Headings are common in articles, papers, and web pages. Typically, headings will look different than paragraph text so that they stand out visually. We might bold, underline, or italicize text, or simply enlarge it for a heading. For sighted users, these headings are a way to skim through a page and quickly extract big ideas. Continue reading about headings

“Read More” is a common phrase after a few lines of an article. Typically, we read a few lines, and if our interest is piqued we continue to the full article. “Read More” is done through a more tag. Continue reading about more tags

This website incorporates recommended IT accessibility features and pilots emerging solutions. In a series of posts, we will focus on the different elements in accessible web design, why including these features are important, and how you can add these features to your site. Continue reading about navigation focus

There is a particular shade of blue that we recognize as the default hyperlink text color.  The hex code is #388AC3 and looks like this:

Continue reading “Color Contrast”

Many sites use plug-ins without the users realizing it. For example, every time you open a PDF from a website, you are using a PDF reader plug-in. For some users with disabilities, however, this can create problems. Continue reading “Required Plug-ins Notice”