What often happens during procurement is an organisation fails to identify accessibility as a core requirement of the goods or services they need. This makes it difficult to “bolt on” accessibility in comparison to incorporating it into the initial design. In this week’s blog, IA Labs encourages everyone to “move accessibility to the left”.
Content is one of the most important aspects of an accessible website. Whether it is a blog post, an article, or a product description, it should be clear, concise, and easy to understand for everyone.
The Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, also known as the AODA, is a law that seeks to ensure people with disabilities have the same access and opportunities as everyone else in Ontario, Canada.
Great care should be taken into account when designing the user interface and user experiences of websites and applications to ensure their presentation is easy to follow from the first use, including for people with disabilities.
In theory, the internet has become democratised, with digital products and services available globally to all. In practice, we know well that this is not the case. The perception of technology as a great enabler comes with a caveat: for many, the internet and all its assets are not accessible.
PDFs are considered universal documents: regardless of what software or device someone is using, they will be able to open a PDF file. But this doesn’t mean they will be able to read the PDF if the necessary accessibility features are missing.
2.1.1 Keyboard and 2.1.2 No Keyboard Trap are level A success criteria in the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG). They are related to the use of keyboards on websites.
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