Axe-con, Digital Accessibility Conference
Getting in on free accessibility conference.Virtual Conference: March 10-11th, 2021 It looks like they have a lot of good content, and it’s still open to registrations https://www.deque.com/axe-con/
Category: Accessibility
Designing in black and white
If your design, prototype, or concept doesn’t look good in black and white, chances are it’s not going to ‘work’ in color. Being a color-blind designer, I learned over 2 decades ago to work with a set palette and to check my design without color. When working with multiple concepts, color can also be distracting Read More…
The first rule for website accessibility
There are a zillion rules for making sure your website is inclusive. There are checklists all over the web. I think the first and most crucial test for ensuring accessibility is to navigate your website with just the keyboard. No mouse, no trackpad, or touch screen. Just you and the keyboard. That is it. Make Read More…
Designing for users with reading impairments
I have had family and friends who struggle with reading. According to some estimates, they aren’t alone; between 5 and 10% of the population may have dyslexia. It might be one of the most common learning disabilities. Back when I was in school, we never heard of dyslexia, I can’t remember any of my friends Read More…
Avoiding mistakes with ARIA
In making sure my projects are inclusive and accessible. I’m in a constant state of learning. The folks over at Deque.com are awesome, and I highly recommend their courses. I recently ran into some accessibility issues on a show/hide feature on a project and found a good post on using ARIA.