Search for a command to run...
Articles tagged with #accessibility
I recently got given a design that included a toggle. But I know they are not the most accessible of components, so I had to do some research on the best ways to create them. I started at https://www.w3.org/WAI/ARIA/apg/patterns/switch/. This site is...
I recently created a small project where it would have a page containing text, an image and a button. When you click the button the content changes to different text, image and button. In reality, it was just hiding and showing different sections of ...
There are all these rules for accessibility on websites, which admittedly most sites don't follow, but theoretically they should. However that's not the case on TV. Last week's Doctor Who Dot and Bubble was a case in point. The main character spends ...
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,...