One of the most basic techniques of web accessibility is adding alternative texts to images. It is possibly the single biggest thing you can do to make your site more accessible. In fact, it is the very first item listed in the WCAG 2.0 guidelines: WCAG 2.0 Guideline 1.1.1 – “All non-text content that isContinueContinue reading “Describing Images for Improved Web Accessibility | Mediacurrent”
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Mega menu accessibility on adobe.com « Adobe Accessibility
… Our first major decision in implementing our Adobe.com mega menu was to respect user expectations for global navigation. As an accessibility engineer, it’s tempting to want always want to implement the appropriate WAI-ARIA design pattern for the widget I’m developing. In this case, working on a menu, I looked to the WAI-ARIA Menu orContinueContinue reading “Mega menu accessibility on adobe.com « Adobe Accessibility”
Why Your Links Should Never Say “Click Here” – Smashing Magazine
Have you ever wanted your users to click a link but didn’t know how to get them to act? When some designers run into this problem, they’re tempted to use the words “Click here” on their links. Before giving in to the temptation, you should know how using these words on a link can affectContinueContinue reading “Why Your Links Should Never Say “Click Here” – Smashing Magazine”
Accessibility for UX: Don’t Worry, It’s Much Worse Than You Think
Elle Waters discusses UX and accessibility, providing guidelines for web content accessibility and assistive technologies along with five techniques to be used in daily work. [Video and Slides] … curated by (Lifekludger) Read full article at Source: Accessibility for UX: Don’t Worry, It’s Much Worse Than You Think
Stop Counting Clicks
The 3-click-rule is the Freddy Kreuger of web design advice. You think it’s finally dead and then it comes back and starts slashing up sensible debate about usable design. I’m hoping to convince you to stop talking about the 3-click rule. … In 2003, Joshua Porter of User Interface Engineering wrote an article that shouldContinueContinue reading “Stop Counting Clicks”
Disability and Graduate Job Hunting | Robbie Crow
I’m blind. Not completely, but I’m registered blind. I have been since birth and there’s no chance of fixing it. During my life I’ve faced many challenges, most of which I’ve overcome. … Nevertheless, the hardest thing I’ve ever had to do as a blind person is find a job. Why? Of course, I faceContinueContinue reading “Disability and Graduate Job Hunting | Robbie Crow”
Online video captions must be accurate and readable
The Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN) has formed an alliance of organisations representing the interests of Australians who are Deaf, hearing impaired and those who rely on captions for information, to bring attention to the growing issue of inaccessibility of online audio/visual content being posted to websites. Specifically, there are concerns around the amountContinueContinue reading “Online video captions must be accurate and readable”
3 Ways to Improve Accessibility in Your Designs
No matter if you’re a content strategist, designer, developer, or user experience professional, you’ve probably heard that creating accessible designs restricts you from being creative. It’s an excuse, says Geri Coady, to not include accessibility in your workflow.Design for everyone, she says. As designers, we have the ability to reduce the frustration any visitor hasContinueContinue reading “3 Ways to Improve Accessibility in Your Designs”
Reframing Accessibility for the Web · An A List Apart Article
We need to change the way we talk about accessibility. Most people are taught that “web accessibility means that people with disabilities can use the Web”—the official definition from the W3C. This is wrong. Web accessibility means that people can use the web. Not “people with disabilities.” Not “blind people and deaf people.” Not “peopleContinueContinue reading “Reframing Accessibility for the Web · An A List Apart Article”
10 Accessibility Checks in 10 minutes – Maxability
Quite often I receive requests to check the accessibility of a web page and say if it is accessible or not. In most of the cases the request is to identify high level accessibility issues to include in a business presentation. Being a screen reader user I can read through the page and identify fewContinueContinue reading “10 Accessibility Checks in 10 minutes – Maxability”
Katrina the Tester: Accessibility & Usability Testing Pathway
Accessibility & Usability Testing Pathway This pathway is a tool to help guide your self development in accessibility and usability testing. It includes a variety of steps that you may approach linearly or by hopping about to those that interest you most. Each step includes: links to a few resources as a starting point, but youContinueContinue reading “Katrina the Tester: Accessibility & Usability Testing Pathway”
How Our CSS Framework Helps Enforce Accessibility | eBay Tech Blog
An extremely well written detailed in-depth article.. nice to see. A user interface control not only needs to look like a certain control, it must be described as that control too. Take for example a button, one of the simplest of controls. There are many ways you can create something that looks like a button, but unless youContinueContinue reading “How Our CSS Framework Helps Enforce Accessibility | eBay Tech Blog”
Accessibility ramping up with local businesses – MetroNews Canada
MetroNews CanadaAccessibility ramping up with local businessesMetroNews Canada“Ramp it up is a really simple solution to a big problem within the city, especially in older neighbourhoods,” said Alison Grittner, RAD Renovations Program Coordinator with Accessible Housing, the organization behind the project. The program …… (curated by Lifekludger)Complete story at source: accessibility – Google News
