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ACCESSIBILITY @ CBC May 28 marks the beginning of National AccessAbility Week, an opportunity to celebrate the valuable contributions and leadership of Canadians with disabilities and reflect on ongoing efforts to become a better, more accessible, more inclusive Canada. …

Making Every User Count: Embrace Shift Left for Inclusive Accessibility Testing! In today's digital landscape, inclusivity and accessibility have become paramount considerations for organizations developing software and websites. Ensuring that digital products are accessible to individuals with disabilities is not only a moral imperative but also a legal requirement in…

If I had a penny for every time someone asked me how to start learning web accessibility, I’d probably be well on my way to becoming a millionaire by now. 🤑 But let me be clear: there’s no magic formula or shortcut to becoming proficient in this field. In my…

The internet has become an essential part of our lives. We use it for work, learning, entertainment, and communication. However, not everyone has equal access to the web. In fact, a significant percentage of people are unable to use many websites due to accessibility issues. As a Senior Front End…

The humble <label>. It’s common. It’s plain. It’s basic. It’s mundane. On its face, there’s nothing special about it. Often used as a mere target for CSS to style some text. What more is there to know? …

Musings, Learnings, and why this was the best one yet! — I am exhausted. It’s the day after Hack Week and I’ve been thinking about what an incredible experience the last 4 days have been. When I pitched my idea, I didn’t really think anything of it. …

Providing our product teams with a list of accessibility considerations before they begin designing Someone in our design team shared this brilliant article on the concept of ‘Performance cards’ written by Spotify. At Spotify, they use context and action cards to encourage their teams to empathise with users in different…

Since we think and plan in ‘financial years’ at Auto Trader, our ‘years’ run from April to April and with the beginning of March upon us, it was time for our Accessibility Working Group (AWG) at Auto Trader to get together for a day of reflection on the past year…

When designing digital products, it can happen that we get caught up in the details yet forget to design for people with disabilities. While accessibility should be a priority for all designers, it can be challenging to know where to start. …