Alternative Text and Images
A guide to writing effective alt text for images to improve web accessibility, covering different image types and best practices.
A guide to writing effective alt text for images to improve web accessibility, covering different image types and best practices.
A critique of the aria-controls attribute, arguing it's poorly supported, confusing, and ineffective for accessibility.
A summary of survey responses from screen reader users about their strategies for navigating unfamiliar websites, revealing common techniques and assumptions.
Explores challenges in building accessible web components, focusing on keyboard support for modals and offscreen menus, and proposes platform improvements.
Argues that web accessibility benefits all users, not just those with disabilities, and improves business outcomes by reaching a wider audience.
Explains how to use ARIA attributes (aria-labelledby, aria-label, aria-describedby) to properly label HTML elements for screen readers and improve web accessibility.
A web accessibility expert seeks input from screen reader users to understand their real-world navigation strategies and challenges.
A web developer creates a charity music album featuring tracks from web professionals to raise funds for web accessibility organizations.
A developer's guide to auditing website accessibility, covering semantic HTML, keyboard navigation, automated testing, and screen reader compatibility.
Explores the accessibility challenge of indicating the current page link in web navigation, discussing solutions like hidden spans and ARIA labels.
A developer shares her experience teaching a Girl Develop It class on web accessibility, covering topics like offscreen content and tab index.
A discussion on web accessibility for developers, emphasizing the need for practical implementation over theory and the importance of keyboard navigation.
A discussion on the practical value of HTML semantics, focusing on accessibility and the real-world impact of semantic markup on screen readers.
A guide to hiding content from screen readers and making JavaScript widgets accessible using CSS and JavaScript techniques.
An introduction to ARIA (Accessible Rich Internet Applications) for adding semantic meaning and improving accessibility in dynamic web interfaces.