When Accessibility Issues Stop Me and When I Can Work Around Them
Sep 29, 2026
Editor's note: Michael Taylor sorts the screen reader barriers he runs into by how badly they hurt him, from unlabeled checkout fields that end a purchase outright to keyboard ...
Web Accessibility, User Experience, Ecommerce, Screen Reader Accessibility
A Perfect Accessibility Scan Score Isn’t the Goal for an E-commerce Site: AI Makes That Easy to Forget
Sep 24, 2026
Here’s a common accessibility scenario for a team working on an e-commerce site:
What I Wish Developers and QA Teams Understood About Screen Readers
Sep 21, 2026
Editor's note: Michael Taylor describes the barriers that clear an automated scan and still stop him cold, which is the category of problem most likely to be sitting on your site ...
Web Accessibility, User Experience, Screen Reader Accessibility
Cognitive Accessibility: What Ecommerce Teams Can Overlook
Sep 16, 2026
Cognitive accessibility is a WCAG category that can create friction if you leave it unnamed in your WCAG accessibility audit. In this blog, we'll define cognitive accessibility ...
Web Accessibility, ADA Website Compliance, Accessibility Testing, WCAG 2.2
How I Shop an Unfamiliar Website With a Screen Reader
Sep 10, 2026
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
What Is a Screen Reader and What Is It Used For?
Sep 8, 2026
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 ...
Beauty E-Commerce Accessibility: Shade Matching, Virtual Try-On, More
Sep 3, 2026
Retail accessibility guidance often focuses on helping shoppers navigate an ecommerce experience and compare product attributes such as size, fit, color, materials, and dimensions ...
Airline Website Accessibility: Online Check-In Barriers
Aug 17, 2026
If a traveler can't check in, they might not fly, and online check-in hides several barriers that stop screen readers cold. Michael Taylor is blind and navigates the web, ...
Web Accessibility, User Experience, Airline Accessibility, Screen Reader Accessibility, Travel & Hospitality Accessibility
Airline Website Accessibility: Booking and Seat Selection While Blind
Aug 11, 2026
A booking can go smoothly right up to checkout, then collapse at seat maps, unreadable fields, and unlabeled checkboxes. Here are the checkout barriers to check for on your own ...
Web Accessibility, User Experience, Airline Accessibility, Screen Reader Accessibility, Travel & Hospitality Accessibility
