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Welcoming Dr. Sergio Luján Mora

We are happy to welcome Dr. Sergio Luján Mora to the WebAIM team. Sergio will be spending six months with WebAIM on sabbatical from the University of Alicante, Spain, where he is a professor of Computer Engineering. Sergio has established himself as one of the foremost experts in web accessibility in Spain and has written […]

WebAIM’s 2012 Year in Review

As 2012 comes to its conclusion, we at WebAIM wish you all a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. A new year gives us an opportunity to reflect on the past year and look forward to the future. WebAIM continued to provide web accessibility services throughout 2012. We provided 100’s of hours of trainings, including hosting […]

Accessibility Improvements in Adobe Acrobat XI

Our article on Abode Acrobat accessibility has recently been updated to include accessibility improvements made in Acrobat XI, the newest version of Acrobat Professional. While I often experience my fair share of frustration with Acrobat, it is the only program that I am aware of that makes accessibility improvements with each new version. Acrobat XI […]

WAVE5 Beta Launch

We’re very excited to announce the launch of the newly updated beta version of WAVE version 5. Please check it out at http://five.wave.webaim.org/. We will be participating in a free webinar on Tuesday, October 9th at 11am Pacific time (2pm Eastern) to share details on these new updates and the future of WAVE. Details are […]

Styles for Checking Color Reliance

There are two primary accessibility issues that can be introduced by using color in web pages. First, you must ensure that there is sufficient contrast between foreground and background colors. Second, you must ensure that color is not the only means of conveying content or information. Poor color contrast can affect everyone with vision, but […]