How to Design iOS Buttons that Pass Color Contrast
Color is a great way to impart vitality, provide visual continuity, communicate status information, give feedback in response to user actions, and help people visualize…
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Shift Accessibility Left in Your Native Android Development
In a previous blog post, my colleague Chris McMeeking explained how an accessibility subject matter experts or native mobile testers can use our WorldSpace Attest…
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WCAG 2.1: What is Next for Accessibility Guidelines
Are you staying on top of your digital accessibility game? Don’t be caught by surprise that a new version of W3C’s Web Content Accessibility Guidelines…
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Deque Systems Welcomes and Announces Support for WCAG 2.1
Deque Systems congratulates the W3C Accessibility Guidelines Working Group (AGWG) members on the official release of the new Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) version 2.1,…
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Accessible Focus Indicators: Something to :focus on
Focus – that weird ring that shows up when your pinky misses caps lock and hits the tab key instead. It’s something that, until the…
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Moving Beyond axe to WorldSpace for the Enterprise
So you’re testing for accessibility with axe: fantastic! As your accessibility practice grows and matures, there may come a time when you outgrow the free…
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A11y Wars: The Accessibility Interpretation Problem
Without a shared testing perspective, achieving accurate test results for compliance with WCAG 2.0 can be challenging and expensive. A common cause for inconsistent accessibility…
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Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2018
This year’s Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) – May 17th, 2018 – is the seventh annual GAAD, an event started by Joe Devon and Jennison Asuncion…
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Tips for Creating an Accessible Workplace
It is the very unfortunate fact that most organizations do not understand how to remove the workforce-related challenges that workers with disabilities face. Additionally, there…
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WorldSpace Attest HTML 2.0 Coming Soon
WorldSpace Attest HTML 2.0 is nearly here! Here is what you need to know about the imminent release to help you prepare for the rollout…
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Have you started learning about accessibility yet?
Have you started learning about accessibility yet? If not, it’s time to start. I have been in web accessibility for 7 years now, and when…
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How to Design Great Alt Text: An Introduction
Images need alternative text (alt text) – this is often one of the first things designers and developers learn about accessibility. On the surface, it’s…