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Accessibility is best maintained when everyone on the team does their part: devs, designers, content folks and QA. This great post breaks down these responsibilities by team roles.

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Our CEO Bet Hannon outlined accessibility compliance for eCommerce in a special event for the WooCommerce Developer Community recently. If you missed it, here's a link to catch up with eCommerce compliance requirements. https://buff.ly/4gHRXSF

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Alt text on PRODUCT images is a little different. You focus on describing the product, not what's happening in the image. Learn more in this post. https://buff.ly/3kOxwN4

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Google search algorithms are factoring in user experience more than ever. While Google is not explicitly measuring accessibility, improving accessibility improves user experience, which should help people find you. Check out this post from our friends at Level Level. https://buff.ly/49M8ROj

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The #NoMouse Challenge is a global effort to raise awareness about accessible web design. Try using your website without a mouse. Use the keyboard instead. Is it possible to access all features and operate all buttons, sliders, and other controls? nomouse.org

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If your audience demographic is over 50, you ought to be paying attention to accessibility. This post has some tips – and while they are applicable to older adults, implementing them will actually help EVERYONE have a better user experience on your website. https://buff.ly/42Mcv7u

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Automated testing only finds about 30% of all issues. For instance, it can't tell you whether you have keyboard navigation barriers. There are other reasons manual testing is important. See this post for more info. https://buff.ly/3zjxMHA (Alt: A user's hands sitting on a desktop computer keyboard.)

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Anytime anything changes on a website (code or content), new accessibility barriers can be introduced. Accessibility is maintained over time by making sure you are regularly testing and if necessary remediating. https://buff.ly/3NcF1sf

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Holiday sales are over. Want to drive 1.6x revenue for next year? Here's a report showing how. The tl;dr: improve your web accessibility. Reach out to chat about how we can help! https://buff.ly/3QXI20L

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No website is ever 100% accessible. But you can still unlock the real potential behind an accessible site. https://buff.ly/3vpfd6C (ALT: "No Website is ever 100% accessible (and what that means for your site)" post cover.)

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Accessible websites start with accessible design. Here's a checklist for designers to guide designs that are accessible for all users. https://buff.ly/47cSwki (ALT: Woman at a desk with a laptop and color palette sheet, looking at a notebook with a graphic centered around the word & "design".)

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A great thread on how to do alt text for images correctly.

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Web accessibility simply can’t be “set it and forget it” or a one-time compliance check. As much as we’d all like a quick easy button, that’s not the way it works. Here’s why.

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The first seven post have been published. What do you think so far of the #HTMHellAdventCalendar? :)

submitted 81 days ago • 10 comments

#7 - Daily Accessibility Question: Why is color contrast important for everyone?

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Check out our friend Rian Rietveld's post on alt text for logos! Part of the HTMHell Advent Calendar.

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Do you edit or add content or products to your site? Here's a handy checklist for making sure you are adding that content so that it's accessible. https://buff.ly/3wTWJZv (ALT: AccessiCart Logo with the text "Accessible content checklist". A life-sized clipboard can be seen with items checked off.)

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Consistent layout makes websites easier to navigate and understand as it helps users learn what elements to expect and in what order. This is especially helpful to low vision users or blind users using a screen reader. It also helps those with cognitive and learning disabilities.

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Planning for new web projects in 2025? If accessibility is required, check out our consulting for development services https://buff.ly/4eCAqf6 (ALT: A male figure holding a wrench to a laptop screen. The screen has a warning sign on it. In the background various tools are seen with nuts and cogs.)

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When you have a sale, and are showing both the sale price and the regular price struck-through, screen reader users need to hear both prices. Here is how to do that.

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Here's No. 2 of the Caption 10 Guidelines for captioning best practices when the user's preference can't manage it all. www.linkedin.com/posts/meryl_... #Accessibility

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Alt text is more than just a description of an image. It conveys context for that image, and product images have a specific context.

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While traveling, I'm running the Caption 10 Guidelines to help you create the most accessible captions. Here's No 1. www.linkedin.com/posts/meryl_... #Accessibility

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You could invest in crypto. But your return on investment (ROI) would be much safer and higher if you invested in accessibility instead. "Can you point me to quantitative data or studies that showcase accessibility as a solid business investment?" is the question I get asked more often. 1/9

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I recommend everyone to enable “Require alt text before posting” under Settings > Accessibility. #Accessibility #a11y

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I wrote a post about dyscalculia and how you can design to help people like me who struggle with numbers: www.gerireid.com/dyscalculia.... #accessibility #a11y

submitted 101 days ago • 7 comments

Each year, #axeCon has a great selection of free and virtual digital accessibility talks. @dequesystems.bsky.social has just announced the full schedule, which includes some great folks. It's a free event, and all sessions will have live captions and ASL provided. #a11y

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Link text should be able to stand on its own, so the user knows without ambiguity what clicking the link will do. https://buff.ly/4cGw2tr (ALT: A man standing at a crossroads scratching his head. In front of him is a signpost with no wording on it. )

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