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, Kiosk
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
