Is it you or someone else? In our decades of working with various groups on digital accessibility, one thing has become very clear – most feel that addressing accessibility is someone else’s responsibility. When it comes to web specific content,…
Using CSS 3 Overflow Properties to Make Containers Meet WCAG 2.1
There are a host of WCAG 2.1 Success Criteria that prohibit text from getting truncated or overlaps other content, such as, when text is resized (1.4.4 Resize Text), when content is zoomed across browsers (1.4.10 Reflow) when text or line…
Choosing the Right Disabled Users for TestingA joint posting with our partners at Outlook Business Solutions
Every week, the team at Converge Accessibility meets for two hours with Greg Rogers from Outlook Business Solutions to develop test scripts that users with disabilities can leverage in testing websites for compliance with the W3C’s Web Content Accessibility Guidelines…
Accessibility Testing and iFrames
Keeping an Eye on the iFrame A few weeks ago, my colleague Ken Nakata, was talking with a colleague at a digital publishing house about the new accessibility test scripts that we developed in WebAlign. These are designed to enable…
Why Can Manual Accessibility Testing Take Longer Than Expected?
AKA The Pitfalls of Accessibility Testing Have you ever had a simple project around the house that spiraled out of control? For example, that dripping bathroom faucet. Along with that constant drip…drip…drip, there is also a nagging voice reminding you…
Why UX (and Not Developers) Should Drive Accessibility
What’s the Problem in a Nutshell? The reason why most organizations fail at accessibility is because they don’t focus on UX. That may not seem startling until you realize exactly what I’m saying. You’ll find plenty of people who will tell…
Join Our Upcoming Webinar with 3PlayMedia
Reserve Your Spot Now! Join Us and 3PlayMedia!!! APOLOGIES for the late notice!!! At 2pm EST on Tuesday June 8, we are presenting at 3PlayMedia’s ACCESS at Home Webinar Conference. 3PlayMedia is an industry leader in captioning services. We have been asked…
Web Accessibility is Broken (Part 3)We Expect New Results from the Same Tools
A Cautionary Tale… Go to any McDonald’s restaurant in the world and there’s a good chance you won’t be able to order a milk shake, ice cream cone, or frozen dessert because the machine is broken. According to an article…
First Steps to an Accessible Website (Part 4)
Web Page Headings It has been some time since our last post on the topic, “First Steps to An Accessible Website” and we are happy to be able to turn our attention once again to this topic! In Part 1…
11th Circuit Reverses Winn-Dixie– What It Means to You
Yes, Winn-Dixie Was Reversed! Earlier today, my friend and former fellow Department of Justice Senior Trial Attorney Marc Dubin sent me a copy of today’s decision by the 11th Circuit in Gil v. Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc., 2021 U.S. App. LEXIS 10024 (11th…