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At Axess Lab we do important work that leads to a more accessible and including society. We design and build easy to use technology together with people with disabilities. We often focus on cognitive impairments like autism and adhd, which results in technology that works well for anyone - regardless of disability. Our articles are source for expert insights on web accessibility industry,..
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It’s pride week here in Stockholm, Sweden! So we thought we’d celebrate by sharing a few tips on how to create a LGBTQ-inclusive digital environment. Here at Axess Lab we specialise in accessibility and inclusive design – which is about making sure as many people as possible feel great about using your products and services ..read more
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Many websites have an accessibility feature called skip links that help some users navigate the site. However, there’s a problem with basically all skip links on mobile devices, which hurts your site’s accessibility instead of improving it. What are skip links? Skip links are a common accessibility feature on websites. They are simply shortcuts to ..read more
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In this article we’ll examine an overlooked accessibility problem that mainly affects users with hand tremors. It’s in almost every interface out there, but barely ever highlighted in accessibility guidelines or discussions. It’s also super easy to fix! We’re writing this together with Erik Zetterström of ICT Enablers. Erik has worked with accessibility products, services and ..read more
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I am a screen reader user, and I am annoyed! I repeatedly encounter the same problem on websites. It’s about text splitting up. Let me share my agony with you! The problem First a short background if you’re not familiar with screen readers. When navigating a web site on a touch screen, my screen reader ..read more
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A switch is an assistive technology primarily used by people with motor impairments to access and control computers, smartphones, electric wheelchairs, smart home appliances and more. Let’s look at some switches in action and go through how you design switch friendly interfaces. So what is a switch? At its core, a switch is simply a ..read more
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Many people I meet think title texts, also known as tooltips, improve both the accessibility and usability of their sites. They don’t. In fact, they can even cause problems. Let’s see why! What’s a title text? Here below is a link with a title text. Hold your mouse pointer over it for a while and ..read more
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Open source is awesome and even though we’re a startup we’ve found a way to pay our employees to contribute to the community. Here’s how and why we do it. Photo: Samedaypapers We, like most other companies that build software, base a lot of what we do on components and frameworks that were built in ..read more
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It’s been a great 2017 at Axess Lab! We celebrate by listing our most popular articles all year. The podium Here are the top three. Congratulations! Accessibility According to Actual People with Disabilities ? 43 000 page views “If you have a disability, what’s the hardest thing about browsing the web?” We sum up the ..read more
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“It would be great to see actual examples of accessibility in action. Like before and after accessibility improvements.” I got this great comment from a woman in the audience at a meetup. So let’s make that idea a reality! Offer alternatives Accessibility is a lot about offering people alternatives. Here’s an example from “real life ..read more
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There are a lot of unfortunate misconceptions about people with disabilities. Many trickle down into IT-teams who use them as arguments not to care about accessibility. So it’s time to set some things straight! Things we hear all the time When we at Axess Lab are out consulting or speaking about accessibility, time and time ..read more