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How I Shop an Unfamiliar Website With a Screen Reader

In today’s post, I am going back to basics. Every interaction I have on the internet happens without a mouse, so the way I navigate an unfamiliar website looks nothing like how a ...

Web Accessibility, Accessibility Testing, User Experience, Ecommerce, Screen Reader

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What Is a Screen Reader and What Is It Used For?

A screen reader is assistive technology that allows people, primarily those who are blind or have low vision, to navigate and interact with websites, apps, documents, and other ...

Web Accessibility, Accessibility Testing, WCAG

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What Is a VPAT? Voluntary Product Accessibility Template Explained

You are in the final week of a procurement review. Legal has signed off, infosec is cleared, and the one file everyone is still waiting on is the vendor's VPAT. A VPAT, or ...

Web Accessibility, Accessibility Testing, WCAG, VPAT

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Your WCAG Audit is Complete: Now what?

You’ve taken the steps to have a WCAG audit conducted for your business—ideally against WCAG 2.2 AA, the current recommended standard. You’ve got the results back, with a list of ...

Web Accessibility, Accessibility Testing, WCAG

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A Step-by-Step Guide to Conducting a Web Accessibility Audit

At its core, accessibility is about designing and building digital experiences that people, including those with disabilities, can use effectively. Making a digital product ...

Web Accessibility, ADA Website Compliance, Accessibility Testing, WCAG

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What to look for in your WCAG Audit

A website accessibility audit is the first step toward improving your web accessibility for everyone. But not all audits around the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) are ...

Web Accessibility, ADA Website Compliance, Accessibility Testing, WCAG

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Achieve EN 301 549 Compliance: Balancing Automated and Manual Testing

With the European Accessibility Act (EAA) deadline approaching in June 2025, businesses operating in or selling into the European Union (EU) must ensure their digital products ...

Accessibility Testing, European Accessibility Act

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Navigating Accessibility Challenges on Mobile Event Ticket Websites

As technology expands into more areas of our lives, mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets are steadily becoming viable replacements for desktop systems due to their ...

Web Accessibility, Accessibility Testing, Ecommerce

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What is Manual WCAG Website Accessibility Testing?(And Why It Matters)

This post was originally published in February 2023 and updated in April 2024. At UsableNet, we speak with many companies that believe in accessibility. But they struggle to ...

QA Testing, Accessibility Testing

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