Tomorrow (11th October, 2018) at 11:30am (Indian Standard Time – GMT+5:30), I’ll be speaking at Inclusive Design 24 and the topic is “Building Accessible Websites using WordPress”. While we are…
New Success Criterion in WCAG 2.1: 2.5.1 Pointer Gestures (Level A)
Success Criterion 2.5.1: 2.5.1 Pointer Gestures (Level A): All functionality that uses multipoint or path-based gestures for operation can be operated with a single pointer without a path-based gesture, unless a multipoint or path-based gesture is essential….
Prioritising Accessibility issues
I was recently asked by a friend if there are any standard rules to set priority for accessibility issues for a website and that triggered me write-in this piece. In…
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 is now official
On 5th June, 2018 Web Accessibilty Initiative of World Wide Web Consortium has announced that Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 has become official recommendation as standard. There has been tremendous efforts…
Tips to make your website more accessible
This is a guest post by Jackie Edwards. All websites need to cater to all of their users, including those with disabilities, but sadly many websites do not. For instance,…
Re-building website on wordpress? Checklist to consider!
As you may have noticed, for a few weeks, there have been frequent changes in the design and features on our website. Yes, we have been working on to give…
Chrome Extensions to improve browsing experience
I was looking out for how Google Chrome can be used efficiently and during my search, came across interesting extensions to improve experience of browsing on Google Chrome. These extensions…
<alt> Campaign: Let’s make images on the web accessible
Authors note: This is re-published post due to an unavoidable technical issue. A picture speaks several words. Use of images over the internet is increasing everyday. It’s essential they are…
Compilation of ICT Standards
As per request from a colleague in the accessibility space, I have compiled below ICT standards. If something is missing, please add via comments and will be happy to add…
CAPTCHA on some portals
In the interest of security, CAPTCHA is still commonly used on several portals. Earlier CAPTCHA used to be seen on lengthy forms that collects critical data; but today we see…
Accessibility Testing Tool list
This list is intended for Windows environment but most of these should work on Mac OSX too. aXe by Deque Color Contrast Analyzer WAVE extensions for Firefox and Chrome Bookmarklets…
WAI – ARIA Landmark navigation extension
Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) of W3C, a few years ago, introduced landmark roles (also known as landmarks”) for easy navigation of web page. An introduction to ARIA landmark roles: The…
Tip for Developers: Get your website tested for accessibility -Part 1 Perceivable
Quite often, I receive emails from non-profit organizations asking if I can help them with accessibility testing for their newly built website. I also see most of them do not…
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 First Public Working Draft has been published – have your say!
It was in 2008, Web Accessibility Initiative Group of W3C has announced Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 as a candid recommendation. Since then, there has beena lot of of…
Digital Accessibility – what Non-profit, Corporate and Education sector can do?
This is a presentation I have made at a panel discussion held on 19th December, 2016 at Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore. Slides [slideshare id=70252661&doc=eb004d50-b1c4-41fa-b4e8-fd4418964371-161219014111] Full Text Thank you for…
