Accessibility

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Cripping Pandemic Learning in Higher Education Collaborative Resource Document Do you have resources from higher education institutions, organizations, academics, or blogs that cover universal design, online assessment, the needs of disabled students, or improving accessibility in online classes...

In March 2022, the nonprofit organization WebAIM published a report about the state of accessibility at the top one million websites. The report flagged the six most common WCAG errors. These error…

Less than 3% of all websites are truly accessible to those who are disabled or cognitively challenged. This talk suggests simple ways to enhance your web content to make it more accessible.

It’s often a lot easier to explain what not to do when it comes to disability engagement in research and design, than to tell people what…

Access to content is more important than format.

10 dos and don'ts for designing accessible data visualizations, including real-life examples and resources

In this article, Cristian Diaz covers how to use HTML and CSS to create an accessible experience for keyboard users while mentioning what WCAG criteria we should keep into consideration.

There is no universal solution for making every kind of table responsive and usable on smaller screens, so we have to rely on various patterns, which Adrian explains in this two-part series.

AF AM AR BN BS FA-AF HA HI MS FA PS SR SO SW TL TA UR  Ear readers, press play to listen to this page in the selected language. Many of these events are leaving disability off their “diversity statements” and they’re also failing toContinue reading "Enable Dignity: Accessible Systems, Spaces, & Events"

This is the original version of this post. An updated version from 13 April 2022 is available. I originally created Accessible Web as a sarcastic reaction to a developer changing his website to require users to disable JavaScript to use it. The reactions on Twitter were hilarious! So many angry developers didn’t get the joke … Continue reading "The web is inherently accessible (original)"

Learn about four types of tests important for shipping more accessible features and assisting your users in successfully completing tasks.

A few days ago, after receiving yet another spam submission from the contact form on my portfolio website, I had an epiphany about how to implement a honeypot to block bots instead of a captcha (which nobody likes anyway). I posted about this on Twitter and user @markdeafmcquire asked how I did it. I just … Continue reading "Add an accessible honeypot field to your PHP form"

Let PowerPoint display your spoken words on-screen as you present with live captions, and even translate your words into another language with live subtitles.

The Department of Justice published guidance on web accessibility and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).  It explains how state and local governments (entities covered by ADA Title II) and businesses open to the public (entities covered by ADA Title III) can make sure their websites are accessible to people with disabilities in line with the ADA’s requirements.

A collaboratively developed, universal content style guide, based on usability evidence. Created by Content Design London.

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The alt attribute is used with img elements to provide descriptive text that can be read aloud by screen readers and other assistive technology. Today, I wanted to talk about what good alt text looks like, and some common mistakes I see people make. Let’s dig in! Example alt text For example, here’s a photo of a crab. img src="/imgs/edgar-the-crab.jpg" By default, a screen reader would announce, “/imgs/edgar-the-crab.jpg” for this image.

»– because not everyone is called Chad Pancreas

I'm a screen reader user. Let’s break down “a day in the life of Patrick” for you in the spirit of NDEAM. We'll explore a few of my user experiences & my hunt for accessibility statements.

We surveyed more than 1,260 Americans on how and why they use subtitles, to find out why their popularity is on the rise.

As automatic captioning on TikTok and creative audio descriptions on Netflix go mainstream, so does accessibility.

The California Court of Appeals has determined that some websites are not covered by the ADA. Here’s what that means for California businesses.

The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) apply to PDFs and other web-delivered documents. Here’s what content authors should know.

To author accessible PDFs, think about the needs and preferences of your readers. Here’s how to avoid several common PDF accessibility barriers.

The Accessibility Not-Checklist acts as a guide to make sure you haven’t missed anything. If you’re new to accessibility, the resource provides a foundation – it’s an overview of what you’ll need to consider, but it won’t teach you WCAG from front to back.

Generate colors based on a desired contrast ratio.

Color & Contrast is an interactive guide to color for designers.