Building accessible websites means thinking about every user. Purely visual elements on a website cannot be perceived by people who cannot see. In cases like this, you need to provide …
When navigating the web, you’ve no doubt noticed websites that use different colours or highlighted text and bolded information to help you identify where you are on a page. Now …
You can’t always spot accessibility issues just by looking at a web page. The hidden problems – missing alt text, broken heading structures, poor keyboard navigation – these slip through …
Web accessibility is often overlooked in the hustle of development, but its importance cannot be overstated. One common issue many screen reader users know all too well is hearing the …
When designing for the web, we often focus on what users see. But what about what users hear? For the over 2.2 billion people globally with a vision impairment, how …
When websites and web apps aren’t built with accessibility in mind, they create real barriers for people with disabilities. In fact, Americans with disabilities are three times more likely to …
Buttons are fundamental components in web applications, used for actions like submitting forms, opening dialogs, or canceling tasks. However, when the native HTML <button> element doesn’t meet the design or …
The number of websites using ARIA has grown dramatically – increasing by 15% just last year and quadrupling since 2019. But here’s the thing: more ARIA doesn’t always mean better …
Do you know how to make sure users of assistive technology don’t miss important updates on your website? The best strategy here is to use ARIA alerts – they’re like …
Building accessible websites starts with using proper HTML elements – that’s what most developers already know. But sometimes, even with perfect semantic HTML, you might need to give extra context …
