Carie Fisher discusses approaching our digital work with an Accessibility First mindset, ensuring inclusive design principles are considered,| 24 Accessibility
A few years ago I didn’t know what the term “accessibility” meant. I built Web sites that were partially inaccessible because I didn’t know better. Fast forward to today, I know enough to be able to write, speak and run workshops on accessibility, helping others build more a accessible and inclusive Web. Much like everyone […]| 24 Accessibility
I work for Code and Theory (C&T), a digital-first creative agency headquartered in New York. C&T is an exceptionally iterative company—creating products and experiences at a rapid pace for clients. In the last week alone, I have researched and implemented test solutions for a hospitality company, a financial tech corporation, a hospital system, a startup, […]| 24 Accessibility
I believe that people with disabilities often end up as unwilling accessibility testers. Any time a person with a disability interacts with the web, they may be unwittingly performing testing because so many websites are not fully accessible to everyone. These inaccessible web sites and applications present challenges to people with differing abilities. Why not […]| 24 Accessibility
Zoey loves browsing the Internet. They enjoy getting lost in the interconnected web full of information, unraveling pieces of knowledge that are bookmark worthy. But they don’t enjoy skimming through large bodies of text. They prefer pictures. A lot of them. They go through their crush’s photos on Facebook before they even consider reading their […]| 24 Accessibility
You’ve heard of this inclusive design thing, and know that a11y is a numeronym for accessibility. It matters to you, and you try to make the people and projects around you better for it. But you’ve conquered the basics. Now what? I have good news to share: going beyond the basics isn’t as hard as […]| 24 Accessibility
Number 4 Will Give You a Seizure The title is written as a so-called clickbait title and meant as a tongue-in-cheek joke. Often clickbait titles deceptively present tips as a form of powerful secret knowledge. In this case, accessibility specialists don’t want you to know these tips because they’re bad practice. These are tips you […]| 24 Accessibility
One of the biggest barriers to accessibility is awareness. We often hear how diversifying our workforce is good for business. I would like to examine why disabilities should be a part of that formula. When developers are tasked with making something accessible, chances are none of them has ever encountered someone with a disability, so […]| 24 Accessibility
Starting tomorrow we have a whole new series of articles that we’ll release each day for the next 24 days! We’re very excited about this series, and are incredibly thankful to the authors that donated their time to write these great articles. In the meantime, please enjoy articles from our 2018 and 2017 series!| 24 Accessibility
Long live the modern browser! Browsers are getting better these days. We seem to be in a golden age where there’s a never-ending stream of new features added for the benefit of the users accessing the page, and really great tools for those creating the page. It hasn’t always been the case, though. Earlier versions […]| 24 Accessibility
Scott O’Hara returns, not with prose, but with a little history on the title attribute, it’s unintended misuse by developers, and where it can and should be used to improve the accessibility on your website.| 24 Accessibility
Hampus Sethfors uses a switch control for a day and shares his discoveries and insights, while encouraging you to give it a go.| 24 Accessibility
If you’re a web developer, or if you develop browsers or assistive technologies (AT), the following screenshot is probably familiar to you. It’s the first part of the definition of the button element in the HTML specification. But wait… what’s that new section called “Accessibility considerations” doing there? There’s a link “For authors” and a […]| 24 Accessibility
TL:DR; Jump straight to the recommendations In part 1 of this deep dive, we took a broad look at both how the native <select> element works across browsers and platforms, and the current state of accessible custom select component implementations. It’s necessary to look at how fragmented current select UX patterns are in order to […]| 24 Accessibility