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 […]
The main focus of the GOALS project (a partner of WebAIM) is to help institutions of higher education develop a system-wide approach to web accessibility. At the beginning of the GOALS project, we analyzed several exemplary post-secondary institutions to identify what sets these institutions apart from schools that have been less successful in implementing web […]
The results from our most recent screen reader user survey are now available at http://webaim.org/projects/screenreadersurvey4/. There were 1782 valid responses, making this the most popular survey thus far. We hope the data is informative and will help promote more accessible web development. A few items of note: JAWS is still the primary screen reader, but […]
This past month WebAIM staff had an opportunity to attend CSUN 2012. As always, CSUN was a great opportunity to see what others are doing, share what we’ve been up to, and connect with good friends in the accessibility world. Prior to the conference, the Assistive Technology Industry Association (ATIA) hosted an all-day meeting to […]
Several months ago I decided to spend some time using a few common, but often overlooked, assistive technologies and then report on my experiences and insights. The first two posts of this series presented my recommendations on designing for users of ZoomText and Dragon NaturallySpeaking. As the final part of this series, I will cover […]
