Tag: accessibility

Understanding HTML Landmarks How To Apply

Understanding HTML landmarks and how to apply them

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We demystify HTML landmarks, discuss the nuances of different types, and show how to use them to help screen reader users navigate a site.

Cristian Diaz
Nov 9, 2023 ⋅ 17 min read
Creating Contrast Themes CSS Creating Prefers-Contrast JavaScript

Creating contrast themes with CSS prefers-contrast and JavaScript

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We use CSS prefers-contrast to control website contrast and build a contrast theme selector with JavaScript to address OS limitations.

Cristian Diaz
Oct 25, 2023 ⋅ 11 min read
Design Vs. Accessibility CSS Visually-Hidden Class

Design vs. accessibility and the CSS visually-hidden class

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We look using the CSS visually-hidden utility class to make elements available to users of assistive technologies without impacting design.

Cristian Diaz
Jun 14, 2023 ⋅ 12 min read
Improving Accessibility High-Contrast Users CSS

Boost accessibility for high-contrast users with CSS

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Learn how to improve accessibility and enhance UX for high-contrast users with CSS and how to diagnose website accessibility issues.

David Omotayo
Apr 26, 2023 ⋅ 8 min read
Dark Mode in React: An In-Depth Guide

Dark mode in React: An in-depth guide

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In this article, we learned how to implement dark mode in a React application and its top considerations.

Zain Sajjad
Mar 29, 2023 ⋅ 8 min read
ARIA-Live Regions JavaScript Frameworks

ARIA-live regions for JavaScript frameworks

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We give available options for creating ARIA-live regions and demonstrate tools for creating ARIA-live regions in React, Angular, and Vue.js.

Cristian Diaz
Mar 6, 2023 ⋅ 14 min read
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How to build rich, accessible JavaScript interfaces

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In this article, we’ll look at how to make rich, accessible JavaScript interfaces and illustrate our strategies by building a Sudoku puzzle.

Paul Ratcliffe
Aug 2, 2022 ⋅ 13 min read
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Building accessible user interface tabs in JavaScript

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Here’s everything you need to know to create an accessible tabbed user interface, including building the HTML structure, adding CSS styling, and adding JavaScript enhancements.

Cristian Diaz
Jul 21, 2022 ⋅ 19 min read
Building an accessible glossary in vanilla JavaScript

Building an accessible glossary in vanilla JavaScript

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Build a fully accessible glossary page in vanilla JS in this detailed tutorial in a way that makes accessibility a priority (and dev easy).

Bryan Rasmussen
Jul 13, 2022 ⋅ 17 min read

Understanding progressive enhancement

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Progressive enhancement has many benefits beyond accessibility. Learn why and how to implement it in your web apps with this thorough guide.

Joel Adewole
May 23, 2022 ⋅ 7 min read

Creating a text resizing widget with CSS and JavaScript

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Websites should be easy to read for all users. Learn how to create a text resizing widget that will improve general web accessibility.

Diego Vogel
Sep 29, 2021 ⋅ 3 min read
Testing accessibility with Storybook

Testing accessibility with Storybook

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Storybook’s new accessibility add-on enables automated accessibility testing to capture and surface accessibility errors in your app.

Laura Carballo
Sep 28, 2021 ⋅ 4 min read