Accessibility is multifaceted – it’s about people and their needs; it’s about removing barriers; and it’s also about the role we all play in making the world a more accessible place. Recently, I watched a recording of Greg Alchin’s presentation Ubiquitous Accessibility, at A11y Camp 2024. Greg works for Service New South Wales (NSW), which […]

The concept of “shift-left” in the context of accessibility refers to the practice of integrating accessibility considerations early and regularly in the product development lifecycle, rather than addressing them at the end of the process. This approach aims to identify and resolve accessibility issues as early as possible, which can lead to more inclusive and […]

Headings on webpages and in documents help to organise the content that follows. Using proper heading tags is necessary for both accessibility and the overall structure of your content. Why use proper headings? Here are some important reasons why proper headings are better than text that is styled to look like a heading: Provides a […]

Within digital content, hyperlinks (links) are often used to guide users to additional information or resources. Links have two parts: The way the link text is written and displayed can cause barriers for some people. Examples such as ‘Click here’ or ‘Read more’ are not helpful especially when there are a lot of them on […]

Contrast is the difference in the perceived brightness between two colours. In the context of digital content, this is the difference between the text colour (also the colour of buttons, links, form fields) and the background colour. A contrast ratio is how the difference in brightness is measured. The ratios range from 1:1 (both colours […]