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  1. Navigating the new web accessibility ruling in the U.S.

    A practical guide to understand the new accessibility requirements and get started with your plan to comply.

    Caro Sotillo Silva
    July 23, 2024
    • Accessibility
    • Compliance
    • User Experience
    • Web
  2. Can Auto-Playing Videos be Accessible?

    Let’s find out by following a step-by-step approach to address the accessibility requirements of auto-playing videos.

    Andrew Spencer
    March 6, 2024
    • Accessibility
    • HTML
    • CSS
    • Web
  3. Build products for real life

    Real life is messy and diverse. Create access and inclusion by designing and building for that reality, and ensure the success of your product along the way.

    Caro Sotillo Silva
    July 28, 2023
    • Accessibility
    • DEI
    • User Experience
    • Design
  4. This week in #dev (Dec 23, 2022)

    Highlights of what happened in our #dev channel on Slack this week.

    thoughtbot
    January 3, 2023
    • This Week In Dev
    • TIL
    • Accessibility
    • Ruby
  5. Add punctuation to your alt text

    While alt text end punctuation isn’t technically required for compliance, it makes for a better experience for your audience.

    Eric Bailey
    April 21, 2021
    • Accessibility
    • User Experience
    • HTML
  6. An Introduction to macOS Voice Control

    Finally! A way to yell at your computer and have it actually listen.

    Eric Bailey
    March 2, 2021
    • Accessibility
    • macOS
  7. An introduction to macOS Head Pointer

    Did you know you could use a mouse without using your hands?

    Eric Bailey
    January 27, 2021
    • Accessibility
    • macOS
  8. Alt vs Figcaption

    Describing images with the alt attribute and figcaption element.

    Elaina Natario
    December 1, 2020
    • Web
    • Accessibility
    • Frontend
    • HTML
    • Images
  9. Improving the usability and accessibility of a healthcare website by being mindful of reading level

    Improving the reading level is often overlooked or downplayed as unglamorous work. Yet it is one of the most effective things you can do to make a product more usable.

    Eric Bailey
    August 6, 2020
    • Accessibility
    • User Experience
    • Writing
  10. If it's Interactive, it Needs a Focus Style

    Improve your site’s accessibility using focus styles.

    Thom Obarski
    December 4, 2019
    • Design
    • Accessibility
    • CSS
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