The History of Digital Accessibility and Why it Matters
We live in a world of technology where the blind can snowboard and the deaf can “hear” music. Where a kid who can only move his thumb is at the…
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Web Accessibility Training
Updated 3/13/2024 To ensure a positive digital experience for everyone visiting your website, the people contributing to the website (like content creators, developers, designers, etc.) will need to be informed…
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Automated Accessibility Testing
When it comes to conducting accessibility testing for websites, a combination of automated and manual accessibility testing will give you the most comprehensive results. However, automated accessibility testing has the…
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What is Web Accessibility?
In developed countries where internet access is widespread, web accessibility usually refers to the ability of individuals with access to the internet to be able to use it and benefit…
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Accessible Websites
An accessible website should be a key consideration for any forward-thinking organization. Not only are digital accessibility lawsuits growing exponentially each year, but with an estimated one billion people on…
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Accessible Design
Good design is invisible. The best designed products are usually taken for granted because the experience is natural and intuitive for all types of users; only when a product is…
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Understanding the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)
To understand the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG), you have to take a step back to when the web was still in its infancy. Picture this: it’s 1989 (lots of…
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Website Accessibility Testing
There are many misconceptions about website accessibility tests. A common one is that you can test for ADA compliance (wrong! – but more on that later). Another is that automated…
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Color Contrast Checker
Overview TPGi’s appropriately named Colour Contrast Analyser (CCA), is our color contrast checker tool that allows you to easily determine the contrast ratio of two colors. The CCA enables you…
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How to Create an “ADA compliant” Website
It’s easy to see the ways the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) has helped people with disabilities navigate the world around them. Wheelchair ramps, curb cuts, accessible parking spaces sporting…
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Section 508 Compliance Testing
What is Section 508 compliance testing? A brief history of accessibility laws will be a helpful starting point. Most people are familiar with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the…
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Accessibility Testing Tools
To the uninitiated, “accessibility testing tools” may sound intimidating. And that’s fair, given that some website accessibility testing tools have a larger learning curve than others and require contextual knowledge…
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ADA Compliance Website Checker
If you are looking for an ADA compliance website checker, you’re at the right place. Here at TPGi, we want to first offer a bit of helpful information that the…
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Accessibility ROI & Corporate Responsibility
I was interviewing the owner of a large web design firm on my radio show, Seacoast Business Connections and the topic of accessibility came up. As my guest was explaining…