Quick Tip: Target Size For users with motor disabilities that lack fine motor control a large “hit” area for links and form controls is necessary. An adequately sized target area can also be helpful for those using small or high-resolution screens. WCAG 2.1 suggests a 44 X 44 pixel target area for interactive elements. For… Continue Reading Web Accessibility Tip for July 2018
From the U.S. Access Board: W3C Releases Updated Web Content Accessibility Guidelines On June 5, the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) released an update of its Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0, a globally recognized, technology-neutral accessibility standard for web content. WCAG 2.1 builds upon guidance developed by W3C’s Web Accessibility Initiative by expanding coverage… Continue Reading WCAG 2.1 Released
Quick Tip: Office Accessibility Checker All up-to-date versions of Microsoft Word and PowerPoint now include an Accessibility Checker. The Accessibility Checker can help identify obvious accessibility issues in your document – and can help you fix them. To run the Checker on Windows, open the File panel, then on the Info tab click “Check for… Continue Reading Web Accessibility Tip for June 2018