Posts About Web Accessibility

Don’t use the aria-label or aria-labelledby attributes on divs, spans, or other elements representing static/noninteractive text-level semantics, unless you’re also updating roles.

Practical tips I wish I'd had for navigating the intersection between web accessibility and internationalization/localization.

Because blind and low-vision programmers deserve a little better than “code snippet.”

Markup hacks to override screenreader pronunciations can get a little iffy. Here's some techniques to try instead.

For years, developers have passed around a set of styles like a magic incantation. It's time we made it a web standard.

Stuck using a platform for live online events that doesn't support captions? Here's how to generate captions you can share in a few quick steps.

Congress just introduced a new bill to ensure digital accessibility for websites and applications. I took a look.

See how building with accessible semantics from the get-go can give you expressive, meaningful style hooks for free.

Solve 30% of the web's accessibility defects with just the help of a calculator!

The semantics you didn't know you needed.

What I learned from Axe-Con about automated accessibility testing, design systems, data visualization, organizational influence, and more.

Add a link to the beginning of your page to help keyboard navigators skip over repeated links.

Diving deep into three attributes that bring clarity to elements in assistive technologies.

I'm using outline: 3px solid transparent; from now on.

How CSS bleeds into content and influences screenreader announcements.

A beginner's guide to ARIA: what it is, what it does, why you should use it... and when you shouldn't.

A brief foray into the American case law surrounding web accessibility, presented to the ReactJS Dallas meetup at Call-Em-All.

Understanding the flow of page contents from browser to screenreader caused me to radically rethink accessible markup.

When you reinvent the wheel, you might miss a few spokes.

The popular pizza chain has a big part to play in the unseen war over the web.