From Bangalore to Brisbane, from Washington to Warsaw: Global Accessibility
Awareness Day is certainly living up to its name, with gatherings planned for today right across the globe, together with a whole host of virtual events.
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Global Accessibility Awareness Day
Standards Hub document updates
As part of keeping ActiveStandards up-to-date with the latest in best practice and compliance, we’ve recently added updates to a number of our Standards hub documents. This post provides a brief overview and you can view a complete list of the updates in the Help portal. The Accessibility document features a new subsection on mobile …
Website accessibility management: the essentials
Every web manager is well aware of the need for accessibility compliance. And yet, as some high-profile examples show, managing these requirements on a continuous basis is not so easy. Producing a fully accessible website is one thing: maintaining compliance over time is another. That said, a smoothly-oiled website accessibility management programme is well within …
Top 5 accessibility tips
Think your site could do better when it comes to accessibility? Check out our Product Support Team’s top five accessibility tips – five simple tasks to help you boost site accessibility. Factor in assistive technology Blind or partially sighted users may use assistive technologies such as screen readers when accessing your website. Screen readers use …
US accessibility: is your site really ADA compliant?
Earlier this month, news that Charles Schwab had settled an accessibility claim under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) hit the headlines. Interestingly, the claim was made by a long-term client of the company who found that she was no longer able to navigate their site using assistive technology. While you’d think that a prominent …
