Usability and accessibility are slightly different lenses to assess user experience. It is possible to be strong in one area and weak in the other. Using either approach alone could result in an inaccurate view of your site’s user experience. Evaluating your website with both usability and accessibility in mind gives all users the best possible user experience.
When I was revamping DigitalA11Y, we ensured the website was accessible in many ways. But there was one thing that stood out as missing: Accessible fonts. Through my research, I realized that not all fonts are designed with web accessibility in mind. Now, we all understand the importance of accessibility, so I looked into the…
Recently, while going through my LinkedIn feed, I came across a list of resources for designing for neurodiversity and decided to share it here with a wider group. As someone who posts on social media, I realized that whatever we share or create on social platforms has a short lifespan and is also hard to…
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 internet has revolutionized the way we access information, connect with others, and conduct business. But despite the many benefits of the web, there are still many challenges to creating designs that are truly accessible to all users. In this blog post, we’ll explore some of the ways that people really use the web and…
The web and the internet are some of the most important resources that have helped man in virtually every aspect of life – education, entertainment, information, relationships, healthcare, government, finance, etc. As technology continues to advance, the possibilities of what can be achieved on the web are endless. Hence, it is particularly important that the…
Here are a set of tools and resources for designers to inculcate accessibility into their designs, often organizations talk about shift left approach when they talk about accessibility, and we believe these accessibility tools will make it easy and reduce the number of accessibility defects during the development phase. As an accessibility specialist I often…
