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I was recently given a design that included a customised select. Since that’s currently only available in the most recent version of Chrome, I went looking for libraries and instructions on how to create your own select. And I came across a problem: ...
After trying some tasks without using the mouse, and with a screen reader (and not being able to see the screen) I'm going to try the same tasks, but with JavaScript turned off. Task 1: Gmail Find a starred email in Gmail, go to the link within it, r...
I recently tried doing tasks on the internet without using the mouse (or trackpad). Now I'm going to do the same using a screen reader (the one on my computer is Orca). To stop me peeking, I'm sticking a piece of paper to the top of my screen. Task 1...
There's a really interesting article on Smashing Magazine that's over 4 years old now, where someone used the web for a day using only the keyboard. I fancied the idea of trying something similar. I can't face using only the keyboard for a whole day,...
Did you know it was possible to navigate the web using only the keyboard? You're probably familiar with using the up and down keys scroll up and down. Page up and page down do the same thing, a page at a time. You can also scroll down a whole page us...