Accessibility

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My exploration into the world of digital accessibility and W3C's Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG).

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Say hello to KeepGate

Introduction to my most recent accessibility side project

October 21, 2023
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Making icons accessible

Rundown of accessibility and general usability tips for implementing accessible icons

September 10, 2023
Accessibility
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Name, role, value for designers

A deeper look into 4.1.2 Name, role, value for those custom controls

August 20, 2023
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Intro to accessible names

Naming is one of the most important things you can do to ensure accessibility with assistive technologies.

July 15, 2023
Accessibility
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Parsing for designers

Explanation of 4.1.1 Parsing's requirements for the non-developer

June 6, 2023
Accessibility
5
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Focus indicator pitfalls

Focus indicators are crucial for keyboard users. Here are three success criteria to keep in mind when creating custom ones.

May 3, 2023
Accessibility
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Disabled buttons: helpful or hurtful?

I always felt that disabled buttons were a bit of an usability risk, but does WCAG have anything to say about them?

April 18, 2023
Accessibility
2
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Info and relationships... Um what?

This success criteria has always been hard for me to follow. Here I attempt to break it down.

March 21, 2023
Accessibility
2
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Differentiating aria properties

Exploring the differences between aria-describedby, aria-label, and aria-labelledby

February 14, 2023
Accessibility
5
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Does EVERY web page need a bypass block?

Brief piece on bypass blocks on simpler navigation bars.

January 30, 2023
Accessibility
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Placeholder text: accessible or nah?

WCAG 2.1 is conveniently vague about placeholder text in input fields so I decided to try to find an answer.

December 30, 2022
Accessibility
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