A Guide to Creating Accessible and Meaningful Web Content Welcome back to our series on building accessible websites with native HTML! In this fourth installment, we’ll be discussing the importance of accessible links using semantic HTML. Links are a fundamental part of the web, providing users with the ability to navigate between pages, access additional […]
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Accessible Forms Using Semantic HTML: Building Accessible Websites with Native HTML Part 3 of 5
A Guide to Creating Accessible and Meaningful Web Content In today’s digital world, having an accessible website is critical to reach a broader audience. Accessibility ensures that everyone, regardless of their abilities, can access and use a website without any barriers. Forms are an essential part of any website and creating accessible forms using […]
Accessible Rich Internet Applications: Building Accessible Websites with Native HTML Part 2 of 5
A Guide to Creating Accessible and Meaningful Web Content In the world of web development, accessibility has become a crucial factor in designing and building websites. Accessibility ensures that everyone, regardless of their abilities, can access and use a website without any barriers. Semantic HTML is one of the most essential tools in creating an accessible website. […]
Semantic HTML: Building Accessible Websites with Native HTML Part 1 of 5
A Guide to Creating Accessible and Meaningful Web Content In the world of web development, accessibility has become a crucial factor in designing and building websites. Accessibility ensures that everyone, regardless of their abilities, can access and use a website without any barriers. Semantic HTML is one of the most essential tools in creating an […]
Building Accessible Websites with Native HTML
As the web becomes more ubiquitous in our daily lives, it is essential that we make it accessible for everyone. Web accessibility refers to the practice of designing websites and applications to be usable by people of all abilities, including those with disabilities. One of the most fundamental tools for achieving web accessibility is native […]
Perficient Mentioned in Forrester Report: Build the Business Case For Inclusive Design
A decade ago, the business case for acting in disability markets was unknown and unproven. That changed in 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic drove people online and increased the business focus on digital accessibility. As a result, the need for organizations to provide inclusive products, services and experiences has grown significantly, with both employees and […]
Advocate for Digital Accessibility from Your Desk!
March is National Disability Awareness Month here in the United States. Living with a disability is very common, affecting about 1 in 4 (26%) of individuals according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). And vision impairments account for about 8% of the U.S. population according to Georgetown University’s Health Policy Institute. In the digital […]
Designing for Accessibility in Every Language
Creating inclusive and multilingual websites is complex but not without its benefits, especially to multilingual web users with disabilities. In Megan Jensen’s ‘kick off post’ on cultural inclusion she notes that “Undertaking a global multilingual website can be an intimidating and overwhelming project but it doesn’t have to be.” We’ve outlined specific ways to deliver […]
Digital Accessibility – Using a Screen Reader
I have heard many people say, “I’ll just download a screen reader and test that bug”. Using a screen reader takes time and practice to use in a similar way that a user with a disability would use the tool. It’s important to know the keyboard shortcuts as well as understanding how to use them […]
Accessibility Testing in the Product Development Lifecycle
Final installment of a 4-part series Recently I came across a comment from Lori Samuels, Senior Director of Accessibility at NBCUniversal, that stopped me in my tracks, “You can’t test your way to great user experience, you have to design your way there.” I completely agree. On the other hand, evaluating user experiences for accessibility […]
Perspectives on Achieving Digital Accessibility in the Healthcare Experience
Increasingly, topics like digital responsibility are entering the conversation around digital transformation. “This responsibility has evolved from primarily focusing on data privacy to now include accessibility, diversity, and inclusion as well. Really, it’s about being more proactive, less reactive. You want to take it from being aspirational to ground truth – how do we make […]
Help us Celebrate the 11th Annual Global Accessibility Awareness Day!
May 19, 2022 is the 11th anniversary of Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD). GAAD is an event to get everyone talking, thinking, and learning about digital access and inclusion. The day started with a single blog post written by a web developer, Joe Devon. An accessibility professional in Toronto, Jennison Asuncion, stumbled across the blog […]