Accessibility

The current high contrast standard actively locks out users from accessing your web apps

Why, what and how designers should document accessibility requirements and user interactions to make product better and more inclusive

The Accessibility Guidelines Working Group received several objections as part of the final step in publication of WCAG 2.2. We are working to resolve these as…

TL;DR: When deleting something you should generally move focus to the prior equivalent control or its grouping container. Why This Is a Thing Plenty of user interfaces let users delete things that are on the screen. It may be an extra address, a calendar item, a message (the same as…

Accessibility consultancy with a focus on inclusion. We can help you with knowledge, experience, strategy, assessments, and development.

Learn more about zine accessibility and how to create accessible zines for screen readers, assistive technology, and blind/low vision audiences

This post focuses on the Accessibility Guidelines Working Group’s (AG) next steps. If you are curious about how the group works or what you can expect over the next year, this post is for you.

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

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

Welcome to episode 63 of Data Viz Today. What can we do to make our data visualizations more accessible to more people, especially those with disabilities? In this episode, Frank Elavsky shares how we can integrate accessibility into our current data visualization workflow. It’s a skill just like

Data visualization has become an increasingly important means of effective data communication and has played a vital role in broadcasting the progression of COVID-19. Accessible data representations, however, have lagged behind, leaving areas of ...

Adam Silver – interaction designer - London, UK

On a Safari page where Reader is available (right), tell Siri to “read this.” Within Accessibility settings (left, center), you can enable Speak Screen or Speak Selection, choose from a expanded nu…

Adapt puzzle games for low vision and enjoy word searches, sudoku, crosswords, and other puzzle games with assistive technology

Accessibility consultancy with a focus on inclusion. We can help you with knowledge, experience, strategy, assessments, and development.

In Part 2 of the series, Hannah Milan reviews in detail various accessible text over images techniques for designing your web and mobile app content, including framing the image, soft-colored gradients technique, text styles and text position, solid color shapes, and use of colored backgrounds. And finally, the emphasis will once again be placed on the accessibility aspect, which needs to be “baked in” right from the start rather than being an afterthought in your design process.

In this two-part series of articles, Hannah Milan covers the best practices when using various accessible text over images techniques for designing your web and mobile app content.

You’ve all seen them, tiny switches that let you toggle a setting. And maybe, just like me, you sometimes pause, thinking “...Is it on or…