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Foundations: text descriptions
Posted on by Henny Swan in Design and development
Text descriptions are primary content, and when images do not have a text description, anyone who cannot see the image will not know its purpose. This means people may be unable to access content or perform related tasks.

Quick accessibility tests anyone can do
Posted on by Ela Gorla in Testing
These 10 quick accessibility tests can help you understand how easy or difficult it is for people with disabilities to perceive, operate and understand content on your website or mobile app. The tests are helpful for anyone wishing to get an idea of a product's support for accessibility, including project managers, content editors, procurement managers, and many others.

Foundations: animations and flashing content
Posted on by Patrick H. Lauke in Design and development
Animation and movement can add to the visual appeal of content, but poorly designed animations can cause problems for many people unless they are implemented correctly.

Moderating usability testing with people with disabilities
Posted on by Ela Gorla in Testing, User experience
All user research projects should include people with disabilities. Representing at least 15% of the world population, according to The World Bank, and potentially your target market, it doesn't make sense to exclude them. This post provides user researchers with tips on how to best moderate usability testing sessions where participants have a disability.

Browsing with assistive technology videos
Posted on by Henny Swan in User experience
Understanding how people with disabilities browse the web using assistive technologies (AT) is core to making an accessible and inclusive user experience. Our browsing with assistive technology videos series introduces commonly used software, who uses it, how it works, and ways people navigate content.

Testing WCAG 2.1 Level AAA
In our second post on WCAG 2.1 Level AAA, we discuss how to test against various Level AAA success criteria. You can read about the benefits of Level AAA and when to consider including Level AAA Success Criteria in our first post, Understanding WCAG 2.1 Level AAA, and what to do with your test results in our third post, Triaging WCAG 2.1 Level AAA.

Understanding WCAG 2.1 Level AAA
Posted on by Ian Pouncey in Standards
In our first post about WCAG 2.1 Level AAA, we discuss why it is useful and when to consider including it. You can also read about how some Level AAA Success Criteria expand upon Level A and Level AA Success Criteria and how to test them in our second post, Testing WCAG 2.1 Level AAA, and what to do with your test results in our third post, Triaging WCAG 2.1 Level AAA.

Browsing with speech recognition
Posted on by Henny Swan in User experience
In our fifth and final post from our browsing with assistive technology series, we discuss browsing with speech recognition.
You can also explore browsing with a desktop screen reader, browsing with a mobile screen reader, browsing with a keyboard, and browsing with screen magnification.

Browsing with screen magnification
Posted on by Henny Swan in User experience
In our fourth post from our browsing with assistive technology series, we discuss browsing with screen magnification.
You can also explore browsing with a desktop screen reader, browsing with a mobile screen reader, browsing with a keyboard, and browsing with speech recognition.

Browsing with a keyboard
Posted on by Henny Swan in User experience
In our third post from our browsing with assistive technology series, we discuss browsing with a keyboard.
You can also explore browsing with a desktop screen reader, browsing with a mobile screen reader, browsing with screen magnification and browsing with speech recognition.

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