A focus indicator can be accessible and still make the interface harder to use.

One of the simplest accessibility checks when landing on a website is to Tab through and see if the website works with keyboard. Let’s look at some major brands and see which ones pass this simple test just for their main menu. Why does it need to work with keyboard? Not all people navigate with mouse,...

Keyboard accessibility is often reduced to one rule - make sure everything works with Tab, but there’s so much more to it.

One of the simplest accessibility checks when landing on a website is to Tab through and see if the website works with keyboard. Let’s look at some major brands and see which ones pass this simple test just for their main menu. Why does it need to work with keyboard? Not all people navigate with mouse,...

When accessibility professionals missed a live WCAG 2.1.1 violation at Wayfair, the cause wasn't ignorance — it was a systemic gap in how simplified WCAG guides are written.

Your iPhone comes with powerful assistive technology (AT) built in—useful for checking how well your mobile app is supporting accessibility. When mobile apps don’t work well with one AT, they often don’t work with others. What is Full Keyboard Access? On iOS and iPadOS devices, people can use a Bluetooth keyboard to interact with the … Continue reading "AT for iPhone: Full Keyboard Access"

If I had a podcast, I would tell you to close your eyes and imagine the following. But this is a blog post… You’re walking down a hallway, hand out, ready to turn a doorknob. Your hand …

A hybrid of automated, AI, and manual testing is the only way to ensure true WCAG 2.1.1 Keyboard compliance and usability.