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Common mistake: Missing or unhelpful alt texts
One of the most common accessibility issues is missing or unhelpful alt texts. Text Alternatives is the very first guideline of WCAG: 1.1 Text AlternativesProvide text alternatives for any non-text content…
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Common mistake: Ignoring focus states on smaller screens (mobile)
I admit: in previous years you might have heard me say “focus states only apply to desktop”. Because that was often the universal truth among my project members, that is, until…
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Common mistake: Not adhering to HTML coding standards
As a frontend developer and accessibility expert, I often run into the same issues over and over again. In a series of blog posts, I will address some of these issues,…
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Welcome – and the whats and whys
Welcome to the a11yblog. That’s a-eleven-y blog, or rather accessibility blog, as the following image explains. Image by mARTin.Hinterdorfer via Wikimedia Commons This is going to be a blog on web…