Introduced in HTML5, the required attribute conveys that a particular form control or grouping of controls must have a valid value on form submission. For some controls, a valid value…
February 13, 2019 | Development
Here at TPGi we have a technical accessibility testing process which does not rely on the use of automated tools. The technical audit results we provide to our clients are…
February 11, 2019 | Development
This was year four for me at the annual CES in Las Vegas — the last three I participated in the Consumer Technology Association’s (CTA’s) Accessibility Leaders Group. CTA puts…
January 22, 2019 | Development
The newest version of JAWS Inspect is now more robust and versatile with new export options and automatic updates, amongst other improvements. We are excited to announce that the latest…
January 10, 2019 | Development
In 2 recent articles I have illustrated why the scope attribute is not needed on data tables with one row or column of th elements, or data tables with 1…
January 7, 2019 | Development
“Unethical”, “misleading” and “exploitative” are the words used by the Norwegian Consumer Council to describe the use of dark patterns and privacy-intrusive default settings by Facebook, Google and Microsoft. The…
November 7, 2018 | Development, User Experience (UX)
A well-designed user interface (UI) should clearly identify important content and controls. Often people correlate this to using prominent visual cues to help guide individuals through a task or point…
September 5, 2018 | Development
#a11yTO (Accessibility Toronto) hosted a meetup at Hacker You where Bill Anstice and I gave a talk on how to test a website for accessibility using 5 free test tools. We…
August 17, 2018 | Development
Anyone booking a vacation has likely encountered persuasive notifications urging them to “Hurry, only 2 tickets left!” or to “Book now as 6 other people are viewing this hotel”. We’ve…
August 14, 2018 | Development, User Experience (UX)
Sticking with a native form control will almost always give your users a more accessible experience than trying to recreate one from scratch. Though the issue with native form controls…
July 31, 2018 | Development
The JAWS screen reader has fairly recently changed the way it supports the announcement of ARIA landmark roles and HTML5 elements that map to landmark roles. This has lead to…
July 28, 2018 | Development
It is easy to get the idea that ARIA fixes everything for accessibility, but the reality is that ARIA serves a very specific purpose, for a very specific audience.
July 27, 2018 | Development
I just got back from the TechAccessOK conference, which is a two-day conference on accessibility that’s put on by the Assistive Technology Act Program for Oklahoma. The conference organizer, Rob…
July 10, 2018 | Development
One of the most important aspects of digital accessibility advocacy is helping the next generation of designers, developers and managers learn the skills and knowledge needed to ensure accessibility is…
July 3, 2018 | Development
Modal dialogs continue to be troublesome UI components all across the web. Putting aside the fact they are often misused and thrust on users in a manner that interrupts their…
June 29, 2018 | Development
When we talk about Progressive Enhancement (PE), we usually focus on HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, and often forget about ARIA. But when ARIA is hard-coded into HTML it can have…
June 26, 2018 | Development
I presented an afternoon workshop on accessibility for WordCamp Europe in Belgrade. I wrote it to include group exercises that did not involve a computer. As you can see in…
June 19, 2018 | Development
This week (5 June 2018) saw the release of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 as a W3C recommendation – meaning that the working group (which, among many others,…
June 8, 2018 | Development
