Bullet points (or unordered lists) can improve accessibility by adding structure to your web pages. However, you’ll need to use the best practices of WCAG (the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) and avoid a few common implementation mistakes.  ..read more

The Illinois Information Technology Accessibility Act (IITAA) requires Illinois state agencies and universities to ensure that their websites, information systems, and information technologies are accessible to people with disabilities. Its standards are based on the Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, which incorporate the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) by reference ..read more

Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), businesses must take reasonable efforts to accommodate people with disabilities. That extends to websites and mobile apps: If your business fails to make its digital resources accessible, you might be at risk of a lawsuit.  ..read more

You’ve spent thousands of dollars creating a branded font for your business, so you’re using it throughout your website. In the process, you may have also created an accessibility issue for people with low vision, dyslexia, and other disabilities — but then again, maybe not.  ..read more

Well-designed websites should engage the user — but if you’re forcing users to interact with your content, you may be introducing accessibility issues ..read more

If you’re building a web accessibility initiative at your business, you can expect to meet some resistance. Most people will agree that accessibility is important, but they might not see it as a priority. That’s particularly true when the best practices conflict with the ways they’re used to working ..read more

Imagine trying to understand the trends in a line graph or the flow of a process diagram based solely on a few lines of text. You might get a basic understanding of the data — but you’re not going to have the same experience as someone who actually sees the graphic.  ..read more

You’re writing a blog and you want to bring more attention to your call to action, so you select the “Heading 3" formatting in your text editor. The text looks slightly bigger, and the font changes slightly. Great, right?  ..read more

Some web accessibility issues are fairly easy to fix. Image alternative text (also called alt text) certainly falls into this category: By taking a few seconds to write alt text, you can ensure that your non-text content is accessible for people who use assistive technologies.  ..read more

If you don’t need WAI-ARIA (Web Accessibility Initiative - Accessible Rich Internet Applications) markup, don’t use it. Semantic HTML is perfectly sufficient for most websites, and it’s more widely supported than ARIA.  ..read more