Tooltips are presentational
The ARIA tooltip role is functionally useless and semantically meaningless, because tooltips only benefit sighted users.
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When Is a Skip Link Needed?
Many developers might wonder if they need to add a “skip to main content” link on every page or if using headings, landmarks, and semantic HTML is enough to meet the accessibility requirements. The answer is often a bit more nuanced.
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Designing for Accessibility – Create Accessible User Experiences with AT User Flow Testing
Many organizations on their journey to make digital products more accessible start with a focus on testing against standards such as the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG). This helps ensure…
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Are You Conducting User Flow Testing in These 4 Critical Areas?
Imagine trying to navigate your favorite e-commerce website as a screen reader user, but instead of hearing about images, product descriptions, and organized menus, you’re greeted by silence. Buttons don’t…
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Making the Web Accessible: A Focus on Cognitive Disabilities
For many users with cognitive disabilities, trying to navigate a website can be confusing and overwhelming, but this is their daily experience online. Websites that aren’t designed with cognitive accessibility…
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Accessibility and UX Design: Building Inclusive User Experiences
Crafting intuitive, engaging digital experiences that resonate with users is something all UX designers strive for. But what if those experiences could also break down barriers, opening your designs to…
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Should form labels be wrapped or separate?
Is it strictly necessary for form fields and labels to have for/id association, or is it enough to wrap the label around the input?
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The Road to Accessible Drag and Drop (Part 3)
The conclusion to our mini-series is detailed documentation, with everything you need to configure and use the DragAct codebase.
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The Road to Accessible Drag and Drop (Part 2)
Drag and drop can indeed be made accessible to assistive technologies. This article explores some techniques and solutions for achieving that.
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The Road to Accessible Drag and Drop (Part 1)
How can drag and drop be made accessible to assistive technologies? We’ll explore this question over three articles, beginning with a fundamental question.
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Best Practices for Inclusive Design – Part 2
Part Two: Inclusive Design and Accessibility In part one of this series, we defined the concept and practice of inclusive design and its relationship to digital accessibility for people with…
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What is Inclusive Design, and How Does it Relate to Accessibility? – Part 1
Part One: The Process Great digital experiences begin with the right mindset. When it comes to design, there are two philosophies that can help you reach the widest possible audience:…
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What is Usability Testing, and Why is it Important?
Usability testing is an important part of any quality assurance (QA) process when designing and building websites, applications, and other digital resources. Effective usability testing can validate whether people can…
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Fieldsets, Legends and Screen Readers again
I wrote an article in 2007 called Fieldsets, Legends and Screen Readers. It was my first post on the TPGi blog. I have been meaning to provide an update to…
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Prevent focused elements from being obscured by sticky headers
Focused elements disappearing under sticky headers is a long-standing accessibility problem. Here’s a solution.
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UX Series 6: Connecting UX With Digital Accessibility Strategy
The previous posts in this series introduced the user experience design process and how we can integrate accessibility into each step of this process. In this final post in the…
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UX Series 5: Usability Testing and Digital Accessibility
In the previous post in this series, we highlighted the importance of evaluation in the user-experience design process. This post explores the practicalities of usability testing—one of the most valuable…
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UX Series 4: Digital Accessibility and the UX Testing Process
The previous post in this series discussed the user experience (UX) design process, and it emphasized the importance of gathering evidence to make design decisions. This post focuses on the…