John Conover — June 29, 2018 — June 29, 2018 Change in the broad space of the internet is like a constantly revolving door. One minute you’re wondering if the investment is worth it. The next minute, you’re in the market for a site revamp because, just like fashion, trends change. Then, thanks to tablets … Continue reading The New Frontier of Online Accessibility: 508 Compliance Standards and What They Mean for You
Shanelle Mullin — January 19, 2017 — January 19, 2017 What if you found out you are, at best, only optimizing your site for 81% of the people who might possibly visit it? Whether you’ve spent years perfecting your site’s usability or are just getting started, you’d want to know about that other 19%, right? … Continue reading The Optimizer’s Guide to Web Accessibility
Moz, Thursday, June 2, 2016 Optimizing for Accessibility + SEO: Formatting & Link Overlaps (header photo “Kenzie” by H.L.W. from the Blind Photographers Flickr Group.) Search engine optimization (SEO) evolved by search engines creating algorithms to automate the classification and ranking of websites, with SEOs manipulating the loopholes in those algos. Accessibility, on the other hand, … Continue reading Optimizing Sites For Accessibility
by Rachel Cunningham February 23, 2016February 23, 2016 In my free time, I like to ride bicycles. All types of bicycles, single speeds, road bikes, tandems, you name it! One of my favorite bikes is the red tandem that my husband and I can ride together. Recently, my husband started riding the tandem with a … Continue reading Web Content Accessibility for Users with Varying Abilities
by Eric Seal January 30, 2016January 30, 2016 When you think of building a great website, what comes to mind? Do you think lots of inbound links and top Google rankings? Or do you think ALT image attributes and 508 compliance? If you’re thinking “Huh?” at those last two, then you may lack proper website … Continue reading Why Web Accessibility in 2016 is So Important
Accessibility in the user experience isn’t just about humans, it’s also about technology, says columnist Shari Thurow. She explains how she measures accessibility and offers some tips on developing an accessible website. Shari Thurow on August 28, 2015 Accessibility is an important facet of the user experience and of one of its subsets, the searcher … Continue reading Measuring Accessibility In The User Experience (UX) And The Searcher Experience
Hazel BoltonJuly 31, 2015 Inaccessible sites lose sales. Let’s look at the numbers: The UK music industry loses 2.5 million ticket sales per year due to inaccessible booking sites. US consumers with vision loss have an estimated $ 175 billion of disposable income. AbilityNet say that ecommerce is losing out £50 billion a year in … Continue reading 7 Ways Form Accessibility Can Boost Conversions
