SC 1.4.1 Use of Color can sometimes be misused as a tool to enforce underlines on links, but it’s not quite as simple as that. Do you know when it’s a genuine pass/fail?
April 13, 2022 | Development
When do labels fail WCAG? David Swallow highlights scenarios of WCAG label misuse and attempts to bring some clarity to the confusion.
January 6, 2022 | Development
On 31st May 2021, nine new WCAG success criteria and supporting documents were put out for wide review resulting in a wide range of comments and issues being raised on […]
June 11, 2021 | Development
When creating a Request for Proposal (RFP) or Request for Quote (RFQ) for a kiosk project, it is important to include the accessibility requirements that respondents need to address in […]
August 11, 2020 | Business, Kiosk
In summary: yes, WCAG applies to kiosks. Overview of Kiosk Accessibility Rules Kiosk accessibility is largely guided by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The ADA sets forth hardware requirements […]
May 15, 2020 | Development
Once upon a time I was writing a story in my free time with a Deaf 1 character in it (long since condemned to my draft graveyard). My background research […]
February 7, 2020 | Development
In 2012 I wrote: While reading Jared Smith’s excellent article WCAG Next I was drawn to the following statement “next to impossible to evaluate” in reference to the checking of […]
February 25, 2019 | Development
The wait is over! The January 18 delayed compliance date for the revised Section 508 standards is almost upon us. In Part 1 of our Section 508 Refresh series we […]
January 12, 2018 | Accessibility Strategy, Development
Over 8 years ago the US Access Board received a final report from an advisory committee focused on refreshing the accessibility requirements for Information and Communication Technology (ICT). This was […]
January 19, 2017 | Development
A recent question prompted me to ask whether the SVG <text> element would pass WCAG 2.0 1.4.5 (images of text).
December 10, 2015 | Development
Here at TPG Interactive (TPGi) we have a technical web accessibility testing process which does not involve the use of automated testing tools. The technical audit results we provide to […]
October 26, 2014 | Development
Building an optimally accessible web site involves creating a technical platform that is as robust as possible under different browsing situations, including diverse assistive technology/browser combinations. Following the technical guidelines […]
June 27, 2013 | Development, User Experience (UX)
I put together an example page, mainly for my own use, providing some examples of what in WCAG 2.0 terms is considered large and small text. WCAG 2.0 provides the […]
May 25, 2012 | Development
The Flash and WCAG 2 webinar was rerecorded due to quality issues with the original live version
June 4, 2009 | Development
PDF Forms & WCAG 2.0 The recording, transcript, and slides from the PDF Forms & WCAG 2.0 webinar, presented by TPGi in conjunction with Adobe, is now available: Captioned streamed […]
April 20, 2009 | Development
Flash & WCAG 2.0 The recording, transcript, and slides from the second of the Flash , PDF & WCAG 2.0 webinars, presented by TPGi in conjunction with Adobe, is now […]
April 3, 2009 | Development
PDF & WCAG 2.0 The recording, transcript, and slides from the PDF & WCAG 2.0 webinars presented by TPGi in conjunction with Adobe, is now available: Captioned streaming media recording […]
March 26, 2009 | Development
TPGi & Adobe Press Release (Adobe PDF document, 72 kb) TPGi & Adobe Press Release (Microsft Word document, 37 kb) March 19, 2009 – Nashua, NH. TPGi (TPG) and Adobe […]
March 19, 2009 | Development