Screen Readers on Touchscreen Devices
In most browsers, hover over the video to display the controls if they’re not already visible.(You can try it yourself. Turn on your device’s screen reader in the Accessibility section. For iPhones, go to Settings > General > Accessibility > VoiceOver. For Android, go to Settings > Accessibility. Give it a try for a fewContinueContinue reading “Screen Readers on Touchscreen Devices”
Microsoft Careers: Sr Accessibility Product Mgr
Sr Accessibility Product Mgr The Microsoft.com User Experience team has an immediate opening for a Senior Product Manager to help drive Accessibility across Microsoft.com Marketing experiences. Are you passionate and have empathy for the experience on the web for customers with disabilities? Are you a mature, technical, experienced professional capable of leading initiatives toContinueContinue reading “Microsoft Careers: Sr Accessibility Product Mgr”
Smartphones, apps liberate the blind, visually impaired
Ruben Morales, a blind 59-year-old retired engineer who lives in this Silicon Valley city, has used a specialized screen-reading program for years to write and run spreadsheets on his desktop computer. But recently, he figuratively cut the cord to his desktop and joined the mobile revolution. Morales was visiting an area Veterans Affairs blind rehabilitationContinueContinue reading “Smartphones, apps liberate the blind, visually impaired”
How to expand your audience with Game Accessibility
We make games for others to enjoy. We want to reach the largest amounts of players possible within our target group. There are many decisions we can take in our design process to improve the feel of our game. We can invest time on the core mechanics, the aesthetics, and the sound design. All that is of greatContinueContinue reading “How to expand your audience with Game Accessibility”
Street View accessibility improved in Google Maps app – AndroidGuys
AndroidGuysStreet View accessibility improved in Google Maps appAndroidGuysStreet View accessibility improved in Google Maps app. I don’t know about you, but I’ve always wondered why Street View hasn’t been incorporated well in the Google Maps mobile app. It’s a useful feature. Historically, we’ve had to download a separate …and more »… (curated by Lifekludger)Complete story at source:ContinueContinue reading “Street View accessibility improved in Google Maps app – AndroidGuys”
Designing for the web: Neurodiversity | Web design | Creative Bloq
Neurodiversity – the idea that conditions such as dyslexia and autism are just part of normal human variation – is an unfamiliar term to most of us. The term comes from a movement to reduce the medicalisation of the experiences of people who are ‘wired differently’. Neurodiversity (and the related field of cognitive accessibility) isContinueContinue reading “Designing for the web: Neurodiversity | Web design | Creative Bloq”
Map Traffic Lights for the Visually Impaired
Imagine trying to cross a busy city street without being able to see the traffic lights change color or glance down the road to make sure the oncoming cars have stopped. For the blind and visually impaired, that’s just one aspect of navigating the world that presents a challenge, but an app called SeeLight aimsContinueContinue reading “Map Traffic Lights for the Visually Impaired”
Usability, Accessibility and Telehealth | Open Health News
The telehealth market is expected to grown at phenomenal rates in the next few years. Recent reports claim that the global telehealth market may reach $6.5 billion over the next five years at an annual growth rate of 24.2 percent. Healthcare IT is known to have usability problems, but for telehealth companies to survive theyContinueContinue reading “Usability, Accessibility and Telehealth | Open Health News”
Web applications and ARIA FAQ – Accessibility | MDN
WAI-ARIA is the Accessible Rich Internet Applications specification from the Web Accessibility Initiative at the W3C. ARIA provides a means to make web applications and widgets more accessible to a diverse range of users, including those who use assistive technologies such as screen readers or magnifiers. ARIA provides additional semantics to describe the role, state,ContinueContinue reading “Web applications and ARIA FAQ – Accessibility | MDN”
A Guide to Color, UX, and Conversion Rates
Color is one of the most powerful tools in the designer’s toolkit. You can use color to impact users’ emotions, draw their attention, and put them in the right frame of mind to make a purchase. It’s also one of the main factors in customers’ perception of a brand. With an infinite number of possibleContinueContinue reading “A Guide to Color, UX, and Conversion Rates”
The web pioneers who are making the world accessible to everyone, regardless of disability | Daily Mail Online
For the ten million plus people in the UK with a disability, it has long been a challenge to find places to stay that meet their needs. But things are improving. Disabled people with a love for travel are using the internet and social media to help others find accessible accommodation. … Curated by (Lifekludger)ContinueContinue reading “The web pioneers who are making the world accessible to everyone, regardless of disability | Daily Mail Online”
7 Things Every Designer Needs to Know about Accessibility — Salesforce UX — Medium
Accessibility enables people with disabilities to perceive, understand, navigate, interact with, and contribute to the web. Imagine a world where developers know everything there is to know about accessibility. You design it and they build it… perfectly. In this world, only the design itself can cause people with disabilities to have trouble using a product.ContinueContinue reading “7 Things Every Designer Needs to Know about Accessibility — Salesforce UX — Medium”
