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Build on Web Accessibility Basics with our HTML and CSS Accessibility Course

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November 23, 2016 By Deque Systems

Find out more of what Deque University has to offer in this week's course highlight: HTML and CSS Accessibility. Designers, web developers, QA testers and content creators can learn how to implement accessibility into HTML and CSS – plus prevent and fix accessibility errors in their code.

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Early Favorite Accessibility Tools & Checkers: A Trip Down Memory Lane

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November 16, 2016 By Deque Systems

Remember the early days of web accessibility, when Bobby and Cynthia Says were the accessibility tools to know? In this post, Deque's accessibility subject matter experts discuss their favorite early accessibility tools and checkers that paved the way for later innovations in digital accessibility.

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Take the ARIA and JavaScript Accessibility Course at Deque University

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November 2, 2016 By Deque Systems

We're on a mission to promote furthering accessibility education and training! In keeping with this theme, this week's post highlights another comprehensive course at Deque University: ARIA and JavaScript Accessibility. Learn how to use ARIA to recognize and fix accessibility issues, build JavaScript widgets and so much more.

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Accessibility for User Experience Designers

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October 6, 2016 By Matt Isner

In this post, JavaScript Developer Matt Isner details the ins and outs of accessible design for user experience designers. Matt covers everything from the initial design stage to the technical specifics, with several tips and practical "Deque How To" hacks to help you ensure that your website is accessible by design. Remember, solving accessibility problems means improving usability for everyone!

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Building Accessible Buttons with ARIA: A11y Support Series

September 28, 2016 By Paul J. Adam

Previously Paul J. Adam explained how to build ARIA role="alert" Modal Dialogs in his A11y support series. In his latest post in the series, Paul details how to build another ARIA widget: a simple role="button" UI control. He also explains what screen reader and browser combinations are supported when using other ARIA attributes allowed on role="button."

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How Deque University is Changing Lives

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September 21, 2016 By Deque Systems

A few months back Deque University began offering scholarships to people with disabilities. We now have over 670 recipients who are benefiting from our digital courses on web accessibility. Here is the story of Alex Fatum, one of those scholarship recipients. We'll be sharing more stories like Alex's in the future.

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