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As someone who runs multiple digital properties, it is crucial for me to be on social media and active on each platform where my audience discusses and engages. As part of this endeavor, I am very active on LinkedIn too, having used it for more than 16 years. I generally discuss topics such as accessibility,…
Recently, during a discussion, I was talking to my design partner, Monika, about the inaccessibility of government websites in India. I got stuck at a form that requires a captcha, and without sighted help, there is no way to move forward. Monika also brought up an interesting point about how most government sites are built…
I have been using WordPress for more than fifteen years as part of my blogging journey, and during this journey, I learned a lot about how to customize, build new features, and fix accessibility bugs in WordPress websites. WordPress is rapidly evolving and is the first choice for many due to its ease of use…
In the past at DigitalA11Y blog, we discussed the Links vs. Buttons conundrum and outlined the accessibility challenges. During a discussion with our design partner, Monika Prasad, she pointed out a critical mistake that seems to be happening on DigitalA11Y. We use WordPress as the CMS platform to publish our content, and for all aspects…
The idea for this article came when I was trying to figure out how to get to the homepage of a website. During my research, I navigated several pages deep, but when I attempted to return to the homepage, I couldn’t find the home link. I used the link list shortcut in the screen reader…
