Accessibility

Geri Reid, UI and UX Designer, London

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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…

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...

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.

How do you write text that conveys the whole meaning of a visualization? You probably can’t. But that doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t try

Frances Ryan always knew life could be more accessible. But as everyone became housebound, seeing it happen was a joy

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.

This article will demonstrate some useful features in DevTools which can help you improve the accessibility of your website.

In this case study, we learn how digital agency Road Warrior Creative used Gravity Forms to create an accessible application form.

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 […]

Kristy Viers is here to show the world how you use a phone when you cannot see.

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.

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.

This document is for people who make Web content (Web pages) and Web applications. It gives advice on how to make content usable for people with cognitive and learning disabilities.

The podcasting company Gimlet Media now faces a class-action lawsuit for failing to make its podcasts accessible to the deaf and hard of hearing. In the complaint, filed today in New York, plaintiff Kahlimah Jones argues that Gimlet violates the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by failing to provide closed captioning on various podcasts.

One man's story on how social and shopping safety with blindness would be improved with awareness, brought to you by the Bureau of Internet Accessibility.

Why do we develop accessible websites? And what does it even mean for a website to be accessible? The answers lay in a complicated 60-year history of disability activism and in 30-year-old legislation created before the web. It’s a story of U.C Berkeley wheelchair renegades who took sledgehammers to sidewalk curbs, a visionary architect who designed an illustrated guide to accessible building codes, and an ongoing attempt to define how the legislation that brought us wheelchair ramps applies to website design. This is the first in a series I’m writing on accessible web experiences. In the articles to follow, we’ll […]

Forcing users to browse PDF files causes frustration and slow task completion, compared to standard webpages. Use PDF only for documents that users will print. In those cases, following 10 basic guidelines will minimize usability problems.

It's encouraging to see a company quickly own up to an oversight, but let's be reminded that prioritizing accessibility can prevent it in the first place.

An experiment that tries to help you understand how bad accessibility affects users and their daily experiences on the web.

Freelance Front-End Web UI/UX Developer - Lebanon

From banking to civil services to education, the internet intersects every part of our lives in a way that was unthinkable 20 years ago. And yet the web remains inaccessible to vast swathes of peop…

An equivalent experience is one that has been deliberately conceived of and built to be able to be used by the widest possible range of people. To create an equivalent experience, you must understand all the different ways people interact with technology.

In this article, we will review the different types of images, dive into some real-world examples of inaccessible public service announcements, and discuss which elements matter most when critical messages need to reach everyone.

While it is still Wednesday here in the U.S., some parts of the world are already awakening to the third Thursday in May, which is Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD). The purpose of the even…

Is your WordPress website accessible by all audiences? Read our guide on accessibility considerations for themes, plugins, & content on WordPress websites.