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”
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On Walkability of Communities
My community cause is keeping the sidewalks clear in my neighborhood, primarily the very busy street leading to both a middle school and an elementary school, part of which is in a school zone. On my morning walks, I see parents and kids leaving the sidewalk to avoid things blocking the right of way (ROW). Our city requires … Continue reading “On Walkability of Communities”
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”
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”