A year ago, I started a side project called Postcard Resistance in response to calls for writing the President and members of Congress to protest several issues. The premise is simple: All you need are a printer, paper, pen and postage to make a difference. The site provides several PDF templates anyone can download and … Continue reading “Postcard Resistance”
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Texas Gas Service Homepage
Another accessibility disaster. It’s great that people are finding creative ways to use JavaScript but it is not okay to ignore progressive enhancement techniques. Your users should never see this instead of content: Our site requires javascript, please enable javascript and refresh the browser window. JS frameworks do a disservice to the Web after all … Continue reading “Texas Gas Service Homepage”
Bad Forms – WHY?
Forms. So easy to get right, yet so often poorly constructed. Today I came across this gem with a contrast ratio of 1.26:1, as in barely above 1:1 which is invisible. Gray on white should always have contrast checked. Other form infractions include Using placeholder text as labels. Once a user starts typing, it’s no … Continue reading “Bad Forms – WHY?”
News in Slow Spanish Website
I want to improve my Spanish—a language I started learning in elementary school, took two classes in during high school (regrettably, I took French in college) and encounter almost daily living in Texas. When I heard a News in Slow promo on NPR, I decided to check out that option. The main draw is being … Continue reading “News in Slow Spanish Website”
4 Ways Kiva’s Redesign Limits Keyboard Users
Kiva, a microlending non-profit that enables anyone to lend money to help end poverty, recently went through a site redesign. This included major changes to its global navigation, faceted search, and loan display. Here’s a snapshot of the Lend page highlighting four problem areas affecting keyboard users. 1) Global navigation menu doesn’t open When tabbing through the site, the second … Continue reading “4 Ways Kiva’s Redesign Limits Keyboard Users”