Mar 3 · 11 min read · Accessibility Testing Tools for Developers Accessibility testing is one of those things most teams know they should do but consistently deprioritize until a lawsuit threat or a compliance audit lands on their desk. That's a shame, because the tooling...
Join discussionFeb 10 · 8 min read · What is Accessibility? Accessibility (a11y) is about making products usable to many people regardless of the devices they use, network connection or disabilities[1]. In this case we are focusing on software and most importantly websites and webapps. ...
Join discussionFeb 6 · 3 min read · In the world of web performance, every millisecond counts. We’ve all been there: you open a site, the text loads, but the main hero image—the thing you actually want to see—stays blank for an extra second. That lag often kills your Largest Contentful...
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Feb 4 · 4 min read · In my first few months as a developer, I viewed accessibility as a final polish—something I would "fix" with a few aria-labels right before a big release. I was wrong. Few years into my career, I have realized that accessibility isn’t a feature you a...
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Jan 27 · 4 min read · In Part 2, we looked at the science of sight and accessible palettes; today, we look at the execution. An accessible design is only as good as the code supporting it. If the underlying structure is brittle, the door remains locked for 16% of your use...
Join discussionJan 20 · 5 min read · In our first article, we discussed the "Invisible 16%"—the billion-plus users who are often locked out of the web due to poor design. Today, we go inside the design studio to look at the most common barrier to entry: Visual Accessibility. Designing f...
Join discussionJan 19 · 4 min read · AcronymDefinition ACRAccessibility Conformance Report VPAT®Voluntary Product Accessibility Template An Accessibility Conformance Report (ACR), more commonly referred to as a VPAT® (Voluntary Product Accessibility Template), is a report that’s t...
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Jan 15 · 5 min read · When building accessible web interfaces, there are cases where content should be visually hidden but still available to screen readers.This is where the .sr-only (screen-reader-only) pattern is commonly used. However, an incorrect implementation can ...
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