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I launched the first version of this site well over 3 years ago, and it was one of my first fully completed code projects. Like many new self taught develope...

The prefers-reduced-motion media query detects whether the user has requested that the system minimize the amount of animation or motion it uses. This is for users who either require or prefer minimized animations; for example people with vestibular disorders often desire animations to be kept to a minimum.

On the eighth day of Xmas, Callum Macrae shows us how to test our websites using a screen reader. Accessibility is an important factor when building any website and while following checklists to en…

Auf Webseiten erleichtern HTML- und ARIA-Rollen die Navigation mit einem Screenreader. Verschiedene Screenreadern bieten dafür verschiedene Tastenbefehle an.

Test results for HTML, CSS and ARIA features in different screen reader / browser combinations.

Accessibility is a holistic practice, essential to some but useful to all. It is a practice that touches on many aspects of good web design and development, especially performance. This talk will highlight opportunities and techniques to improve your website or web app’s performance by embracing an accessible, inclusive mindset.

Please note that there the following information may no longer be accurate if testing with newer versions of browsers and screen readers than the ones note...

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Developer Facundo Corradini shares how his temporary disability taught him about why accessibility testing is so important. Focused on vestibular disorders, he both shares best practices to create …

Find out how to make website layout accessible for both people with and without disabilities, and even machines.

As an extension to our From URL to Interactive series, designer and front-end developer Melanie Richards takes a deep dive into how our content is accessed by a wide array of screen readers, which …

There are certain situations where ARIA is a good (and maybe the only) way to go. But if done wrong, usage of ARIA often leads to even worse accessibility. Especially accessibility novices tend to misuse ARIA to "optimise" smelly code.

A sighted user puts himself in the shoes of a non-sighted user. Chris Ashton experiences first-hand difficulties that visually impaired users face and describes what we can do as web developers to help.

Set of posters to help people design accessible services

Sie finden im Folgenden unterschiedliche Informationen, welche Ihnen den Start mit dem freien Screenreader NVDA erleichtern sollen. Alle Texte sind auf dieser U

Formulare sind der Kern interaktiver Angebote und Grundlage der Kommunikation zwischen Anbieter und Nutzer.

Mit iOS 12.2 hat Apple eine Funktion eingeführt, mit der Webseiten mitgeteilt wird, dass ein Anwender Hilfstechnik, insbesondere den Screenreader VoiceOver eins

A web application is a computer program that runs in your browser. It is hard to expand the general definition further. Wikipedia says: > The general distinction between a dynamic web page of any kind and a "web application&...

Solve accessibility issues before they reach your customers.

At Hassell Inclusion we deliver a huge amount of accessibility training to organisations all over the world. Our Head of Training, Jon Gooday, has had the honour of training over 70 accessibility auditors over the last five years. In this blog, he gives an overview of some of the most common mistakes and pitfalls that auditors tend to get wrong that impact the quality of their findings...

It often happens that designers and web developers agree on the fact that they do not like the standard buttons or the styling capabilities of buttons in browsers. To work around this, they then resort to what’s called clickable text. It is in many cases a simple span