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Well Color Us Surprised—This SC Can Be a Tricky Customer [Quiz]
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?
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Labeling the point: Scenarios of label misuse in WCAG
When do labels fail WCAG? David Swallow highlights scenarios of WCAG label misuse and attempts to bring some clarity to the confusion.
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Whose nine is it anyway? (Feedback on the WCAG 2.2 working draft)
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…
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Writing a Kiosk RFP: Recommended Accessibility Requirements
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…
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Does WCAG Apply to Kiosks?
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…
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The case for learning sign language as an accessibility engineer
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…
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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 “next to impossible to evaluate” in reference to the checking of…
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Section 508 Refresh (Part 2)
Updated 6/29/2023 In Part 1 of our Section 508 Refresh, we focused on the background, history and highlighted some of the key changes influencing the revised Section 508 standards. In…
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Section 508 Refresh (Part 1)
Updated 6/29/2023 Fifteen years ago, the U.S. Access Board received a final report from an advisory committee focused on refreshing the accessibility requirements for Information and Communication Technology (ICT). Commonly…
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Does SVG text pass WCAG 1.4.5 (Images of Text)?
A recent question prompted me to ask whether the SVG <text> element would pass WCAG 2.0 1.4.5 (images of text).
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Web Accessibility Testing Tools – updated
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…
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Accessible User Experience and W3C-WAI
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…
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What’s ‘large text’ in WCAG 2.0 parlance?
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…
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Webinar Rerecorded: Adobe Flash and WCAG 2
The Flash and WCAG 2 webinar was rerecorded due to quality issues with the original live version
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PDF Forms & WCAG 2.0 Webinar
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…
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Flash & WCAG 2.0 Webinar
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…
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Adobe PDF & WCAG 2.0 Webinar
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…