There were days of frustration last year when I couldn’t download apps via App Store on my iPhone. I sign out of my account and signed back in. I reset my iCloud account password. I refilled my Apple account with money too. But nothing worked. Then I realized my mistake. I had turned on Face…
The need for digital accessibility is increasing just as the ADA lawsuits against inaccessible web sites and apps are increasing at an alarming pace. The recent article published by UsableNet titled Five years of ADA web and app lawsuits – key observations and trends confirms this fact without doubt. In this article, we will discuss…
With so many laws, accessibility guidelines, accessibility programs and accessibility driving organizations in the digital landscape, Has the state of accessibility improved? I will leave this question unanswered for now. However, the yearend report for 2021 on ADA digital accessibility published by UsableNet will throw some light on the state of digital accessibility till now…
Jan 21 2021 was, is and will be a great day as the accessibility community has been celebrating ever since for the only one thing! It’s when the world witnessed the publication of WCAG 3.0 first public draft.Although this is just a beginning of what is to come in the future drafts, there are some…
Success Criterion 2.5.4 Motion Actuation (Level A): Functionality that can be operated by device motion or user motion can also be operated by user interface components and responding to the motion can be disabled to prevent accidental actuation, except when: Supported InterfaceThe motion is used to operate functionality through an accessibility supported interface; EssentialThe motion…
Success Criterion 2.5.3 Label in Name (Level A): For user interface components with labels that include text or images of text, the name contains the text that is presented visually.A best practice is to have the text of the label at the start of the name. Imagine you are using the voice control feature in…
