The contrast between user interface components, graphics and adjacent colours is at least 3:1.
Introduction
All users benefit from a good contrast between the components on your website and the colour around them.
Some users with visual impairments need a stronger contrast than others to fully distinguish and use components, so getting your colour choice right is essential.
How to
Content retains meaning and function without scrolling.
Introduction
Some users with visual impairments need to resize text to read it comfortably.
When users enlarge content up to 400% of the default size, they should not have to scroll in their browser in more than one direction.
How to Pass
Vertical content doesn’t require a horizontal scroll at a width of 320
The purpose of all components must be clear and machine-readable.
Introduction
Users often set personal preferences in their browser or assistive technology to help them understand websites. By ensuring components are understandable by these technologies, users can experience websites in the way that best suits their needs.
Users with cognitive impairments (such as problems with memory, focus, language
The purpose of input fields must be clear and machine-readable.
Introduction
All users, but particularly those with cognitive impairments, benefit from clearly-labelled input fields. These help users understand what to enter, in what format and how the data will be used.
Users may rely on a programmatic way of detecting an input field’s purpose and entering responses. Those
Your website adapts to portrait and landscape views without losing meaning or function.
Introduction
Some users have a fixed orientation and need content to adapt to their device. Others have visual impairments and may find one orientation easier to use.
Most websites pass this guideline without reference to accessibility as they are responsive and adapt to the user’s
In this blog I speak to Isabel Kowalska, the brains behind the new accessible WordPress theme here at Wuhcag.com.
Tell me a little about yourself and your organization?
We are a team of four brands related to web development services and software for Joomla and WordPress. My name is Izabela Kowalska, and I am the manager of
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The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) are meant to serve as instructional for developers and designers alike as they deploy web-based content. While WCAG’s “web-based content” guidelines refer to any website or application developed for use at home, work, or the public, they have not been explicitly designated as best practice guidelines for kiosk and
Picture the scene: You’ve managed to get to the shops, you’re excited you know what you want and you’ve got the money to pay for it. You’re in a wheelchair and there’s only steps, no ramp in to the shop. How do you feel? Pretty deflated at the very least I expect.
A lack of accessibility
My tilted reflection stares back at me as I ponder whether I’ll ever get around to hanging this full length mirror up on the wall. For months it has been leaning there next to the canvas prints that long for a nail to sit upon, far away from my clumsy footsteps.
Realistically, that isn’t likely to
This is a guest post by Maria C Lima and first published on mclinteractive.com
Website Accessibility
July 25, 2012. “About 56.7 million people — 19 percent of the population — had a disability in 2010, according to a broad definition of disability, with more than half of them reporting the disability was severe, according to a comprehensive
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