Web Accessibility In Mind
Using Severity Ratings to Prioritize Web Accessibility Remediation
22 November 2024 @ 6:30 pm
So, you’ve found your website’s accessibility issues using WAVE or other testing tools, and by completing manual testing using a keyboard, a screen reader, and zooming the browser window. Now what? When it comes to prioritizing web accessibility fixes, ranking the severity of each issue is an effective way to prioritize and make impactful improvements. […]
25 Accessibility Tips to Celebrate 25 Years
31 October 2024 @ 4:38 pm
As WebAIM celebrates our 25 year anniversary this month, we’ve shared 25 accessibility tips on our LinkedIn and Twitter/X social media channels. All 25 quick tips are compiled below. Tip #1: When to Use Links and Buttons Links are about navigation. Buttons are about function. To eliminate confusion for screen reader users, use a <button> […]
Celebrating WebAIM’s 25th Anniversary
30 September 2024 @ 10:25 pm
25 years ago, in October of 1999, the Web Accessibility In Mind (WebAIM) project began at Utah State University. In the years previous, Dr. Cyndi Rowland had formed a vision for how impactful the web could be on individuals with disabilities, and she learned how inaccessible web content would pose significant barriers to them. Knowing […]
Introducing NCADEMI: The National Center on Accessible Digital Educational Materials & Instruction
30 September 2024 @ 10:25 pm
Tomorrow, October 1st, marks a significant milestone in WebAIM’s 25 year history of expanding the potential of the web for people with disabilities. In partnership with our colleagues at the Institute for Disability Research, Policy & Practice at Utah State University, we’re launching a new technical assistance center. The National Center on Accessible Digital Educational […]
Decoding WCAG: “Change of Context” and “Change of Content”
31 July 2024 @ 4:54 pm
Introduction As was mentioned in an earlier blog post on “Alternative for Time-based Media” and “Media Alternative for Text,” understanding the differences between terms in the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) is essential to understanding the guidelines as a whole. In this post, we will explore two more WCAG terms that are easily confused—change of […]
The Impact of Recent U.S. Federal Rulemaking on Web and Digital Accessibility
31 May 2024 @ 2:51 pm
Recently, we have seen significant movement in Federal policy on web and digital accessibility. Specifically, Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which is enforced by the Department of Justice, and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, as implemented by the Federal Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), now include specific accessibility […]
Web Accessibility in the 2024 Presidential Campaigns
30 April 2024 @ 7:10 pm
There’s nothing quite like a presidential campaign year to gin up comparisons between rivals on a seemingly endless inventory of attributes, whether it’s their condiment preference, choice in footwear, or agility in ascending a set of stairs. Unable to resist the temptation to pile on to the bandwagon, we here at WebAIM would like to […]
Screen Reader User Survey #10 Results
22 February 2024 @ 9:27 pm
The results of WebAIM’s 10th Screen Reader User Survey are now available. This survey was conducted in December 2023 and January 2024 and had 1539 respondents. Supported by BrowserStack Support for this research is funded in part by a donation from Here are some of the notable items from this survey: We hope the survey […]
WebAIM and BrowserStack: Allies for Digital Accessibility Excellence
19 January 2024 @ 4:49 pm
WebAIM is thrilled to announce a strategic collaboration with BrowserStack, which shares our objective of creating an accessible digital world. WebAIM + BrowserStack = A shared vision for accessibility Late last year WebAIM Director Jared Smith sat down with the co-founders of BrowserStack to discuss our shared vision for inclusion and digital accessibility testing. He […]
An Evolution in Microsoft Office Accessibility
31 October 2023 @ 8:35 pm
In the early years of Microsoft Office, support for screen reader users was limited, and in most cases required third-party software and workarounds. In Office 2007, the Ribbon interface was introduced. This “Fluent UI” was a boon to productivity for some users, but it initially posed significant challenges for screen reader users. To its credit, […]