When planning and designing a logo or landing page, keep accessibility in mind and realize that some people will see it differently than you do. 1 in 12 men, and about 1 in 200 women – or about 4.5% of the world’s population – experience color blindness in some form. You want to make sure […]
Modern Multimedia Accessibility
In the online world, content is king and video content is the king of kings. People use the Internet to search for solutions and videos are a great way to provide visual answers, as well as an exceptional way to demonstrate your expertise. Because of this YouTube has become a popular free way to drive […]
What is Accessibility Testing
An accessibility audit is an essential way for organizations to determine, update and maintain their websites accessibility. Organizations that should plan for accessibility audit are either in the public sector or committed to achieve accessibility through corporate policy. Other reasons to perform an audit are the lack of independent proof that a site is accessible, […]
Accessibility Practices: Correct Uses of Alternative Text
Designing & building websites involves many different elements – but one of the most important aspects to consider are web standards. These are agreed by the World Wide Web Consortium – W3C and without them you can forget about making a website accessible and ultimately useable. Every website I build will incorporate semantic XHTML mark-up […]
The Cost-effectiveness of Building Accessible Navigation
Good navigation is about finding the information instantly. This means it’s critical to consider the ability of your users and how they reach your navigation and find the content they want or need. There are a variety of ways in which users look at or hear your navigation options. And the abilities of these users […]
Accessibility Issues Related to Text
Here a short list of simple ways to make a website more accessible base on working with text. Use a “skip nav” or “skip to main content” link – a link with a local target just before the beginning of the main content. Skip nav links allow people using screen readers to move from the […]