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How to use Headings for Website Accessibility

For more than one million blind Americans, navigating a website using keyboard commands is a common, quick way to learn about the layout of a website. When a website is organized ...

Web Accessibility

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3 Barriers to Web Accessibility That Impact Me as a Blind User (Guest blog)

Editor's Note: We are delighted to share this post in our series by UsableNet's Marketing Intern, Lily Mordaunt. Read more of Lily's posts, including how she navigates the web as ...

Web Accessibility, User Experience

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What is Digital Accessibility? A Global Accessibility Awareness Day Post

Today, Thursday, May 19, 2022, is the 11th Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD)! The purpose of GAAD is to get everyone talking, thinking, and learning about digital access ...

Web Accessibility, GAAD

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The 4 W’s of Digital Accessibility (and How to Begin)

Digital accessibility is designing or adapting digital environments, content, and tools—including websites, mobile apps, and smart devices—so they can be used by people with ...

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How I shop online as a blind person [Guest blog]

I've encountered many people in my life who have an almost mystical perception of blind people. Having the hearing of a bat and the heart of a saint, we don't concern ourselves ...

Web Accessibility, User Experience

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Website Accessibility and Why it Matters for E-Commerce in 2022

Editors note: A version of this blog discussed retailers in 2019, we've updated with new data and insights to discuss topics relevant to e-commerce companies in 2022. ADA web ...

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E-Commerce targeted multiple times by ADA Web Accessibility Lawsuits

Editor's note: In 2021, e-commerce made up roughly 75% of all ADA Website lawsuits filed in federal court. This blog has been updated to reflect 2021 lawsuit numbers and the ...

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What Companies Need to Know About Italy’s Digital Accessibility Law

The 2004 “Stanca” law is the digital accessibility law in Italy. The aim of the Stanca Law is to ensure that people with disabilities have equal access to digital media. This blog ...

Web Accessibility, European Accessibility Act

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5 Myths About Web Accessibility in E-Commerce

Originally posted July 2019 and updated in March 2022 with data from our 2021 Lawsuit report. There are compelling moral and ethical reasons for retail companies to ensure that ...

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