I had planned to do my own write up on the subject of whether links should generally be underlined within body copy, both for accessibility and usability, when I found this excellent write-up from Adrian Roselli who provides a comprehensive outline of research and recommendations in six sections: Accessibility Usability Academic Research Other Sites Styling … Continue reading “Should websites underline links?”
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Fitbit Dashboard Changes are a Win
Last week, the Fitbit iOS app introduced an updated dashboard that more closely matches the UI of the desktop site. For reference, this is what the dashboard looked like for years. Stats are now tiles The dashboard moved away from a vertical listing of stats to a more friendly tile layout, which allows more information to … Continue reading “Fitbit Dashboard Changes are a Win”
Flipboard Accessibility Audit
I’ve never used Flipboard, so I decided to make my first visit an opportunity for a preliminary accessibility audit based on the WAI Easy Checks – A First Review of Web Accessibility heuristics. It was a challenge to get the site’s source code because everything is rendered on the fly with JS. I had to use the Chrome … Continue reading “Flipboard Accessibility Audit”
Image Descriptions Finally Possible for Desktop Tweets
In March, Twitter enabled users of its mobile apps the option to add a text description (alt text) when tweeting images. Last week, the Twitter A11y Team announced this functionality is available to users of its desktop website too. To enable this feature, go to the Profile > Settings > Accessibility screen using the desktop version of twitter.com. Check … Continue reading “Image Descriptions Finally Possible for Desktop Tweets”
5 Ways Buying Alamo Drafthouse Tickets Online Fails
The Austin-based Alamo Drafthouse movie theater chain has moved to assigned seating and the ability to reserve tickets through online ordering. I went through this process for the first time over the weekend and ran into several usability problems. 1) Field types are not marked This one is so basic. I’ve done enough online ordering … Continue reading “5 Ways Buying Alamo Drafthouse Tickets Online Fails”