The shape-shifting “a” element
Do you remember when HTML elements were classified into some broad categories like “block-level”, “inline” and “replaced” elements? There were always issues with these categories as many elements did not … Read more
Usability
HTML Semantics and Accessibility Cheat Sheet
The following table lists the most common and useful HTML elements that have an impact on accessibility for users with disabilities. Read the article.
Use the tabindex attribute
tabindex is a global attribute that allows an HTML element to receive focus. It needs a value of zero or a negative number in order to work in an accessible … Read more
How to build accessible main navigation?
Structuring a webpage is based on using the right semantic HTML, these semantics will provide all kinds of information necessary to process the page. Most of us know that semantics … Read more
What is AT?
Assistive technology (AT): products, equipment, and systems that enhance learning, working, and daily living for persons with disabilities. Read the article.
The LABEL element
This article takes a look at the LABEL element, including which elements need labeling, explicit vs implicit labeling, and more. Which form elements need a LABEL? The LABEL element is … Read more
5 takeaways from screen reader usability interviews
Earlier this year I worked on the re-development of my workplace’s primary website navigation. We went from a simple, single-tier nav with no drop-downs to a two-tier nav with a … Read more
Design Psychology: 4 Principles that Empower Designers – Part 1
Design Psychology is the use of psychological behaviour in humans to create and design more accurately. It’s about finding a balance between what is totally useful, to what is purely … Read more
A guide to troublesome UI components
A common opinion is that accessibility is expensive, and that if you think accessibility is expensive, you can deal with it later. Here’s the twist: it will be expensive if … Read more
Automated testing won’t solve web accessibility
Over the past few years, accessibility companies have started to develop tools that claim to find accessibility problems automatically. Often the idea is that “automated testing is not quite there … Read more