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5 sites to check website accessibility

Website accessibility is more important than ever nowadays. It can be a bit difficult to manually check if your site follows all of the standards or not. So, I’ve made a list of some services that will help you to...

July 28, 2024

Empowering Diversity: Imposter Syndrome and Economic Inclusion in Tech Worldwide

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Empowering Diversity: Imposter Syndrome and Economic Inclusion in Tech Worldwide

Definitions Imposter Syndrome Imposter syndrome, also known as impostor phenomenon or impostorism, is a psychological occurrence in which an individual doubts their skills, talents, or accomplishments and has a persistent internalized fear of being exposed as a fraud. This phenomenon...

June 27, 2024

There is no excuse to not start improving accessibility

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There is no excuse to not start improving accessibility

In my three years of working on accessibility as a front-end developer I have heard quite a few misconceptions about accessibility: “Improving accessibility is the developers’ responsibility”, “It costs a lot of time and effort to improve accessibility” or “Accessibility...

June 26, 2024

Celebrating 1 year of A11y Design Bootcamp: Takeaways and tips

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Celebrating 1 year of A11y Design Bootcamp: Takeaways and tips

May 16 is Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD), and I’m using the occasion to reflect on one of the longest, if not the longest, projects I’ve worked on throughout my accessibility design career: Web Accessibility (A11y) Design Bootcamp. In talking...

May 2, 2024

Front-end specialisations: Design systems

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Front-end specialisations: Design systems

The “Design Systems” specialization in frontend development focuses on creating and maintaining consistent, reusable design patterns, components, and guidelines that ensure a cohesive and user-friendly experience across digital products and platforms. Here’s a detailed overview of this specialization: Component Library...

April 28, 2024

Actionable Tips for Building Accessible Websites (and Why it Matters)

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Actionable Tips for Building Accessible Websites (and Why it Matters)

Following up on my last post about web accessibility, let’s dive into some practical tips you can start applying to your projects to build more inclusive websites: Use semantic HTML elements that clearly convey the meaning and structure of the...

April 16, 2024

10 Top accessibility errors and how to avoid and fix them

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10 Top accessibility errors and how to avoid and fix them

In late December of 2023, TPGi posted its list of the top accessibility errors found through its ARC automation tools in 2023. I am not just going to list them here as that will not be very useful to anyone....

April 16, 2024

How to Write Accessible Technical Documentation – Best Practices with Examples

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How to Write Accessible Technical Documentation – Best Practices with Examples

When you’re writing technical documentation for a project or a tool you’re working on, you’ll want it to be accessible. This means that it will cater to and be usable by the diverse global audience on the web. Web accessibility...

April 15, 2024

Why I Care Deeply About Web Accessibility And You Should Too

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Why I Care Deeply About Web Accessibility And You Should Too

When I talk about web accessibility I tend to take a pretty broad view. Technically, you could separate it into two parts: inclusive design and, digital accessibility You can further separate digital accessibility into a narrower category called web accessibility...

April 1, 2024

Is web accessibility a major neglected issue in front-end development?

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Is web accessibility a major neglected issue in front-end development?

Many developers may prioritize aesthetics and functionality over ensuring that their creations are usable by everyone, regardless of ability. Let’s talk about it. Last week, I was asked as an expert to review and validate a research project that a...

March 28, 2024

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