of 2015, my hands stopped working. I could still control them, but every movement accumulated more pain, so every motion came with a cost: getting dressed in the morning, sending a text, lifting a glass. I was interning at Google that summer about to begin a PhD in Scotland, but coding all day would have left me in agony. In relating this story, I often mention that for months before I learned to work without my hands, I had nothing to do but go to a bar and order a shot of vodka with a straw in it.

Accessibility is no longer an afterthought. It’s a requirement & should be considered from the very start of your design process for all projects.

Did you know that more than 4 percent of the population is color blind? Different variations of color blindness and other sight impairments can impact the …

AMP Stories accessibility issues

UsableNet is a driving force in the world of accessibility and digital transformation to deliver inclusive experiences for websites and apps.

Domino's has petitioned the Supreme Court to hear the case, where it could prove to be a landmark battle over the rights of disabled people on the internet.

In theory, performance, accessibility, and inclusive design all have similar goals: Provide the best, most consistent experience to all people using the minimal amount of resources. In practice, this often falls apart. Product creators define what it means to be performant from where they stand, which is typically from places of privilege with unseen biases, struggling to find true empathy with their users. Through this talk, we'll examine how to build conscientiously, looking within to resist systematic problems in order to create more truly performant, accessible, and inclusive systems fo...

You’ve heard it before: there is not enough diversity in tech. But Carie Fisher offers one solution you may not have heard: that focusing on accessibility may be key in making the tech world …

The web was designed with built-in features to make accessibility possible; these have been part of the platform pretty much from the beginning. In recent times, inspectable accessibility trees have ...

An experiment that proves that automatic accessibility testing is only a first step and that manual testing is vital.

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