Articles in “Accessibility”
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Accessibility Not-Checklist
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… Read Full Article
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Where’s the fun in accessibility?
UX is not only about the way it works, but about delight, whimsy, wit, and beauty. But when it comes to accessibility, we tend to take the term literally. Why? Read Full Article
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When animation is an accessibility problem
“Weird” access needs like mine show that true accessibility isn’t a checklist. Read Full Article
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Are you sure that’s a number input?
We’ve had inputs with the number type broadly available in browsers for about 8 years now. These inputs show a little rocker and can be used for, you guessed it, numerical input. But not every input that contains numbers should have an input type number. … Read Full Article
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Keyboard-only scrolling areas
I have spent a few years banging on about ensuring scrolling areas on a page are accessible to keyboard-only users. This is partly because the term “keyboard” maps to other input types that we distill to “keyboard” for ease of reference (speech input, sip… Read Full Article
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Just How Long Should Alt Text Be?
I teach a class over at the local college here in Long Beach and a majority of the content is hosted on the Canvas LMS so students can access it online. And,… Read Full Article
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Patterns
Accessibility resources free online from the international standards organization: W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI). Read Full Article
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The WHY of Accessibility
One billion people live with disabilities globally. Designing digital experiences with their needs in mind improves all users’ experiences. Learn why you should prioritize accessibility and inclusion. Read Full Article
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Global Accessibility Awareness Day – Does your web product support the needs of the many?
I’ve been working on the web since 1997 and one thing I realised early on is a big basic idea of the web: Read Full Article
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5 illustrations to understand and promote accessibility
5 illustrations to evangelize accessibility: understand disabled people’s needs, reach compliance levels, connect design decisions and needs, rules of the forms, design accessibility and innovation… Read Full Article