Mouse-dependent websites, forms, and software products can be very exhausting for users who live with motor skill-related disabilities. When designing for website accessibility, it’s important to limit the need for the user to be reliant upon using their mouse. Continue Reading Accessibility and Limited Fine Motor Skills
Smartphones and Tablets: Helping The Motor Skill Disabled
Smartphones and tablets have accessibility features that work with operating systems, making them easy for people with motor skill disabilities to use. Continue Reading Smartphones and Tablets: Helping The Motor Skill Disabled
Digital Accessibility for the Deaf and Hearing Impaired
When websites don’t include captioning or transcriptions, and not use plain English, the deaf and hearing impaired are denied access to the information. Continue Reading Digital Accessibility for the Deaf and Hearing Impaired
Usability & Digital Accessibility: A Closer Look
Web usability and digital accessibility are closely related. When talking about the disabled, it’s important to distinguish them. Continue Reading Usability & Digital Accessibility: A Closer Look
Web Accessibility Challenges for the Deaf-Blind
People living with a disability face various web accessibility challenges when accessing websites. But ask yourself this: What if you had, not one, but two disabilities? Without vision and the ability to hear, you would think one who was deaf-blind would be unable to browse the Internet, let alone use a computer. Deaf-blind is defined… Continue Reading Web Accessibility Challenges for the Deaf-Blind
Creating Accessible Forms: A Beginner Guide
Forms are used for many types of interactions on the web. When referring to form accessibility, it means that all people with a disability is able to successfully complete the form. There are many key elements to consider when creating accessible forms. Continue Reading Creating Accessible Forms: A Beginner Guide
Presidents Who Enacted Laws to Assist People with Disabilities
There has been multiple presidents that have enacted laws to help people with disabilities live, learn, work, pay taxes, and be productive and fully included in society. Continue Reading Presidents Who Enacted Laws to Assist People with Disabilities