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The A11Y Collective Blog

Stay up to date about the ins & outs of Web Accessibility!

A list of blog articles

  • Best Practices for Creating Accessible Ebooks

    By 2029, eBook readers will number around 1.2 billion worldwide. While this is exciting news for everyone in the publishing industry, this growth also comes alongside increasing pressure from legislation …

  • How to Pick the Perfect Font Size: A Guide to WCAG Accessibility

    Overcome font size challenges and explore WCAG guidelines with this comprehensive guide, serving web developers, UX/UI designers, and content creators.

  • Incorporating Skip to Main Content Links for Better Website Accessibility

    Boost your website’s accessibility. Understand & implement ‘Skip to Main Content’ links for an inclusive web experience, better SEO & legal compliance.

  • Mastering Web Accessibility: Making Drop-Down Menus User-Friendly

    The drop-down menu is a compact, expandable list that guides visitors through the pages of your website without overwhelming them. When done well, they enhance user experience and keep your site’s aesthetics crisp and uncluttered.

  • 6 Accessible Website Examples to Inspire Your Design

    Explore real-world examples of accessible websites & get inspired for your own design. Learn how to overcome accessibility challenges & improve user experience.

  • The Ultimate Checklist for Accessible Data Visualisations

    Are your data visualizations leaving some users behind? Learn essential design principles to create accessible charts for all.

  • The Importance of Tooltips in Web Accessibility: A Rundown

    Imagine navigating a new city without street signs or a map; that’s the internet without tooltips for many users. These nifty little helpers, often taken for granted, are sprinkled throughout web pages, offering nuggets of information when you hover over buttons, links, form fields, and more.

  • A Web Developer’s Guide to Buttons vs Links

    Misusing a button or a link element might seem like a harmless oversight, but under the hood, it can quietly derail accessibility, break keyboard navigation, and create confusing experiences for …

  • How to Test and Improve Carousel Accessibility: A Complete Guide

    Discover the secrets behind building accessible carousel components with this complete guide. We cover the fundamentals of how to make carousel components accessible for all users (including keyboard-only and screen reader users) and provide practical tips and HTML, CSS, and JavaScript snippets to help readers build their own accessible carousel components.

  • Understanding Focus Indicators for Web Accessibility

    Focus indicators are one of the most essential, yet often overlooked, aspects of accessible design. When absent or styled invisibly, they make a website nearly impossible to navigate without a …