WCAG posts
Common accessibility misconceptions
Our Common accessibility misconceptions series sheds light on many misunderstood aspects of accessibility.
Common misconceptions about WCAG
Most people working in digital are aware of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) and know they can help make digital products work for everyone. However, the way the guidelines are discussed often leads to mixed assumptions about what they cover and how they should be used.
Screen reader HTML support tables
With the addition of Gez Lemon to the editing team, work continues on expanding and improving the HTML and screen reader support information.
Foundations: Keyboard accessibility
By prioritising semantic HTML and offering keyboard-friendly alternatives for complex interactions, you help create a more inclusive experience for people who use a keyboard.
Understanding the European Accessibility Act (EAA)
The European Accessibility Act (EAA) requires that products and services made available within the European Union (EU) are accessible. Like most EU Directives, the EAA (DIRECTIVE (EU) 2019/882) is hard to understand, and this has left many people unsure about what it means - and more importantly, what they need to do to make sure their products and services comply.
With this in mind, we'd like to share our understanding of the EAA as it applies to digital products and services.
Foundations: grouping forms with <fieldset> and <legend>
In this post, we explore how to use the <fieldset> and <legend> elements to group and label form elements effectively, creating a more accessible and well-structured experience.
Foundations: form validation and error messages
As well as labelling text fields with input and labels, and grouping forms with the <fieldset> and <legend> elements, form validation and error messages are also essential to making forms accessible to everyone.
Foundations: labelling text fields with input and label
In this post about forms, we explore how to effectively label text fields using <input> and <label> elements to create form inputs that are both accessible and user-friendly.
Design patterns and WCAG
The ARIA Authoring Practices Guide (APG) contains an extensive range of design patterns aimed at helping developers to create accessible web experiences using WAI-ARIA. However, while we encourage web authors to follow these design patterns, a common misconception is that their usage is a prerequisite for conformance.
This is not the case.
Does WCAG 2.2 apply to native apps
A big question for many organisations is if WCAG 2.2 applies to native apps. In this post we explore what does and doesn't apply.