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
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
DeltaV is a conference that “redefines web performance”. It was held for the first time in London, and I was asked to give a talk about accessibility and web performance.
May 15, 2018 | Development
Accessible By Design is a new conference, organised by Indiana University, and hosted in the beautiful town of Bloomington. It brought together people involved in all aspects of web development,…
May 9, 2018 | Development
The European Union (EU) Directive on the Accessibility of Websites and Mobile Applications requires EU member states to make sure their websites and mobile apps meet common accessibility standards. The…
April 26, 2018 | Accessibility Strategy, Development
Members of the TPGi team gave several talks at the 33rd CSUN Assistive Technology Conference. Below is an overview of talks and includes links to slides where available.
April 10, 2018 | Development
#PerfMatters is a web performance conference in San Francisco. I was invited to give a talk, and decided to look at the impact screen readers and the different browser process…
March 30, 2018 | Development
The 33rd CSUN Assistive Technology Conference will be in San Diego from March 20 to 23. Here’s a round-up of the talks given by members of the TPGi team and…
February 15, 2018 | Development
When the HTML main element was created, it was intended to represent the single chunk of content that made up the main content area of the page. This definition was…
January 30, 2018 | Development
As 2017 draws to a close, I’d like to share a few of the activities members of the TPGi team have been involved in throughout the year. Participating in the…
December 28, 2017 | Development
Amuse UX conference 2017 was held at the Hungarian Train Museum in Budapest. It was an extraordinary venue for a conference that brought together speakers and participants from around the…
October 19, 2017 | Development, User Experience (UX)
Inclusive Design 24 (#ID24) is a free online conference, but it doesn’t have to stop there. Why not get together with friends and colleagues, and make #ID24 a social event?
October 11, 2017 | Development
We had so much fun in June we’re doing it again. Inclusive Design 24 (#ID24) is on Thursday 16 November 2017, and the call for presentations is open!
August 14, 2017 | Development
Be careful when you use the aria-label, aria-labelledby, and aria-describedby attributes, because they do not work consistently with all HTML elements. This is a short note on when (and when…
July 12, 2017 | Development
Frontend United is a conference for web designers and developers, held this year in Athens. I went along to talk about JavaScript and ARIA.
May 30, 2017 | Development
DEVit is a 360 conference, held in Thessaloniki Greece. It encompasses all aspects of web production, from infrastructure and architecture, through to design and development. I had the honour to…
May 24, 2017 | Development
London Web Standards is an established and popular meetup for web professionals. The meetups cover a broad range of topics including design, development, UX and accessibility, and this month I…
May 16, 2017 | Development
We’ve been asked a lot of questions since the announcement that TPGi has joined VFO. Our friends and colleagues across the industry want to know what the news means for…
May 3, 2017 | Development
