Disability Etiquette: University of Guelph Accessibility Conference
The University of Guelph recently held their 11th Annual Accessibility Conference. The theme this year was “Learn, Share, Grow”,…
Development
Short note on
prefers-reduced-motionand puzzled (Windows) usersWith prefers-reduced-motion (part of CSS Media Queries Level 5’s User Preferences Media Features) it’s possible to easily suppress, or…
Notes from the a11y underground #1
Warning: Patrick looms large in various discussions I have been meaning to start a periodic noting of meaty articles…
How do You Test Success Criterion 1.3.5 on Mobile Applications?
Updated 13th May 2019 Here at TPGi we have been asking this question and been working hard to fully…
Think like an accessible UX researcher part 3: five common mistakes in usability testing and how to avoid them
This is the third in a series of posts reviewing the advice in Think like a UX Researcher, by…
Think like an accessible UX researcher part 2: How many participants?
This is the second in a series of posts looking at the advice provided in the excellent book Think like…
Think like an accessible UX researcher part 1: Defining your research problem
Earlier this year, an important new book for the field of UX was published—Think like a UX Researcher, by…
CSUN 2019 Round-up
Every year the people of TPGi make the pilgrimage to CSUN. The faces may change, the venue may change,…
Short note: The abbreviation appreciation society
The HTML <abbr> element is deceptively familiar and attractive, its been around forever (1999) and thus people assume that…
WCAG 2.1 parsing error bookmarklet – updated 25th February 2019
In 2012 I wrote: While reading Jared Smith’s excellent article WCAG Next I was drawn to the following statement…
Join Us at CSUN 2019!
It’s almost that time of year – the annual pilgrimage to sunny California for the CSUN Assistive Technology Conference….
Required attribute requirements
Introduced in HTML5, the required attribute conveys that a particular form control or grouping of controls must have a…
Accessibility testing tools – Updated May 2019
Here at TPGi (TPG) we have a technical accessibility testing process which does not rely on the use of…
CES 2019
This was year four for me at the annual CES in Las Vegas — the last three I participated…
New JAWS Inspect Release
The newest version of JAWS Inspect is now more robust and versatile with new export options and automatic updates,…
Short note on scoping mechanisms
In 2 recent articles I have illustrated why the scope attribute is not needed on data tables with one…
A web of anxiety: accessibility for people with anxiety and panic disorders [Part 2]
“Unethical”, “misleading” and “exploitative” are the words used by the Norwegian Consumer Council to describe the use of dark…
Describing aria-describedby
A well-designed user interface (UI) should clearly identify important content and controls. Often people correlate this to using prominent…
