Context is king: long live the king!
Want to provide extra context in accessible names for buttons, links and other controls while retaining design integrity? Ian Lloyd shares some techniques.
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What’s Wrong With this Picture? [Quiz]
When is it acceptable to post images of text on your web site? When does it cross the line and fail WCAG SC 1.4.5 Images of Text? Lloydi is back with another quiz format to test your thinking.
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Assume the Position—A Labeling Story
Does the incorrect position of labels of form fields always constitute a failure of WCAG Success Criterion ‘3.3.2 Labels or Instructions’?
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A Whole Lot of Bovver Over Hover
Should you fail interactive elements that have questionable hover styles under WCAG SC 1.4.11? Spoiler alert: the answer is no.
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What Makes a Good Screenshot?
Do you use screenshots when logging issues? They can really help to clarify problem areas. Ian Lloyd provides pointers on what makes a useful screenshot.
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When I Get That Low Contrast Feeling, I Need Non-Textual Healing [Quiz]
Do you sometimes struggle to know whether a non-text element fails for low contrast under WCAG SC 1.4.11? Try this quiz to see how you fare.
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Well Color Us Surprised—This SC Can Be a Tricky Customer [Quiz]
SC 1.4.1 Use of Color can sometimes be misused as a tool to enforce underlines on links, but it’s not quite as simple as that. Do you know when it’s a genuine pass/fail?
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Enough with the role-play—let’s get back to the basics
Having read Steve Faulkner’s post a short while ago about the often-questionable use of roles in HTML when a more suitable native HTML element would be far better, I was…
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MIDI kit as accessibility tools—music to my ears
I am a failed musician. Actually, it’s a bit rich to call myself a ‘musician’ at all, let alone a failed one. No, I’m more of the type who knows…
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Seeing the wood for the trees: demystifying markup in 2021
Warning: This post contains minor low-grade explicit language. Those easily offended may wish to turn away now. Although, that said, if the word ‘crap’ offends you more than the reason…
