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This video from Nomensa demonstrates how ARIA landmark roles help screen reader users understand the purpose of different areas of a web page, such as search, navigation or main content. How ARIA landmark roles help…
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The short answer is that you can't. At the time of writing there isn't a way to reliably detect whether someone visiting your site is using a screen reader (or screen magnifier). You might have…
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Introduction I was recently tasked with the challenge of creating a series of accessible charts and graphs for an internal project. We were attempting to present some graphs showing site usage statistics pulled from one…
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Introduction You’re sat at your computer, triumphant in completing that all important piece of code you’ve been working on. You quickly check your email which consequently causes your computer to stop responding. We all know…
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“Progressive enhancement”, “graceful degradation”, “hardboiled”; these are just a few of the terms we hear being frequently passed around designer and developer conversations nowadays. However, it is quite understandable that others, especially clients, involved in…
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As we saw in Accessible Tabs Part 1 - The Problem, there are several accessibility issues with tabs created for the web compared to those created for use in software applications. Tabs on the web…
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Design is a very complex subject and it has many definitions but one I particularly like is ‘to plan and fashion artistically or skillfully’ (dictionary.com). Design is a highly skillful activity and requires dedication and…
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The second installment from Nomensa's How To guides. Emily Coward, Senior Web Developer at Nomensa discusses the importance of making sure the order of content on a website is logical to ensure that it makes…
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A great website layout will deliver an intuitive, effective and enjoyable experience. Layouts are the foundation of presenting information clearly, attracting attention to the right parts and guiding people to their goals. You may not…
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The average website these days is a collage of CMS-Driven content, rich media and social media updates; users can interact with its pages in so many more ways than simply navigating to a page and…
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British Standard (BS) 8878 is the new Web Accessibility Code of Practice from the British Standards Institution (BSI). It was officially launched on 7th December 2010, at an event held at the Royal College of…
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Much of persuasive web design involves creating user journeys that introduce important concepts at the right time to support the right decision. Although we can achieve some success with individual tweaks to web pages, truly…
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There has been a lot of talk on our blog recently regarding forms. We have looked at rules for displaying error messages, creating accessible forms and would you have guessed, I’m now going to talk…
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When is a heading not a heading? Don’t worry, we’re not getting all existentialist on you. It’s a serious question, and the answer lies behind one of the most common accessibility problems on the web.…
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Everybody’s using YouTube. Government departments, media corporations and individuals with bright ideas all broadcast themselves. YouTube might be everywhere, but is your content reaching everyone? Knowing about audio description, captions and transcripts, is the way…
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Background As part of my role at Nomensa I've spent a significant amount of time evaluating the accessibility conformance on a range of websites. When auditing these websites I have been consistently surprised at the…
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This is part two of two looking at creating accessible and usable icons. If you haven't yet, view part 1: Designing accessible icons (Part 1 of 2). If you remember back, I set myself a…
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This is a two-part article on creating accessible and useful icons. In this first part I will be covering off the accessibility considerations required for icon design. I love icons. Someone once described them to…
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A typical interaction with websites involves filling in forms. When shopping online, for example, you must enter card details, delivery address and other personal information which generate error messages. In this article, we look at…
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An accessibility audit is a thorough evaluation of your website using recognised guidelines and metrics. There are a lot of different approaches to doing an accessibility audit; this article gives you the low-down on exactly…
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