A toast is a non-modal dialog that appears and disappears in the span of a few seconds. It may also optionally have a small close “X”. Typically, toast messages display one or two-line non-critical messages that do not require user…
Behaviors to Achieve Accessibility Program Excellence
In a previous article, I highlighted activities that I think help people become good (or better) accessibility managers through improving their objective accessibility knowledge. While the activities identified in that article will provide individuals with a baseline of objective accessibility knowledge,…
This week in Accessibility: Gomez v. GNC
Gomez v. GNCshould serve as a warning to any company facing an accessibility lawsuit as to the importance of their accessibility experts actually being experts in accessibility. This case started as many digital accessibility lawsuits do: 1. Person with Disability…
Digital Accessibility Concerns in Design Affordances
A design affordance is a clue about how an object should be used, typically provided by the object itself or its context. For example, anyone handling a kitchen utensil for the first time should be able to easily guess which…
Where is the best organizational location for Accessibility?
Accessibility is the little red hen of the business world. Almost everyone wants the accessible experience, however, not everyone wants the responsibility of making that happen. Complicating matters is that not all potential locations for an accessibility team are the…
Color Blindness Considerations for Designers and Content Managers
I recently read a Medium article on negative space published by a top design agency. The article had 5000 claps, so it was widely read. Unfortunately, the article’s primary example of good use of dark negative space was completely inaccessible…
Have an Accessible New Year with these 12 Resolutions
I am writing this article as I am returning to California from a family holiday get together, thinking about how to get rid of the 5 pounds I gained from my Cordon Bleu trained mother-in-law’s cooking. Which made me think…
Inaccessible Third-party Content and Code — Why it is Important, and How to Address it
In the United States, various parts of the federal government have made it painfully and consistently clear in its rulings that the federal government doesn’t care who created inaccessible content or code, if it’s on your site, then the site…
High Impact Accessibility on a Budget
It is easy to spend a lot of money on accessibility. Consulting companies that specialize in accessibility have a high hourly rate, and automated accessibility tools can run tens of thousands of dollars (or more) annually. Employees are typically expensive…
Accessibility — Separate but Equal is Never OK
This week, the US DOT ruled that Scandinavian Airlines’ separate site for people with disabilities was against the DOT’s web accessibility requirements. SAS was fined 200K, of which 100K is deferred if they behave. Their defense was that the consulting company whose…