How to Build WAI-ARIA Modal Alert Dialogs: A11y Support Series
In part 2 of his a11y support series, Paul Adam details how to build an accessible widget with ARIA Modal Alert Dialogs.
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Making Waves in India 2023: Why Accessibility Deserves a Spot on Tech Giants’ Radar
With a growing tech-savvy population and and a surge in digital solutions, India is in its digital era. But, amidst this tech-savvy chaos, Accessibility needs everyone's attention.
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Accessibility for Mobile Web: Fixing Pinch to Zoom
Let's review what happens to accessibility when you disable pinch to zoom on iOS and Android devices.
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SwiftUI & Accessibility: Goodies & Gotchas Part 1
Let's review the out of the box accessibility features that come with the SwiftUI framework for native iOS development.
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Change Management for Accessibility: Plan Do Check Act (PDCA) Model
Let's review the plan, do, check, act (PDCA) change management model for accessibility, which includes monitoring and adjusting steps to help foster organizational change.
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SEO and Accessibility Are Symbiotic
Let's explore how making websites accessible for screen readers is very similar to making websites accessible for crawlers.
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Angular and Accessibility: Issues and Strategies
While Angular is powerful and robust, developers still need to be aware of the accessibility issues that could be created while using this framework.
Why User Documentation Is Important
In this post, our technical writer explains the importance of high-quality user documentation with examples from Deque University.
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Design Systems Teams: Understand Your Users So They Can Serve Theirs
For a design system to be consumable and gain traction, teams should understand their users while focusing on usability and accessibility simultaneously. The accessibility information included in the system will be useless if it’s not targeted and appropriate to the audience.
Accessible Text Input in Android
Android provides the accessibility framework for EditText objects but it is important to know how & when to use the built-in tools. Visit the Deque blog to learn more.
Screenshots of the new color contrast analyzer tool in the axe DevTools extension showing (1) the tool has found color contrast issues that need further review, (2) the tool using machine learning to see if any issues can be resolved automatically, and (3) the results: some issues were resolved, some were move to automatic issues, and some still need to be manually reviewed.
Axe DevTools Extension Update: New Color Contrast Analyzer
With this release, Pro users can now leverage the power of our machine learning algorithms to determine if any “needs review” color contrast issues are, in fact, are issues or not.
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Accessibility Legislation & Regulation Roundup – A LOT Happened in Just July
Let's look at the regulatory and legislative movements and pending deadlines around the world for digital accessibility compliance.